REV95339

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/7/2007
• Doc Name: 3rd Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: Bowie Resources, LLC
• Type & Sequence: PR10
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 C O L D RA D O
Phone: [phone] DIVISION o r
RECLAMATION
FAX: [phone] M IN I N G
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June 6, 2007 SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Mr. William A. Bear
Harris D. Sherman
Bowie Resources LLC Executive Director
P.O. Box 483 Ronald W. Cottony
Paonia, Colorado 81428 Division Director
Natural Resource Trustee
RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-1996-083, Bowie Resources LLC
Permit Revision No. 10, Expand B-Seam Mine Plan to the North, Third Adequacy Review
Dear Mr. Bear:
The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) has finished its adequacy review of Bowie
Resources LLC's (BRL) responses dated December 28, 2006 to the Division's two adequacy letters dated May
18, 2006 and June 6, 2006 for Permit Revision No. 10 (PR-10). The following is the current status of the
issues:
Division's Adeguacv Review Letter Dated Mav 18, 2006
Rule 2.03
The Division has conducted an Applicant Violator System (AVS) computer check of the Bowie No. 2
Mine permit. The recommendation is to "issue ". The Division will conduct similarAVSchecks at the
time of the Division's proposed decision and a[ issuance time for PR-[0.
No response was required by BRL.
Rule 2.04
2. As indicated in the PR-10 application, BRL intends to instal[ additional ground water monitoring wells
in Hubbard Creeknorth ofthe proposed mine plan urea. The Division concurs, because ofthe northern
extension ofmining BRL will need to add additional downgradientgroundwatermonitoring wells to the
hydrologic monitoring plan. Please provide the Division with the proposed plan for well installation
prior to drilling and constructing the new wells. Also, please update the appropriate permit application
text, inclztding the completion summary table. Groundwater monitoring ofeach aquifer above, within
and, ifpotentially impacted, below the lowest coal seam to be mined will be required in accordance with
Rule 2.04.7(1).
BRL responded that a revision for new down gradient groundwater monitoring wells will be submitted
soon. However, there is a possibility that the wells won't be needed. BRL is in the process of
attempting to document that the drilling of the wells would be unreasonable when one considers
drilling costs versus benefit.
3. Because future mining will be extending northward past the current upgradient stream monitoring
locations on Hubbard Creek and Terror Creek, please propose new upgradient stream monitoring
locations for these two streams. The new locations should be upgradient ofa[I proposed mining. For
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