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September 21, 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 />N - Air Resource Protection <br />N - 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 />N - Processing Waste <br />N -Roads <br />R -Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />NA - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />Y - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This inspection represents a partial coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of the Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining, and Safety at the Bowie No. 1 Mine. The weather was clear and the site was dry 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. This partial inspection focused on the West Mine area <br />and the Timber Storage area. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; <br />Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br />Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />Ponds W-1, W-2, and the Timber Storage Pond were dry and stable with no problems noted. Pond embankments <br />were stable and well vegetated with no evidence of damage. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />The reclaimed slopes of the West Mine area and the Timber Storage area were stable and well vegetated with no <br />problems noted. Both portions of the mine that were inspected are associated with bond release SL -5, which <br />represents a Phase II release of the areas. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: I <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />