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Barr Engineering Company <br />4700 West 77th Street <br />BARR Minneapolis, MN 55435 -4803 LOG OF BORING B -9 <br />Sheet 1 of 2 <br />Project: Proposed RPE Expansion <br />Location: West Elk Mine, Somerset, <br />Client: Mountain Coal Company <br />CO <br />Barr Project Number: 06/261003 <br />STANDARD PENETRATION <br />NATURAL DRY <br />TEST DATA <br />DENSITY <br />w <br />m <br />m <br />o <br />o6 <br />=3 o <br />N in blows /ft @ <br />(pcf) it <br />o <br />MATERIAL DESCRIPTION <br />0 <br />T <br />> 0 <br />10 z o 30 ao <br />105 its 1zs <br />. <br />C <br />(ASTM D2488) <br />0 <br />F zo <br />AD <br />SHEAR STRENGTH, ksf <br />Water Content, % <br />w <br />C7 <br />� <br />Qp X UC 6 TV )K <br />Wp WN WL <br />VS A VSR O <br />Surface Elev. 6784.1 <br />1 2 3 a <br />20 40 60 <br />0 <br />CLAY (CL -CH) Medium brown slightly moist clay with silt, sand <br />and gravel. Some coarse sand and organics. <br />6780 <br />5 <br />13 <br />p13 <br />1 <br />l <br />1 <br />1 <br />6775 <br />I <br />1 <br />10 <br />19 <br />I <br />I <br />19 <br />6770 <br />-15-- <br />CLAY (CL -CH) Medium -dark brown slightly moist clay with silt 15.0 <br />20 <br />sand and >1" gravel. <br />20 <br />1 <br />6765 <br />I <br />1 <br />I <br />I <br />20 <br />24 <br />SANDSTONE Medium brown dry sandstone with siltstone. 20.0 <br />h2 <br />6760 <br />25 <br />CLAY (CL -CH) Medium brown slightly moist clay with silt, sand <br />50/3 <br />and gravel. 25.0 <br />50/ <br />SHALE Medium brown /grey slightly moist shale with _26.0- <br />6 0 <br />X X <br />3 <br />Acarbonaceous stringers and orange slickensides. <br />x x <br />SILTSTONE Medium -light brown /grey dry siltstone with dark <br />X X <br />grey wavey laminations. <br />x x <br />X x <br />6755-- <br />X x <br />x x <br />X x <br />30 <br />----------- Con7trTuealOextPa e --- - - - - -- <br />x x <br />Completion Depth: 40.0 <br />Remarks: <br />Date Boring Started: 6/24/09 <br />Date Boring Completed: 6/24/09 <br />SAMPLE TYPES <br />WATER LEVELS <br />Logged By. BWL <br />Auger Cutting ,Shelby Tube <br />While Drilling: <br />Drilling Contractor: Haztech <br />Drilling Method: HSAORE <br />/C <br />End of Drilling: <br />Northing: 401190.5 <br />Split S Rock Core <br />Eastin : 1450809.9 <br />p goon <br />hrs After Drilling: <br />The stratification lines represent approbmate boundaries. The transition may be gradual. <br />