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Proposed Decision <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology proposes to approve with one stipulation an <br />application for renewal of a valid existing permit. <br />The application was submitted by Bowie Resources Limited for the Bowie No. 1 Mine. This <br />decision is based on a finding that the operations will comply with all requirements of the <br />Colorado State Program as found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, C.R.S. <br />34-33-101 et seq., and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. If no request for a <br />formal hearing is made within thirty (30) days of the first publication of the issuance of this <br />proposed decision, then this decision becomes final. Upon submittal of acceptable surety by the <br />applicant, the permit will be issued. The permit application, all supporting documentation and <br />any stipulations or conditions will become a binding part of the permit. The following aze the <br />stipulations which are still active. Stipulation No. 54 was modified specifically for this permit <br />renewal. The other stipulations came from previous permitting actions. All other stipulations <br />have been complied with or have been terminated. <br />Stipulation No. 26 <br />One year after the completion of reclamation activities at the loadout, the operator shall <br />compaze the soil characteristics ofthe reclaimed azea with the adjacent undisturbed orchard <br />areas to verify that the hydrologic function of flood irrigability has been restored. Such <br />comparison should be in the form of infiltration, permeability and texture studies. <br />Stipulation No. 34 <br />Minimization of wildlife disturbance on the light use road which runs between the Bowie <br />No. 1 West Mine and the ventilation shaft/water storage tank bench will be accomplished by: <br />a. Closing road to public use; <br />b. Limiting travel for routine maintenance activities to between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. <br />during December, January, March and April when big game animals are present. <br />Stipulation No. 53 <br />Before mining resumes, BRL will submit, and obtain Division approval for, a <br />revision that addresses the planned mining sequence for the remainder of the existing <br />permit term. <br />