ENFORCE30542

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 9/8/1997
• Doc Name: PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSEMENT NOV CV-97-014 BOWIE 2 MINE PN C-96-083 BOWIE RESOURCES LIMITED
• From: DMG
• To: LARRY ROUTTEN
• Violation No.: CV1997014
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF III IIIIIIIIIIIII III
COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Deparlmenl ol
Nalural Resources
1313 Sherman SL, Room 21 5
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Denier, Colorado 80203 I~~~~
P hone: 13 (131 866-3 567
FAx. 13031 A3_-A106
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DATE: September 8, 1997 ~S
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Rny Romer
Governor
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E.ecmrve Dueclor
TO: Larry Routten Mfchae~ a Long
Division Direclar
FROM: JoeDudash 1~~
RE: Proposed Civil Penalty Assessment, NOV CV-97-0 14, Bowie No. 2 Mine,
Permit No. C-96-083, Bowie Resources Limited.
As we had discussed previously, I am requesting your assistance in assessing the civil
penalty for NOV CV-97-014. This NOV was issued on August 14, 1997. The operator
chose not to supply additional comments. The deadline for notifying the operator of the
proposed civil penalty is September 13, 1997 (Saturday). The facts concerning this NOV
are as follows:
On August 1, 1997, personnel representing Bowie Resources Limited met with
representatives of [he Division. This meeting had been requested by Bowie
Resources. At that meeting, Bowie Resources informed the Division that an in-
the-field decision had been made by Bowie Resources to revise the design of the
facilities area configuration. One of the design changes involved the conversion
from two separate benches for the portal area and the coal stockpile area, to a
larger, single bench. However, as Bowie Resources stated to the Division, Bowie
Resources chose to initiate the construction of the larger, single bench prior to
obtaining the necessary approval from the Division for the change to the mine
plan. The Division requested additional information from the operator concerning
the single portal bench design.
2. On August 11, 1997, Bowie Resources submitted certified drawings and cross
sections of the single portal bench designs and construction work. A review of the
certified drawings and cross-sections supplied by Bowie Resources, coupled with
an examination of aerial photographs taken by the Division on July 15, 1997,
confirmed that cut and fill operations had been initiated without Division approval.