2016-07-25_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1996083

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 7/25/2016
• Doc Name: Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Order
• From: DRMS
• To: Bowie Resources, LLC
• Permit Index Doc Type: Findings
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

and Gob Pile #2. The initial Phase I and II portion of the SL-01 application included 36.2 acres
of drill sites, 12.2 acres of light-use roads, and 77 reclaimed drill sites. Additionally, the 1.0 acre
Hubbard Creek vent shaft site was requested for Phase I and II release. The initial Phase I, II,
and III portion of the SL-01 application included 184 drill holes and the Freeman Gulch vent
shaft site.

Based on the Division’s review, the operators request, and bond release inspection, the number
of acres determined to be eligible for Phase I bond release under the SL-01 application was
determined to be 82.93 including drill sites, light-use roads, the Hubbard Creek vent site, the
Freeman Gulch vent site, and the Pitkin Mesa Pipeline corridor. The number of acres
determined to be eligible for Phase II bond release under the SL-01 application is 45.33
including drill sites, light-use roads, the Hubbard Creek vent site, and the Freeman Gulch vent
site. The number of acres determined to be eligible for Phase III bond release under the SL-01
application is 4.1 acres including drill sites, light-use roads, and the Freeman Gulch vent site.
The application was found complete on July 15, 2015 after the Division received proof of
publication of the applicant’s public notice. The completeness determinati on was made in
accordance with Section 3.03.2(1)(d).

No comments, written objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release
application were received by the Division.

BRL submitted the bond release application following the procedures described in the Act and
Regulations. The application also utilized the Division’s Guideline Regarding Selected Coal
Mine Bond Release Issues, dated April 18, 1995.

Public Notice

BRL published notice of the bond release application in the Delta County Independent once
weekly for four consecutive weeks, beginning on May 27, 2015. BRL also notified landowners
within and adjacent to the mine permit area, as well as other interested parties, of the application
for bond release, as required by section 3.03.2(1). The Division received no written comments,
objections, or requests for an informal conference regarding the bond release application.

Bond Release Inspection

The Division scheduled and conducted a bond release inspection on August 4, 5, and 6, 2015.
The site inspection was conducted in accordance with Section 3.03.2(2). Jason Musick
represented the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety. The operator was
represented by Bill Bear of Bowie Resources, LLC. Also present during the inspection was
Christine Belka, representing the Office of Surface Mining and Enforcement; Desty Dyer,
representing the Bureau of Land Management; and Jim Stover of J.E. Stover and Associates.
Based on this inspection, it was determined that all disturbances associated with the SL-01
application were adequately reclaimed.