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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />MIN SRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION•MINING <br />SAFETY•SC IENCE <br /> Bill Owens <br />INTEROFFICE Governor <br />MEMORANDUM Russell George <br />i <br />Di <br />E <br /> xecut <br />ve <br />rector <br /> Ronald W. Cottony <br />TO: Joe Dudash Division Director <br /> Natural Resource Trustee <br />FROM: Jim Stark <br />SUBJECT: Response to BRL Letters for Bowie No. 1's RN-04 Cost Estimate <br />DATE: 3 March 2004 <br />Attached are revised task sheets for the Bowie No. 1 Mine's Permit Renewal 04. The <br />revised tasks are 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 130, 131, 132, 133, 146, 154, 158 and 210. <br />The total decrease in liability associated with these tasks is $439,099.00. Below are <br />individual responses, where required, to specific BRL questions. <br />20 February 2004 Letter <br />Based on the Division's review of the 20 February 2004 BRL response letter, the <br />Division can adjust the reclamation cost estimate for tasks 130-133, 158 and 210. Task <br />120, Seal Rock Slope Entries, will be adjusted in the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL-02. <br />The Division does not feel that it can adjust any of the other tasks based on the <br />information provided by BRL. Below are the specific dollar amounts for each task (the <br />numbering follows that of the 20 February 20041etter). <br />Tasks 130 - 133 - Revegetation: The Division has adjusted the reclamation cost <br />estimate using the seed mix from Minor Revision 107. The total decrease for these <br />tasks is $164,050.00. Please see the individual task sheets for more details. <br />Task 158 -Yearly Site Maintenance and Pond Cleaning: The Division has <br />adjusted this task, changing the total number of pond cleanings during the liability <br />period to five. The total decrease for this task is $180,000.00. <br />Task 210 -Reseed Unit Train Loadout and Coal Stockpile Area: The Division has <br />adjusted this task using the current, approved seed mix. The total decrease for this <br />task is $49,442.00. <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Rxlamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />