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Analysts Report <br />March 04, 2011 Page 1 of 1 <br />New Elk Coal Company <br />122 West First St. <br />Trinidad, CO 81082 <br />USA <br />Client Sample ID: PRS -4 Date Sampled : 02/24/2011 <br />Date Received: 02/25/2011 Project Namel# : New Elk Mine <br />Matrix: Surface Water Sample Taken By : Renee Steele <br />Sample Type : Grab <br />Time Sampled : 1305 <br />SOS Minerals Sample ID: 012-51316-002 <br />REPORTING ANALYZED <br />TESTS RESULT METHOD LIMIT DATE / TIME ANALYST <br />Alkalinity, Bicarbonate 170 mg/L HCO3 SM2320 B 1 03/03/2011 0850 SV <br />Alkalinity, Carbonate <1 mg /L CO3 SM2320 B 1 03/03/2011 0850 SV <br />Chloride, Total 2 mg /L EPA300.0 1 02/25/2011 1500 SV <br />Hardness, Calculated Total 160 mg /L CaCO3 Calc 1 <br />Iron, Dissolved 0.01 mg/L EPA200.7 0.01 02/28/2011 1043 EH <br />Manganese, Dissolved 0.018 mg /L EPA200.7 0.005 02/28/2011 1043 EH <br />Calcium, Total 51 mg /L EPA200,7 0.01 03/02/2011 1536 EH <br />Iron, Total 0.31 mg /L EPA200.7 0.01 03/02/2011 1536 EH <br />Magnesium, Total 8.6 mg/L EPA200.7 0.01 03/02/2011 1536 EH <br />Manganese, Total 0.037 mg /L EPA200.7 0,005 03/02/2011 1536 EH <br />Potassium, Total 0.98 mg /L EPA200.7 0.05 03/02/2011 1536 EH <br />Sodium, Total 9.2 mg /L EPA200.7 0.05 03/02/2011 1536 EH <br />Iron, Total Recoverable 0.28 mg /L EPA200.7 0.01 03/02/2011 1536 EH <br />Sodium Absorption Ratio 0.31 Calc 0.01 <br />Solids, Total Dissolved 200 mg /L SM2540 C 5 03/01/2011 1400 AM <br />Solids, Total Suspended 7 mg /L SM2540 D 5 02/25/2011 1415 TG <br />Sulfate 35 mg /L EPA300.0 5 02/25/2011 1500 SV <br />Method References <br />"Standard Methods fo r the Examination o Water and Wastewater ", 18th Edition, 1992; APHA - AWWA -WEF <br />"Methods for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples ", EPA/600 /4- 91/010, June 1991 <br />"Methods for the Determination of Inorganic Substances in Environmental Samples ", EPA/600 /R- 93/100 <br />Somer Rodriguez, Denver Laboratory <br />SOS North America Inc. Minerals Services Division <br />4685 Paris St Suite 8 -200 Denver CO 60239 t (303) 373 -4772 1(303) 373 -4791 www.sgs.comlminerals <br />Member of SGS Group <br />This document is issued by the Company under its General Conditions of Service accessible at http.//www.sgs.com/terms_and_c,onditions.htm Attention is <br />drawn to the limitation of liability, indemnification and jurisdiction issues defined therm. <br />Any holder of this document is advised that Information contained hereon reflects the Company's findings at the time of its Intervention only and within the limits <br />of Client's instructions, if any. The Company's sole responsibility is to its client and this document does not exonerate parties to a transaction from exercising all <br />their rights and obligations under the transaction documents. Any unauthorized alteration, forgery or falsification of the content or appearance of this document <br />is unlawful and offenders may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. <br />