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January 16, 2018 C-1996-083/Bowie No. 2 Mine CCW <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <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 />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was an aerial inspection of the Bowie No. 2 Mine conducted on January 16, 2018. The inspection was <br />completed by Harry Ranney of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (the Division). No company <br />representative was present for the inspection. The weather wa s clear with a temperature of 43 degrees farenheight. <br />The ground conditions were mostly dry with a small amount of snow in places. <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 /> There are six sediment ponds located at the Bowie No. 2 Mine: Pond B, Pond C, Pond D, Pond F, Pond J <br />and Pond K. <br /> <br />- Pond B (Photo 1): <br /> Pond B was dry at the time of the inspection. The embankments of the pond were in good repair and stable. <br />There were no indications of erosion. <br /> <br />- Pond C: <br /> Pond C had a small amount of ice in it during the inspection. The embankment was well vegetated and in good <br />repair. There were no indications of erosion or instability. <br /> <br />- Pond D: <br /> The pond was holding a small amount of snow and ice in the bottom. The embankment was stable and well <br />vegetated. There were not any erosional issues identified. <br /> <br />- Pond F: <br /> Pond F contained a small amount of ice in the bottom. The embankments of the pond were in good condition <br />and stable. There were no erosional features observed.