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April 14, 2011 C- 1981 - 022 /Elk Creek Mine MPB <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: <br />The reclaimed Sanborn Creek portals and the Sanborn Creek fan site were inspected. The Sanborn Creek fan site <br />is the proposed location for a Vessels Coal Gas Inc. methane gas borehole. The borehole will be used to recover <br />methane from the abandoned and sealed Sanborn creek Mine workings. The Division has received Technical <br />Revision No. 70 for the installation of the methane gas borehole. To accomplish this, Vessels is also permitting <br />with CGOCC for a the new gas borehole to be located near the present Sanborn Creek fansite utility borehole (see <br />attached Photograph No. 2). Jim Kiger explained that Vessels Gas is considering constructing a methane <br />gathering system at the mine and that the methane gas could potentially be used in the generation of electricity. <br />DOCUMENTS RECEIVED <br />None <br />OTHER (SPECIFY) <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 7 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />