HD Mining International Ltd. Address: Suite 433 595 Burrord Street. PO. Box 4916] Vancouver BC Tel: 604 689 8669 Fox: 604 689 0969 March 15, '$201 2 Bev Bennet Team Leader Service Canada Employer Services 3" E: :7 1400-300 W. Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V613 6G3 Re: Labour Market Opinion Application Dear Ms. Bonnet, Enclosed please find HD Mining International Ltd. (Hi) Mining) application and supporting doeuments for Temporary Foreign Workers. expected to be completed in the March, 2012. The project is slated to produce 6 million tonnes of coal per year over a mine life of 40 years. capital investment for this project is anticipates approXi.n1a'te1y 1000 in--direc'c jobs could be created. sample. Our last 'batch of submitted on March 02, 2012 werefor the workers required to construct the decline and this batch of LMO's is required for shaft G011Sl:1'L1Cfi0fl. I-ID Mining has made ongoing efforts to recruit the qualified ivorkforce required for mine construction of our bulk sample. However, our 1*ecru:it1ne11tproeess continues to show an extreme shortage of Underground Coal Mining skills in Canada. Page 1 tits I H0 Mining international Ltd. Address: Suite 433 595 Burrord Street. Box 49161 Voncouver BC V7X U1 Tel: 604 639 8669 Fox: 604 689 0969 As with our previous application, HD Mining has developed a comprehensive Training and Transiti.o11 Plan for its Temporary Foreign Workers. This plan is attached and has been discussed and reviewed by senior officials from Citizenship and immigration Canada, ervice Canada and the Provincial Chief Inspector of Mines. While HD Mining requires Temporary I-'oreign Workers experienced in underground mining this project will also create newjobs for Canadians in the following areas: At site mine jobs including: Mine Electricians, Mine Stock/Parts Clerks, Office Clerks, Miner Operators and Support Worl