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A small area was disturbed in the douglas fir vegetation community in the construction of the <br />Freeman Gulch vent shaft. <br />The lands to be disturbed in Permit Revision No. 6 are primarily pasture and hayland. In <br />constructing certain sections of the railroad track, some areas close to wetlands will be disturbed. <br />BRL will install sediment control measures so that the wetlands will not be disturbed. <br />Fish and Wildlife Information - <br />Detailed fish and wildlife information is presented within Section 2.04.11 of the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine permit application document. This summary is derived from the referenced permit <br />document section. <br />A detailed list of wildlife species known to occur within the Bowie No. 2 Mine permit area is <br />presented in Volume 111, Exhibit 9 of the permit application document. The Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />azea is located in an area designated as critical range for deer and elk. The surrounding cliffs are <br />possible nesting and/or roosting sites for all species of raptors. The Colorado Division of <br />Wildlife and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service were both involved with the Bowie No. <br />2 Mine permit application review. Correspondence from both agencies, regarding the proposed <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine, are contained within Volume III, Exhibit 9 of the Bowie No. 2 permit <br />application document. <br />Specific site surveys were conducted to ascertain the presence of and potential impacts on <br />threatened or endangered wildlife species. The field surveys did not identify any such species, or <br />predict any such impacts. <br />Description of the Operation and Reclamation Plans <br />Detailed information regazding the operation and reclamation plans for the Bowie No. 2 Mine is <br />presented in Section 2.05 of the Bowie No. 2 Mine permit application document. Section 2.05 of <br />the permit also contains numerous references to maps and other information related to the Bowie <br />No. 2 Mine operations and reclamation plans, which are contained in various sections of the <br />permit application document binders. The following summary is derived from the information <br />presented in the Bowie No. 2 Mine permit application document. <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine is a coal mine, and coal has been extracted using the room and pillar <br />mining method. Retreat mining of some of these sections has occurred. Approval of Permit <br />Revision No. 3 allowed the mining method to change to longwall mining. Mining is being <br />conducted only in the D-2 coal seam. Mining in the B-2 coal seam has not been approved. The <br />D-2 coal seam has been accessed from three (3) entries which were constructed at an elevation of <br />6880 feet above sea level. This is the elevation where the D-2 coal seam generally outcrops, <br />within the Bowie No. 2 permit azea, and this elevation is approximately 800 feet above the old <br />State Highway 133. The main entries have been driven down-dip to the north, with the <br />sub-mains being driven east and west from the mains. <br />I6 <br />