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~. STATE OF iii iiiiiiiiiiiii iii COLURP~I~U DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 DIVISION O F Denver, Colorado 80203 MINERAL S Phone: 1303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 83~ 8106 & GEOLOGY RECLAMATION MINING•SA FETY November 9, 2000 sill owes Governor GmR E Watcher Executive Direuor Scot W. Anderson M¢nael a inns Davis, Graham & Stubbs Drvmm~ Director 1550 Seventeenth Street, Suite 500 Denver, Colorado 80202 RE: SO-O1, Succession of Operator, Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-96-083 SO-03, Succession of Operator, Bowie No. 1 Mine, Permit No. C-81-038 Deaz Mr. Anderson: The Division has finished its review of the two submittals by Vulcan Coa] Company of Colorado (VCCC) for the Succession of Operator for the Bowie No. 1 Mine and the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The Division has already sent to your office the adequacy review letter, dated November 8, 2000, for the reclamation bonds and the applicant violator system (AVS) information for both mines. This adequacy review letter concerns the remaining information that is required for the Succession of Operator for both mines. The Division has the following questions or comments: Attached is a letter from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), dated November 1, 2000, in which that agency is requesting pages 2.03-6 and 2.03-7 of the submittal be revised. The requested revisions involve the exact wording of the references to the USFS as a surface landowner. Please provide revised pages 2.03-6 and 2.03-7 in which Section 2.03.4(6)(a) and Section 2.03.4(7) are revised to show the requested revision. 2. On page 2.03-11 of the submittal, in Section 2.03.5, it is stated that VCCC has no connection with any forfeitures or unabated cessation orders. However, the AVS inquiry by the Division has shown a link between VCCC and several such violations that had been committed by companies directly or indirectly linked to VCCC. Depending on the outcome of this AVS issue, this section of the submittal may need to be revised. 3. The Division has received a certificate of insurance for the Bowie No. 1 and No. 2 Mines. The Division has several comments concerning the certificate: a) As has been previously discussed, please provide separate certificates of insurance for each mine. Each certificate should state, in the "Description of Operations"