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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7313 Sherman 6t., Room 275 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />January 5, 2005 <br />Mr. William A. Beaz <br />Bowie Resources LLC <br />P.O. Box 483 <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-96-083, Bowie Resources LLC <br />2003 Annual Report, Adequacy Review <br />Deaz Mr.Beaz: <br />OLORADO <br />l V 15 1 0 N O F <br />INERALS <br />>roiocY <br />:EANATION•NINING <br />SAf ETY•SCIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) has fmished its review of the Bowie Resources <br />LLC (BRL) submittal of the 2003 Annual Report and has the following comments and questions. <br />2003 Annual Hvdrolow Report (AHRI <br />The Division agrees with BRL that the results of the 2003 AHR support BRL's contention that the <br />hydrologic regime has not been adversely impaired by mining operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. <br />Operational surface and ground water analyses results remain consistent with baseline values. As has been <br />the case in previous yeazs, quite a few monitoring sites were dry due to the dry weather. The Division has <br />several questions concerning the 2003 AHR. <br />1. The permit application text, beginning on page 2.05-77, describes the sampling requirements for <br />the vazious.hydrologic monitoring locations azound the mine site. However, there appeaz to be <br />omissions, inadvertently deleted through previous permit revisions. These omissions include <br />descriptions of the hydrologic sampling requirements for Bound water wells, springs, the Deer <br />Trail Ditch and small azea exemptions. Also, several locations are not included in the list of <br />monitoring sites found on pages 2.05-79 through 2.05-81 of the permit application. These sites aze <br />spring 53-1, well DD-NM4x98-27, and ponds P33-10 and P33-11. Please revise the permit <br />applicatio t through a minor revision to include descriptions of all of the hydrologic <br />Boring requirements. <br />2. On page Tl-3 of the 2003 AHR, it is stated that the Deer Trail Ditch water monitoring locations, <br />Deer-low and Deer-up, are to be sampled in August for the surface water lab pazameter list number <br />2, found on page 2.05-85 of the permit text and on page TZ-1 of the 2003 AHR. However, it <br />appeazs that list I was used for the sampling for Deer-low and Deer-up in 2003, as shown in <br />Figures 104 and 106 of the 2003 AHR. Please explain. <br />3. The surface water lab pazameter list number 2, found on page 2.05-85 of the permit text and on <br />page T2-1 of the 2003 AHR, lists chlorine as a required sampling pazameter. On pages 2.05-77 <br />and 2.05-78 of the permit application and on page Tl-3 of the 2003 AHR, it is stated that the <br />North Fork of the Gunnison River sampling points NFG-low and NFG-up aze to be sampled in <br />August for list number 2. However, chlorine is not listed in the 2003 AHR as having been sampled <br />for NFG-low and NFG-up. Please explain. <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Alined Land Reclamation Ardive and Inartive Minec Ganlnol~al Gwav <br />