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Bowie Resources, LLC <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />2013 Annual Hydrology Report Revised May 11, 2015 <br />to the monitoring program during 2003. The three monitoring points were abandoned <br />when the mine activity retreated from the east mains in mid 2004. TC- 03 -01, 02 and 03 <br />were added to the monitoring program during 2003. TC -03 -03 was sealed in 2010 <br />because a ventilation shaft was constructed where TC -03 -03 was located. <br />Drill holes CWI -DH -58 and CWI -DH -60 were added to the monitoring program in 2011 <br />with the approval of permit revision 12 to cover the area west of Terror Creek. These <br />wells are presumed dry above the B -Seam but the technician has was not able to <br />monitor these wells during the year. The depth to water probe only goes down the hole <br />part was and gets gummed up with grey mud. The Applicant drilled DH- 2010 -1 SS and <br />DH-2010-1B during 2011. DH-2010-1B is completed in the B -Seam and DH- 2010 -1 SS <br />is completed in a water bearing zone above the B -Seam. The 12+ pH values in DH- <br />2010 -1 SS are perplexing. <br />Conclusion <br />The results of the hydrologic monitoring conducted during the 2013 season indicate <br />consistent chemical and physical properties when compared with the baseline values <br />provided in the permit application. Longwall mining is the focus of all mining operations <br />at Bowie No. 2 Mine. This mining method has not affected the local hydrology during <br />the current year. Water quality at all monitored sites remains good overall and no <br />chemical or physical impacts have been noted. Except as noted above, none of the <br />field or laboratory parameter results indicate an adverse impact associated with the <br />mining operations of the Bowie No. 2 Mine on the local hydrology. <br />FA <br />