ENFORCE27619

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 5/1/2001
• Doc Name: NOV CV-2000-013 CV-2001-006 BOWIE 1 MINE PN C-81-038
• From: DMG
• To: BOWIE RESOURCES LTD
• Violation No.: CV2001006
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1111 Sherman 5[., Room 215
Denver, Colorado •90203
Phone: [phone]
FAR (303) R32-8106
Mav 1, 2001
Mr. Keith Sieber
Bowie Resources Limited
P.O. Box 1488
Paonia, CO 81425
Mr. Michael Nemser
AEI Resources, Inc.
2000 Ashland Drive
Ashland, Kentucky 41 101
Via - US Mail
-Fax to [phone]
-Fax to [phone]
Re: Notices of Violation CV-2000-013 and CV-2001-006 -Bowie No. l Mine,
Permit No. C-81-038
Dear Sirs:
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DIVISION O r'.'
MINERALS-
GEOLOGY
RECLAM ArION
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Rill Owens
Governor
Greg E.'+ralchrr
Execuo.e Diecor
Michael R. loop
Di.is~on Director
This letter is written as follow-up to our telephone conversations of last week regarding the above-referenced
Notices of Violation. Boni of the violations require abatement by May 14, 2001, and both violations require
that the Frontier bond previously posted for the Bowie No. 1 Mine (Permit No. C-81-038) must be replaced
by another bond which fully complies with all applicable statutes and regulations.
To date, Bowie Resources Ltd. has posted a replacement bond in the amount of $1,000,000 (one million
dollazs) for the Bowie No. I Mine. The total required bond amount for the Bowie No. I Mine is $6,450,000
(six million four hundred fifty thousand dollazs), thus requiring additional replacement bond in the amount of
$5,450,000 (five million four hundred fifty thousand dollazs) to abate the above-referenced pending Notices
of Violation.
The required replacement bond for the Bowie No. 1 Mine must be executed in full no later than May l4,
2001. The many circumstances related to this situation prevent us from allowing any further flexibility. We
must ensure that the full bond amount required by State Law is in place for the Bowie No. l Mine. Please be
advised that if a fully and correctly executed bond is not in place by 5:00 p.m. May 14, 2001, we will be
required to issue aFailure-to-Abate Cessation Order which will prohibit all mining and coal loadout-related
activities, and which will include an order to reclaim the site. Civil penalties will also begin to accrue at a
minimum rate of $750/per day.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter, and look forward to an expeditious and final resolution of the
pending ration.
'Ovid Berry
Coal Program Supervisor
Cc: Michael Long
Cheryl Linden, AGO sown 15•1-01 Nov Bond