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July 10, 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 Y -Roads <br /> N -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success <br /> Y -Backfill&Grading Y -Revegetation <br /> N -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br /> NA -Explosives Y - Slides and Other Damage <br /> Y -Fish&Wildlife N - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance Y - Signs and Markers <br /> N -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> NA -Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> Y -Processing Waste N -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a partial inspection conducted by Janet Binns of CDRMS. The inspector checked in with Basil Bear of <br /> Bowie Resources, LLC at the Bowie No. 2 Mine office. Basil was conducting maintenance at the Bowie No. 2 <br /> Mine and was unavailable to accompany the inspector at the Bowie No. 1 inspection. <br /> The weather was lightly cloudy, dry and hot. <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; Impoundments 4.05.6,4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> The site was dry at the time of the inspection. <br /> At the West Mine, 2 ponds remain. The Division has approved the removal of both of the west mine ponds. BRL <br /> has indicated that they do not plan to reclaim the West Mine ponds this summer. Both west mine ponds were dry <br /> and well vegetated. <br /> The ROM sediment pond reclamation looks good and continues to fill in with vegetation. Steven's Gulch was <br /> flowing, 0.05 on the staff gauge at the upstream flume. <br /> The East mine reclaimed ponds were not accessed due to cattle clustering at the main entry gate to the East mine. <br /> Drainage at the Highway stockpile area was good with no gully formation, and collection ditch was functioning <br /> appropriately. <br /> RECLAMATION SUCCESS -Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br /> The mine area has dried out since the last inspection in June. Early season forbs are drying up, but <br /> perennial grasses, Cicer milkvetch, and other perennial species were still green and providing good vegetative <br /> cover. One small patch of White Top(Hoary Cress)was observed on the west side of the West Mine about 1/3 of <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />