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COLORADO <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />June 25, 2015 <br />Bill Bear <br />Bowie Resources, LLC <br />P.O. Box 1488 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />RE: Bowie Resources, LLC, Permit C-1996-083 <br />First Quarter 2015 Coal Waste Pile and Instrumentation Inspection Report Review <br />Dear Mr. Bear: <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (CDRMS) have found the above referenced <br />report to be in compliance with CDRMS Regulations: 4.09.1 (11) and 4.10.2(2), unless noted below. <br />The above referenced report was prepared by J.E. Stover and Associates, Inc (SAI) for Bowie Resources, <br />LLC. SAI visited the site on March 18th, 2015. Based on the report, SAI did not observe any signs of <br />instability, structural weakness or hazardous conditions at the pile. <br />Approved Placement, Compaction, and Inspection requirements for Coal Mine Waste (Gob) are found in <br />Volume IX, pp. 12-14 and Volume XI, pp. 8-9. The information provided in the subject report <br />adequately addresses the requirements. Please see the highlighted text below for comments on the <br />frequency of VWP monitoring. <br />Compaction Testing <br />During this quarter, coal mine waste placement and compaction activities occurred at both Gob Pile #2 <br />and Gob Pile #3. All compaction testing was performed by Huddleston -Berry Engineering Et Testing, LLC <br />(HBET). A total of 33 compaction tests were performed: 18 (on March 27th, 2015 at Gob Pile #2), and 14 <br />(on March 28th, 2015) at Gob Pile #3. Coordinates and elevation of each test point are provided in map <br />and tabular form. All locations tested achieved the requisite minimum 90% of Maximum Dry Density. <br />Accurate moisture contents for each sample were measured in the laboratory. Two new Moisture -Density <br />curves (15-0115 and 15-0130) were included with the report. No new gradation and Atterberg limit data <br />was submitted. <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor I Mike King, Executive Director I Virginia Brannon, Director <br />