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STATE OF <br />iii iiiiiiiiiiiu iii <br />999 <br />COLURP~UU <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Departmem n( Nan.val Resources <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: 13031 856-3567 <br />FAX: (3031 83?-8106 <br />DATE: February 18, 2000 <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />TO: Joe Dudash ereg E. wzlcher <br />Enecmrve Dueclor <br />FROM: Sandy Brown Michael8 Long <br />RE: Bowie Resources Inc.. TR-12 Freeman Gulch Vent Shaft Division Director <br />Soils and Vegetation <br />I have reviewed the information presented by Jim Stover for the Bowie Resources <br />Limited (BRL) TR No. 12. The proposed area [o be disturbed for [he Freeman Gulch <br />Vent Shaft is estimated to be one acre. Given the limited size of the area and the fact that <br />it has already been disturbed, the information presented by BRL is sufficient to describe <br />the soils and vegetation resources. <br />After looking at the vegetation photo (Map 3-1), I agree with what BRI presented in the <br />TR-12 application. The road and vent shaft are primarily located in a Douglas fir <br />community. There may be a very small amount of mixed shrub as well. BRI provided a <br />discussion of the Douglas tir community. The mixed shrub community is already <br />discussed in the permit. <br />In your memo, you said Mike Ward is going to field check the vegetation. A letter from <br />M. Ward confirming the vegetation in the road and vent shaft will be a good addition to <br />the file. If the vegetation is not a Douglas fir community, BRI will need to update the <br />permit. <br />The TR-12 application says that no topsoil was salvaged during the construction of the <br />light use road and pad due to the steep slopes. The material was sidecast to provide fill <br />for [he road and pad. BRI is planning [o reclaim [his road and pad by replacing the fill <br />onto the cu[slopes. To provide a suitable seed bed, the road bed and pad should be <br />ripped, plowed or scarified prior to seeding (4.03.3). <br />Seed Mix No. 3, the Upland Mix, will be used for reclamation of the area. This is <br />acceptable. <br />Let me know if you have any questions. <br />