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- ~ ~ STATE OF iii iiiiuiiniii iii COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Deparl meni o(Nal oral Resources 1313 Sherman 51., Room ?15 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 1303) 86n-351,7 i f AX ~. { 1051 83! 8106 ~ DEPARTMEfYT OF NATURAi RESOURCE April 10 1997 Roy Romer , Governor IamrsS Lochhead Mr. Steve Hinchman F~<•cniheDre~r~, Director ~hinae~ s. w~X Western Slope Environmental Resource Council Uirisian D~~enrn P.O. Box 1612 Paonia, CO 81428 RE: Letter of Concern -Bowie No. 2 Mine -Permit Application No. C-96-083 Dear Mr. Hinchman: Thank you for your letter received by fax on March 30, 1997. I also appreciate your taking time [o speak by telephone. Following our telephone comrersation early last week, it is our understanding that the Western Slope Environmental Resource Council has decided not to request a formal Mined Land Reclamation Board Hearing regarding the Bowie No. 2 Mine permit application. The petTttit was issued April 4, 1997. The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit application was received on i•ebruary 13, 1996. The Division of Minerals and Geology (DMG) technical and regulatory review involved many issues such as geotechnical stability, hydrologic impacts. and reclamation planning. Many letters were exchanged between DMG and Bowie Resources, Limited, and we can provide any correspondence copies that you may want to review. The plans and designs provided throughout the application process indicate that mining and reclamation can occur at the Bowie No. 2 site in full compliance. However, the inspection process and compliance monitoring of the site will be crucial. We will be inspecting the mine at a minimum of once per month, and we invite any comments or observations made by the public as inspections proceed. We understand the basis for you recommendation that the required bond be increased to 6 million dollars. The bond estimation procedure used by DMG has evolved and improved over the years. The calculation incorporates specific task items, and the costs are based upon +videly used construction cost estimation methods. We have also reviewed the previous situations where the required bond was inadequate, and we have modified our requirements to avoid such situations in the future. As an additional measure, we use the inspection process to check for unanticipated conditions, and to require additional bond if needed. You are correct in recognizing that this agency has no jurisdiction over highway tlse and traffic