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Bowie Resources Limited <br />• Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />1997 Annual Hydrology Report <br />Introduction <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine was buih and opened by Bowie Resources Limited during the spring and <br />~»+±++sr months of 1997 with coal production development beginning on August 15, 1997. This <br />room and pillar operation is currently developing a main and submain system of underground <br />entries that will provide the ventilation, haulage and coal conveyor support for years to come. <br />These entries are driven carefiilly on projection, held to mini~im widths with larger than normal <br />coal pillars left in place to assure adequate support for the life of the mine. <br />The report that follows describes the hydrologic monitoring for surface and ground water within <br />the permit and adjacent area of the Bowie No. 2 Mine and baseline data for a permit expansion. <br />This expansion will be necessary when Bowie Resources Limited acquves the Federal coal <br />immediately north of the currently permitted private coal lands associated with this mine. <br />In this report, springs, ponds and streams (including ditches, rivers, and canals) are considered <br />surface water. Alluvial wells and drill holes are sampled and analyzed as ground water. Please <br />refer to the permit application for a discussion of the methods employed during the gathering of <br />field parameters. Permit Map-09AHIt (attached as an exhibit in this report) indicates the location <br />of aIl monitoring points referted to in this report. Table 1 (immediately foIlowing this narrative) <br />illustrates the monitoring points by type and sample frequency, field parameter sampling schedule <br />and laboratory parameter sampling schedule. <br />Additional monitoring information is included with this AI-IR to record hydrologic data relevant to <br />a proposed Federal coal lease adjacent to the Bowie No. 2 Mine permit. This information is <br />identified by footnote on the parameter sheet for each monitoring point. <br />NPDES Monitoring Points <br />The mine has three (3) discharge monitoring points. These points were monitored according to <br />permit requirements. None of the points experienced discharge during 1997. <br />North Fork Alluvium Monitoring Wells <br />Alluvial monitoring wells AW-1 through AW-6 are located near the mine entrance along Old <br />State Highway 133. These wells are monitored quarterly for field parameters and semi-annually <br />for full suite laboratory parameters during the second and fourth quarters in accordance with the <br />permit application. The 1997 sampling season provides resuhs consistent with baseline <br />information provided in the permit application, showing no adverse impact to groundwater during <br />the construction of the mine. <br />• <br />Page 1 <br />