South Heart Lignite Mine
Permit Application SHSH-1001
Revision 2

South Heart Coal LLC
601 Jefferson Street, Suite 3600
Houston, TX 77002



2.3 Geology

List of Tables

Table 2.3-1 North Dakota Generalized Stratigraphic Column for the Williston Basin
Table 2.3-2 Correlation of the Lignite Terminology between the SHLM, Northern Pacific Railway Company (NPRC) and the USGS
Table 2.3-3 North Dakota Previous Mines
Table 2.3-4 Overburden Sampling and Analysis Programs
Table 2.3-5 Borehole Data for 2002, Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, 2009, and 2010 Boreholes for Overburden and Coal Characterization
Table 2.3-6 Borehole Data for South Heart Shallow Overburden Boreholes for Overburden Characterization
Table 2.3-7 Overburden Analytes-Suite One
Table 2.3-8 Overburden Analytes-Suite Two
Table 2.3-9 Summary of 2002, Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, and 2010 Overburden Data for Overburden Analysis
Table 2.3-10 Summary of Shallow Overburden Data for Overburden Analysis
Table 2.3-11 Suite Two Results: Acid Base Accounting
Table 2.3-12 Suite Two Results: Whole Rock Acid Digestion for Metals
Table 2.3-13 Suite Two Results: Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure
Table 2.3-14 Suite Two Results: Comparison of Ground Water Leaching Procedure to SPLP
Table 2.3-15 Available 2002 Boreholes with Lithologic Logs
Table 2.3-16 Depth of Subsurface Water Encountered in Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, 2009, 2010, and Shallow Overburden Boreholes
Table 2.3-17 2002 Boreholes with Geophysical Logs
Table 2.3-18 Available Boreholes with Coal Quality Data Presented in the Maps
Table 2.3-19 Summary of Pre-2006 Coal Quality Lab Data
Table 2.3-20 Summary of Coal Quality Analysis for All South Heart Cored Holes
Table 2.3-21 Summary of Coal Analysis of Rotary Boreholes for 2006, 2007, and 2010 Drilling

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