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r DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources I31 J Sherman 51.. Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: 1303? 866-3567 FAX. (303) 832-8106 November 30, 2000 Mr. William A. Bear Bowie Resources Limited Bowie No. 2 Mine P.O. Box 483 Paonia, Colorado 81428 DIVISION O F MINERALS GEOLOGY RECLAMATION MINING•SAF ETY Oil I Owens Guvernor GregE Watcher Enecuove Director Michael B. Long Division Duector RE: Adequacy Review, 1999 Annual Reports, Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-96-083, Bowie Resources Limited Dear Mr. Bear: The Division has finished its review of the 1999 Annual Report submitted by Bowie Resources Limited (BRL). This letter is divided into three sections that correspond with the three sections of the annual report. 1999 Annual Hydrology Report The Division agrees with BRL's summary and conclusions as they relate to water quality and quantity at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. It does not appear that there have been any negative impacts to the hydrologic regime due to mining at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. As far as specific items that aze contained in the 1999 Annual Hydrology Report (AHR), the Division has the following questions or comments: In the data presented in the 1999 AHR, there are quite a few springs, two surface water sites (Steph-up and TC-west) and four ground water sites (DH-13, AW-2, AW-8 and AW-10) that are missing baseline full suite analyses. This is even though, apparently, enough water was present to be sampled. In addition, at some sites (5-10, Steph-up, DH- 13, DH-57, DH-58, DH-58a and AW-2), the field baseline data is absent, even though, apparently, water was present that could have been sampled. Please explain. 111 IIII111111111111 sss STATE OF COLORP~DO 2. In the monitoring point tables presented in the 1999 AHR for surface water and ground water sampling sites, there aze several required chemical parameters that are missing from the full suite baseline and full suite regular hydrologic monitoring. Please explain.