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Introduction: <br />In compliance with Rule 2.04.13, Bowie Resources Limited (BRL), Permit No. C-81-038, <br />submits the following Reclamation Report for the calender year 2000. <br />2000 Reclamation Activities: <br />In November 2000, the Bowie Resources began partial reclamation of the Bowie No. 1 East <br />and West Mines. A description of what was completed during this reporcing petod is as <br />follows: <br />West Mine: <br />Reclamation of the West Mine consisted of sealing three portals and backfilling with 25 feet of <br />non-combustible material. Sealing ventilation shaft with 50 feet of non-combustible material. <br />Removing all structures from the portal area. Partially removing some structures from the fan site <br />and begin restoring porcal area back to approximate original contours. <br />East Mine: <br />Reclamation of the East Mine consisted of removing some steel structures. During this reporting <br />period, only the steel shelter for the fuel station located on the office bench and [he lump bin <br />located on crushing and screening level were completely demolished. Demolition of transfer <br />station #Z, and crushing and screening facility was started but not completed during this reporting <br />period. <br />Reclamation History: <br />An extensive reclamation project was initiated in the fall of 1977 to address the Bowie No. 1 <br />Mine, (formally Orchard Valley) upper mine area, middle area, mine roads and the new county <br />road alignment near the existing coal stockpile. The reader is referred to the following <br />documents for a complete discussion of the details of this project: <br />Final Report, Reclamation, Colorado Westmoreland, Inc., Orchard Valley Mine, <br />Paonia, Colorado, January 1978, by Thorne Ecological Institute. <br />History of Revegetation, Orchard Valley Mine, 1977-1982, April 1993, prepared for <br />CWI, Orchard Valley Mine, Paonia, Colorado, by Hamer and Associates. <br />Revegetation of cut and fill slopes was accomplished in 1978 on previously seeded but sparsely <br />vegetated and eroded slopes. This erosion stemmed from excessive water runoff as the result of <br />the lack of effective water diversion system. <br />Page -2- <br />