REP49717

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 2/21/2002
• Doc Name: 2001 Annual Reclamation Report
• From: Bowie Resources
• To: DMG
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

East Mine: Demolishing and removing of permanent structures at the
Bowie No. 1 East Mine continued throughout 2001. The
following permanent structures were removed during this
reporting period.
Portal level -Bathhouse/Office building, Storage Tanks,
MCC building, Fire house, Belt Structure, Transfer Tower
No. 1.
Shop Level -Shop/Warehouse, Tire Shop, Loading Bin,
Fire House, Belt Structure, a majority of the 2,000 ton bin.
Crushing and Screening Level -Guard Shack, Sewage
Treatment Plant, MCC Building, Crushing and Screening
Plan, Transfer Tower No. 2, Truck Loadout, Stacking Tube
and Belt Structure.
Reclamation History:
An extensive reclamation project was initiated in the fall of 1977 to address the Bowie No.
1 Mine, (formally Orchard Valley) upper mine area, middle area, mine roads and the new
county road alignment near the existing coal stockpile. The reader is referred to the
following documents for a complete discussion of the details of this project:
Final Report, Reclamation, Colorado Westmoreland, Inc., Orchard Valley Mine,
Paonia, Colorado, January 1978, by Thorne Ecological Institute.
History of Revegetation, Orchard Valley Mine, 1977-1982, April 1993, prepared
for CWI, Orchard Valley Mine, Paonia, Colorado, by Harner and Associates.
Revegetation of cut and fill slopes was accomplished in 1978 on previously seeded but
sparsely vegetated and eroded slopes. This erosion stemmed from excessive water runoff
as the result of the lack of effective water diversion system.
hi 1979, a diversion channel and four sedimentation ponds were constructed to divert
water away from the main mine facilities. Access roads to the sedimentation ponds and
parking lot were also constructed. The revegetation program of 1979 addressed disturbed
areas associated with these facilities and encompassed approximately 12 acres of
reclamation.
The 1981 revegetation program encompassed minor disturbances consisting of
miscellaneous roadways, Steven Gulch well field structures, and the scale house and
truck scales near the truck dump station.
Construction of the West Ridge Waste Disposal Area was initiated in July 1983. Lands
available for reclamation at the site have been seeded and mulched on approximate
annual basis since development began. The West Ridge disposal site encompasses
approximately 3.37 acres, of which, approximately 2.02 acres was currently reclaimed.
Reclamation of the old waste disposal site near ponds 1 and 2 was completed in
November of 1983.