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roof of resolution should be submitted to the Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology <br />as soon as it becomes available. <br />Notices of Violation <br />There were no notices of violation issued since the Permit Renewal No. 3 issue date of Apri120, 1998. <br />Section III -Reclamation Liability <br />The Division conducted a complete review of the reclamation liability for the Bowie No. 1 Mine in <br />December 1999, as part of [he adequacy review for Permit Renewal No. 3. With the approval of Permit <br />Renewal No. 3, the reclamation bond liability was increased from $4,217,497.00 to $6,401,926.00. <br />At the time of the adequacy review for Permit Renewal No. 3, the Division held corporate surety bond <br />number 113700 from Frontier Insurance Company for $4,250,000.00. With the approval of Permit <br />Renewal No. 3, the Division approved a rider to [hat corporate surety bond, increasing the amount held <br />by the Division to $6,450,000.00. <br />On July 17, 2000, [he Division sent a letter to BRL, notifying them that a substitute bond needed to be <br />submitted for the Bowie No. 1 Mine. A substitute bond was needed because the Frontier Insurance <br />Company's certificate of authority was terminated by the U.S. Treasury Department. As of the date of <br />this midterm review, this issue is still pending. <br />Section IV -Adequacy Review <br />Because of the recent revisions for the Bowie No. 1 Mine, the permit application has been kept up to <br />date. The Division does not have any specific questions for this midterm. However, there are three <br />outstanding issues: <br />As stated in the previous section of this midterm review document, the Division requested that <br />BRL submit a substitute bond to replace the current bond. <br />In a letter dated July 31, 2000, the Division requested that BRL provide a map or maps <br />showing all of the surface disturbance boundaries associated with mining at the Bowie No <br />Mine. The Division understands that BRL's consultant is working on this project. <br />The Division finished its review of the 1999 Annual Report. The Division had several <br />questions that were contained in a letter to BRL, dated November 13, 2000. <br />c:\ms97\bowiel\2000 Midterm Bowie #1 Findings <br />