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few months ago because of the drought we started to investigate the best locations for a new water well. <br />Because of the numerous previous coal exploratory drill holes we reviewed those drill logs and went to each <br />drill hole location to evaluate them for suitability for cattle watering. That is how we found two drill holes that <br />were supposed to have been plugged and reclaimed but were still open. Then we determined the water level in <br />those two casings. The level in hole SF -87 -07 did not seem to correlate with the reported dry NWMW on the <br />Vento property less than 800' east. Then we discovered the subsidence features in Sec. 25. Finally we <br />considered the observation of the water in Newlin Creek disappearing in the southeast corner of Sec. 24 last <br />Spring. Unifying all of these events and observations I believe that when Newlin Creek runs a large amount of <br />water enters South Field Mine. I also believe that South Field has reached its final maximum filling level about <br />three hundred years sooner than predicted. I am unable to prove this at this point because of a limited number <br />of monitoring wells and particularly since the NWMW is dry. I believe that the reason that the NWMW is dry <br />is because the casing is blocked off and does not communicate with the mine void. As this is a summary I have <br />not tried to list all of findings that we have made in the field such as drill hole elevations and water level <br />elevations as well as other water features. I would be glad to show you in more detail some of this data in the <br />field. I do think that there is some urgency for evaluating the Newlin Creek water problem since it could start <br />running soon with the advent of warm weather. That time will be when Newlin Creek has more volume than <br />what Florence can divert thru their pipeline, and the excess water is discharged on downstream to us. <br />W.D. Corley, Jr. <br />- -- On Sat, 3/17/12, W D Corley, Jr. 4rjjc att. net> wrote: <br />From: W D Corley, Jr. <aJc((-batt.net> <br />Subject: Newlin Creek <br />To: "Energy Fuels" <efcoal(2(gwestoffice.net> <br />Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012, 10:40 AM <br />George, <br />I have attached a drawing of the relationship of Newlin Creek and the underground mines. The yellow dot in <br />the southeast corner of Sec. 24 on Newlin Creek is where the water disappeared into the ground last year. More <br />specifically this is at 10177 ft. N and 9701 ft. E on the Southfield coordinate system or 38d 1 T 14.45 "N, <br />105409'47.93 "W lat /lon. Plotting this location to the Southfield map it is over the 2 North Submain at 15 +80 at <br />the edge of the pillared area (Newlin Creek is not quite in the same location today as shown on this map). Of <br />the underground mines Canon National is west, Liberty is east, and only Southfield undermined the <br />disappearing spot. Obviously, I don't have any way to determine if the water emptied into Southfield, but <br />Newlin Creek in the past did not disappear in that particular area. I believe there is some urgency since Newlin <br />Creek could starting running soon. <br />Doug Corley <br />