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 Water Levels 



Two piezometrlc pressure maps, dated June and December 1986, were 

 prepared by Prairie Coal Ltd.^ Figure 7 was compiled from the 

 December map and shows the cone of depression formed by the pressure 

 contours in the Hart coal seam. The southern extent of the cone of 

 depression at the end of 1986 is unchanged from its position in the 

 previous year. The position of the 1-metre contour therefore remains 

 at 1.8 kilometres north of the International Boundary. 



Poplar River Mine Relocation 



Prairie Coal Ltd. plans to relocate mining activity from the existing 

 West Block to the proposed South Block and subsequently to the proposed 

 North Block shown in Figure 1. Preliminary studies for the relocation 

 have been concluded and the Environmental Impact Assessment is under 

 review by provincial agencies. The required land purchases are 95 

 percent complete and detailed surveys and design of the rail line 

 and loadout facilities are in progress. Movement of the dragline to 

 the South Block is scheduled for the summer of 1989. 



Effective December 1, 1984, ownership and operation of the Poplar 

 River Mine were transferred from the Saskatchewan Power Corporation 

 to Prairie Coal Ltd. 



