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I • Bowie Resources, LLC April 26, 2005 <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />2004 Annual Hydrology Report <br />activity retreated from the east mains in mid 2004. TC-OI-OI, 02 and 03 were added to the <br />monitoring program during 2003. <br />Conclusion <br />The results of the hydrologic monitoring conducted during the 2004 season indicate consistent <br />chemical and physical properties when compazed with the baseline values provided in the permit <br />application. Mining methods at the Bowie No. 2 mine have made a transition from room and <br />pillar entry development (with minimal extraction ratios employed to insure the longevity of the <br />underground coal production systems) to longwall mining methods. This mining method has <br />protected the local hydrology during the current yeaz. Longwall mining is now the focus of all <br />mining operations at Bowie No. 2 Mine. Water quality at all monitored sites remains good <br />overall and no chemical or physical impacts have been noted. None of the field or laboratory <br />pazameter results indicate an adverse impact associated with the mining operations of the Bowie <br />No. 2 Mine on the local hydrology. <br />~~ <br /> <br />