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Table 3. Approximate Drill hole location and approximate depth.
<br />Location *
<br />Drill Hole Name
<br />Northing Easting
<br />Approximate Depth
<br />(feet)
<br />Water monitoring
<br />wells
<br />NE-01-10 1,174,020 3,157,166 723
<br />NE-02-10 1,173,124 3,167,678 835
<br />NE-03-10 1,168,152 3,166,877 594
<br />NE-04-10 1,167,296 3,159,342 817
<br />NE-05-10 1,178,058 3,165,922 552
<br />NE-06-10 1,183,690 3,167,241 759
<br />NE-07-10 1,186,610 3,173,997 1,396
<br />NE-08-10 1,189,731 3,162,666 1,357
<br />NE-09-10 1,194,910 3,173,146 1,238
<br />NE-10-10 1,196,553 3,164,556 1,311
<br />NE-11-10 1,190,227 3,168,744 1,440
<br />NE-12-10 1,173,453 3,161,778 403
<br />5b-5) Whether aquifers will be encountered (include supporting references);
<br />MONITORING
<br />MONITORING
<br />The Trinidad Sandstone has been identified as a regional aquifer. It is located below the Lower
<br />Raton member and the Vermejo Formation at a depth of 500-900 ft below the Allen
<br />Seam.Groundwater monitoring associated with the Golden Eagle Permit and the New Elk permit
<br />indicate groundwater aquifers located within and above the Allen and Maxwell coal seam. (2005
<br />Annual Hydrology Report fo the the Golden Eagle Mine filed with DRMS May 10, 2006)
<br />5b-6) Precise description of how drill holes will be sealed and plugged in accordance with Rule
<br />4.07; and
<br />Abandoned drill holes will be plugged and capped below ground level, with a continuous concrete
<br />plug from the bottom of the hole to the 1 ft below grade unless drill holes are to be re-entered to
<br />deepen or used for geotechnical testing or downhole surveys. Those holes will be marked with a 4 ft
<br />long by 5/8 rebar pin at the top of the plug. A 1 % inch diameter aluminum cap will be attached to
<br />each pin that will identify it for location and surveying purposes. Holes that will be left open for use
<br />as monitoring wells will be constructed per Rule 14 of the 2 CCR 402-2 Water Well Construction
<br />Rules.
<br />5b-7) Whether holes will be developed as water wells and, if so, the well permit issued by the
<br />Colorado Division of Water Resources.
<br />Two holes will be developed as monitoring wells (NE-2_10 and NE-4-10), Monitoring/Observation
<br />Well Permit applications have been filed with the Colorado Division of Water Resources Department
<br />of Natural Resources.
<br />6. Attach a statement with appropriate references from the relevant State or Federal agencies
<br />or published sources, which determines that the exploration and reclamation described will not
<br />jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species listed pursuant to
<br />NECC NOI Attachment 5 10 10 4
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