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June 11, 2020 C-1996-083/Bowie No. 2 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 <br />R - Availability of Records <br />NA - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br />R - Roads <br />Y - Reclamation Success <br />R - Revegetation <br />Y - Subsidence <br />R - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On-site <br />Y - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />Y - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />A complete inspection was conducted by Rob Zuber of DRMS on June 11, 2020. Basil Bear of Wolverine Fuels <br />(parent company of Bowie Resources, LLC, aka BRL) participated in a portion of the field inspection but left early <br />because he was overseeing a contractor performing work at the Utility Bench. He was not present for the records <br />check in the BRL office because of social distancing due to the Covid-19 disease. <br />Areas that were not inspected due to social distancing: the Utility Bench (to avoid being in the way of the <br />contractor) and the Terror Creek Vent Shaft (which is best accessed with BRL's All -Terrain Vehicle, not the best <br />social distancing vehicle). <br />The weather was warm, and the ground was dry. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1): <br />The records were found to be well organized and mostly complete. Some updates are needed: the 2019 AHR and <br />the latest quarterly pond report (first quarter 2020) were not seen by the inspector. <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 />No problems were seen with ditches. <br />Five ponds were inspected: B, C, D, F, and J. None of the ponds were discharging, and all but Pond J were dry or <br />almost dry. Pond J held significant water, but it was well below the spillways. No problems were identified with <br />embankments, spillways, or other features of the ponds. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 9 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />