Big Cat Energy Announces Coal Mining Interest in ARID Water Handling Technology

Big Cat Energy Corporation, announced that they have received renewed interest from local coal mining companies for applying the ARID water handling process and technology to their open pit mining operations. Big Cat has begun modifying the ARID tool to re-inject water below the pit floor. Big Cat believes it will be able to provide a solution to these inquiries within 60 days.

Big Cat is also developing an application for handling water in the Raton Basin of New Mexico, in response to interest by a major CBM operator in that area. Big Cat believes it will have an ARID application to work with pumping units used in the Raton Basin within 45 days.

Big Cat was informed that one of the major operators in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming has installed and begun operating an additional ARID tool during the week of April 13, 2009. The ARID tool is operating as expected and recharging the shallow aquifer at a rate of approximately 28 gallons per minute.

Due to weather problems this time of year in Wyoming and the economic slow down, Big Cat has not received well lists from a few CBM operators in the Powder River Basin, which has delayed anticipated installation of projected pilot projects during the current fiscal year. However, we believe these pilots will occur during the summer of 2009.

According to Tim Barritt, CEO and President of Big Cat Energy Corporation, “Water handling is an increasing concern of the energy industry and the ARID process and technology is increasingly becoming an accepted solution to handling water problems because it is cost effective and environmentally friendly and has regulatory approval.”