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/~ <br />~1 <br />XBOW M1NING, LLC ^ <br />3737 Hwy 133 P.O. Box 535 Somerset, Colorado 81434 ~el (970)929-5122 Fax <br />(970)929-5177 `., ~ ~ ~ /~ r~ <br />March 23, 2007 <br />MARL 9 2UU7 <br />Mr. Dan Hernandez ~1Vjs~on of Rana;nauoq <br />Senior Environmental Protection Specialist M'~~~9 and Safety <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: NOI X-2005-223-06. Exploration Project Update, Oxbow Minim, LLC. <br />Dear Mr. Hernandez, <br />The purpose of this letter is to provide an update to the subject 2005 NOL Due to poor <br />availability of drill rigs in 2005, drilling activities were not initiated unti12006. 2006 was a <br />successful drilling year. <br />Approved Proeram Update <br />1. ECM-OS-27 -Drilled in 2006 and plugged, graded and seeded. A borehole completion <br />report is attached. <br />2. ECM-OS-28 -Drilled in 2006 and plugged, graded and seeded. A borehole completion <br />report is attached. <br />3. ECM-OS-39 -Drilled in 2006 and plugged, graded and seeded. A borehole completion <br />report is attached. While an angle hole was also planned at this location to further define <br />the presence of burn, no such hole was drilled. <br />4. ECM-OS-43 -Drilled in 2006 and plugged, graded and seeded. A borehole completion <br />report is attached. All temporary light use roads were also reclaimed and seeded. <br />5. ECM-OS-44 -Drilled in 2006 and plugged, graded and seeded. A borehole completion <br />report is attached. All temporary light use roads were also reclaimed and seeded. While <br />an angle hole was also planned to further define the presence of burn, no such hole was <br />drilled. <br />6, 7. ECM-OS-45 and 45A -Drilled in 2006 and plugged, graded and seeded. Borehole <br />completion reports are attached. All temporary light use roads were also reclaimed and <br />seeded. The second borehole was an angle hole drilled to further define the presence of <br />burn. <br />As all of the boreholes were located on lands managed by the BLM, the required BLM seedmix <br />was used in the fall of 2006. <br />• Page 1 <br />