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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION Of MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832A7p6 <br />July 13, 2006 <br />William Bear <br />Bowie Resources, LLC <br />P.O. Box 1488 <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />Re: Bowie No. 1 Mine (Permit No. C-1981-038) <br />Anuual Reclamation Report <br />Dear Mr. Bear, <br />OLORADO <br />I V I S I O N O F <br />INERALS <br />IGEOLOGYI <br />RECLANATION•NINING <br />FAFETT•ECIENCE <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell George <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. catdny <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division has completed its review of the 2005 Annual Reclamation Report submitted by <br />Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL) for the Bowie No. 1 Mine permit. The report included all of the <br />information required by Rule 2.04.13 with the exception of Rule 2.04.13(1)(e) (new rule that <br />became effective September 14, 2005) requiring the submittal of seedtags, invoices or other <br />comparable documentation that the approved seed mixes were used in the reclamation. Please <br />provide the documentation required by Rule 2.04.13(1)(e) by August 4, 2006. <br />The Division also reviewed production records kept by the Mine Safety and Training Program of <br />the Division of Minerals and Geology. Those records indicate that the Bowie No. 1 last reported <br />coal production in December 1997. Mining has ceased at the Bowie No. I Mine, and reclamation <br />should have already commenced in accordance with Rule 4.13 and the approved permit <br />application. In a letter dated April 3, 2006 the Division requested that BRL begin substantive <br />reclamation operations in the spring or early summer of 2006 to be completed within one year. <br />To date, the Division has seen very little progress. Please advise the Division of your progress <br />and the schedule for completing reclamation of the Bowie No. 1 Mine. <br />Shoald you have any questions or need any additional information regarding this letter, please <br />contact me at the address and telephone number above, or at susan.burgmaier~a state.co.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />Susan L. Burgmaier <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Jim Stover <br />Sandy Brown <br />Joe Dudash <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />