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• Bowie Resources Limited <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />1998 Annual Mine Inflow Report <br />Introduction <br />No apparent measurable mine water inflow was detected during the 1998 underground inspection <br />of the Bowie No. 2 Mine by David A. Jenkel, 2768 Compass Drive, Suite 101, Grand Junction, <br />CO 81506, on Novemberl6, 1998. <br />Discharged Water <br />The mine has not discharged any water from the underground workings nor do the mine portals <br />contribute drainage to the permitted drainage system of the facilities area. <br />Sumps <br />Two underground sumps were located during this inspection. Mine officials reported that these <br />sutt~s and their contents were the resuhs of machinery washing and recovered water from bah <br />conveyors where water is applied to allay respirable dust at coal transfer points. <br />The first sump (refer to attached map) is located near the deepest point of penetration in a three <br />entry system located near the mine portals and developed specifically for the storage of mine <br />• water. On the date of inspection this area was dry. <br />The second sump (refer to attached map) is located just outby the point where coal is transferred <br />from the First Main East Beh to the First Main North Belt. This S' deep sump contained less than <br />1' of water and had no apparent inflow. This sump is however the origination of the water for the <br />portal sump and was fitted with a small submersible pump. The characteristics and location of <br />this sump verify that it is used as a collection point for the recovered water used for dust <br />suppression and a machinery washing station located nearby. <br />The bah line and wash bay sump held insignificant water of uncertain origin and was not tested. <br />Other Water Sources <br />A visual inspection of the lower entry of both the First Main North Entries and the First Main <br />East entries produced no evidence of any other water sources or storage areas. No pooling of <br />water along the travelways or beltlines was found. <br />Consumptive Use <br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine now extracts dust suppression and sanitary water from the Deer Trail <br />Ditch via the new pump station located on the Deer Trail ditch as shown on Map15-1 of the <br />permit application. During the first months of operation and while the pump station and water <br />line was constructed, water was pumped from this ditch into a water truck. hauled to the portal <br />area and stored in a temporary tank for fire protection and underground dust suppression. <br />• Additional water from this source was hauled via the water truck for dust abatement on the mine <br />Page 1 <br />