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March 28, 2017 C-1981-038/Bowie No. 1 Mine CCW <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> <br /> <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 />R - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />R - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />Y - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a complete inspection of the Bowie No. 1 Mine conducted on March 28 and March 29, 2017. The <br />inspection was completed by Clayton Wein of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division). <br />Basil Bear of Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL) was present for the inspection on March 29, 2017. The weather on <br />March 28, 2017 was cloudy with intermitant rain. The temperature was about 40 degrees Farenheight. The <br />ground conditions were wet. The weather conditions on March 29, 2017 were sunny with a temperature in the <br />high 40’s. The ground conditions were damp in some areas. The loadout for the Bowie No. 1 Mine contues to <br />serve as a lay-down area for equipment from the Bowie No. 2 Mine. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> The records for the Bowie No. 1 Mine are kept with Basil Bear at the office of the Bowie No. 2 Mine. <br />The records check was completed on March 28, 2017. The records were in good condition and well kept. Please <br />see the Availability of Records form attached to the end of this report for more information. <br /> <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 />- The ponds at the loadout are in good repair and functioning as designed. The ponds were dry at the time of the <br />inspection. There were no erosional issues noted (Photo 1). <br /> <br />- At the West mine there are two ponds, W-1 and W-2. During the inspection both ponds were dry. The <br />embankments of the ponds were well vegetated and stable. There were no indications of erosion. <br /> <br />- The ROM Pile Pond was dry. The embankments of the pond were stable and no issues were noted. <br />