_INSPECTION - C1981038 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Basil Bear
• Inspection Date: 10/17/2013
• Email Name: MLT
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

October 17,2013 C-1981-038/Bowie No. I Mine MLT
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE:Y=Inspected ;N=Not Inspected; R=Comments Noted;V=Violation Issued;NA=Not Applicable
Y -Air Resource Protection R -Roads
R -Availability of Records Y -Reclamation Success
R -Backfill& Grading R -Revegetation
R -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste Y - Subsidence
NA -Explosives Y - Slides and Other Damage
R -Fish&Wildlife R - Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance R - Signs and Markers
Y -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site
NA -Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining
Y -Processing Waste Y -Topsoil
COMMENTS
A complete inspection of the Bowie No. 1 Mine was conducted by me, Marcia Talvitie of the
DRMS, on Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18, 2013.
Upon my arrival, I contacted Basil Bear at the offices of Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL), and
informed him that I would be visiting all of the mine's facilities.
Skies were mostly clear, with intermittent breezy conditions. Temperatures were chilly in the
morning, and warmed quickly through the day to around 55 degrees.
The Well Field,West Mine, and Timber Storage Area were inspected on the 17th; the records
check and inspections of the Paonia Loadout, and East Mine were accomplished on the 18th.
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS —Rule 5.02.4(1):
• The mine's permit records were available for review at BRL's offices, located at the Bowie
No. 2 Mine surface facilities. A completed DRMS Availability of Records form is attached
to this report.
• As detailed in the Comments portion of the records form, the information on Emission
Permits issued by the APCD appears to be outdated, and has not been updated since
September 2004. Please submit a Minor Revision to the permit to update the Volume 9 Air
Quality section with any current, valid air permit information.
BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14
Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour 4.14.2; Highwall
Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials
4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6:
• Backfilling and grading for all areas of the permit has been accomplished, with the exception
of the Paonia Loadout.
• No problems will rills or gullies were noted. The West Mine slope is well-vegetated, and
slopes at the East Mine and Timber Storage Area were roughened during reclamation by the
use of an excavator. This technique has been found to successfully discourage erosion from
occurring.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 Page 2 of 11