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May 19, 2015 C-1981-038/Bowie No. I Mine JDM <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />Y - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Availability of Records <br />NA - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA - Other <br />Y - Processing Waste <br />R -Roads <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />Y - Subsidence <br />NA - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />Y -Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />Y -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This inspection represents a complete coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining, and Safety at the Bowie No. I Mine. The weather was cloudy and the ground was wet at the time of the <br />inspection. No mine related activities were on-going during the inspection. The site remains idle with no <br />reclamation activities being conducted. The Bowie No. I Loadout continues to serve as a storage/lay-down area <br />used by Bowie Resources, LLC for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />All records were located at the Bowie No. 2 Mine offices. Please see the associated DRMS Availability of <br />Records. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, <br />4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; <br />Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />All ditches and culverts at the East Mine designed to convey run-off from the reclaimed slopes to the ponds were <br />stable with no problems noted. The culvert beneath the access road to Ponds 1 and 2 and the culvert from ditch 7 <br />to Pond 2 were clear of sediment. <br />Ponds 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Ponds W-1, W-2, the Timber Storage Pond, and the West Ridge Pond were stable with no <br />problems noted. All ponds were dry with the exception of a small amount of pooled water in Ponds 1, 2, 3, and 4 <br />with no discharge noted. Gates at the Ponds 1, 2, and 3 primary spillways were open. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 5 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />