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January 16, 2019 C-1981-038/Bowie No. 1 Mine JHB <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 />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <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 />Y - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />This was a partial inspection conducted by Janet Binns of CDRMS. Mr. Basil Bear of Bowie Recources, LLC <br />accompanied the inspection and represented the operator. <br />The Mine is a reclaimed underground mine. No activity is taking place on site other than maintenance and <br />monitoring. The mine is snow covered. The weather was snowing heavily and foggy. <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 Load out pond was visible through the snow fall. The pond has a small amount of snow on the <br />bottom, but no standing water. No problems were noted with this pond. The remaining ponds at the west Mine <br />were inaccessible due to snow. <br />GENERAL MINE PLAN COMPLIANCE: <br />The mine site is snow covered and quiet. There was no sign of unauthorized access. The heavy snowfall, <br />and low lying clouds (fog) made observations very limited. The ROM reclaimed area was in good condition and <br />snow covered. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4), Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6), Reclamation <br />4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The mine is reclaimed with minimal activity on-site. As such, BRL does not plow roads in the winter <br />months unless there is a need for access. The road at the load out had been plowed, but the access road at the East <br />Mine, and the County road up to the West Mine were not plowed. There was approximately 9-12 inches of snow <br />at the East Mine gate. The slushy nature of the snowpack made access by foot prohibitive. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />