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March 10,2020 C-1981-03 8/Bowie No. 1 Mine RDZ <br /> Inspection Topic Summary <br /> NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br /> Y -Air Resource Protection Y -Roads <br /> R -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success <br /> Y -Backfill& Grading Y -Revegetation <br /> Y -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste Y - Subsidence <br /> NA -Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br /> Y -Fish&Wildlife NA - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance R - Signs and Markers <br /> Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan R - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> N - Other Y - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> Y -Processing Waste Y -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> A complete inspection was conducted by Rob Zuber of DRMS on March 10,2020. Basil Bear of Wolverine Fuels <br /> (parent company of Bowie Resources,LLC,aka BRL)participated in the field inspection and was present for the <br /> records check in the BRL office. <br /> The weather was cloudy, and the ground was muddy from snowfall. Some of the site was only viewed from afar <br /> due to the ground conditions (e.g.,ROM Storage,West Mine). <br /> AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> The records were found to be very well organized and complete. <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,the Coal Storage Area(next to loadout), and at the West Mine were mostly dry, <br /> and no problems were identified with these ponds. The erosion control BMPs below the Refuse Disposal Area are <br /> functioning. <br /> RECLAMATION SUCCESS -Rule 4.15,Rule 3: <br /> No problems were seen at the reclaimed area of the East Mine (including the Old Waste Disposal Area), <br /> the ROM and Timber Storage areas,or the West Mine. Some green grass was seen as first signs of springtime. <br /> SLIDES and DAMAGE - Rule 4.12: <br /> No slides or other damage were seen at the reclaimed area of the East Mine,the ROM and Timber Storage <br /> areas,or the West Mine. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 7 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> Page 2 of 7 <br />