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J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC. <br />~ ~' I! P.O. BOX 60340 <br />!' GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81506 <br />PHONE: (970) 245-0101, FAX 242-7908 <br />MINE ENGINEERING <br />MINE RECLAMATION <br />May 17, 2006 w•-"`F"i <br />_- . v~p <br />J. J. Dudash <br />Division of Minerals & Geology h1AY 2 2 ZQQ6 <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 Diaslon of Minerals antl Geology <br />CIVIL ENGINEERING <br />CONST. MANAGEMENT <br />Re: Bowie Resources, LLC, Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />Technical Revision Application, new borrow area and revised drainage plan <br />Permit C-96-083 <br />Dear Mr. Dudash: <br />On behalf of Bowie Resources, LLC, (BRL), enclosed is an application for a technical revision. <br />The proposed revision is to create a borrow area in order to cover the existing gob pile and <br />redesign the drainage plan for the as-built gob pile and the newly created borrow area. <br />Right of Entry <br />The new disturbance is located on land owned by BRL. <br />Disturbed and Affected Area <br />The additional disturbed and affected area caused by the new borrow area are 2.8 acres. <br />Cultural Resources <br />See Volume VI, Cultural Resources, item 3. <br />Reclamation Estimate ~ ~ ~'° <br />A reclamation estimate is enclosed. lire estimated reclamation expense is $9,278. The bond <br />held for MR-66 which provided for reclamation in the same area is $15,757. Therefore a credit <br />of $6,469 is due. <br />The following discussion explains the revisions to the drainage plan. <br />1. Re-numbered and reconfigured all drainage areas for gob pile. The only ditch with its <br />original name and location is Ditch F7. See Volume Ix Figure 2 for location of new site <br />ditches and culverts. <br />2. Renumbered and reconfigured all drainage areas for the original gob pile. See Map 15-3 <br />for location of new site ditches and culverts. <br />3. Removed culverts CF3 - CF5 from gob pile. See updated Volume IX Figure 2. <br />4. Updated Map 20 to reflect changes to drainage design as part of TR-39 and this TR <br />application. <br />5. Renamed Ditch G1, Ditch D4, see Map 15-3. <br />6. Changed Drainage Area F, G and H1. See Map 20 for updated drainage areas. <br />7. Per Division request, increased the Curve number for the Mixed Shrub from 41 to 57. <br />See Probable Hydrologic Consequences, Volume IX for Pond F. <br />