_INSPECTION - C1981038 ‎(60)‎

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 8/27/2008
• Email Name: MLT
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made
during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection
and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action.
This was a Partial Inspection of the Bowie No. 1 Mine, Permit No. C-1981-038, conducted by Marcia
Talvitie of the Colorado DRMS on August 27-28, 2008. Basil Bear represented the operator, Bowie
Resources, LLC (BRL), and was available at the BRL office during the inspection.
Availability of Records
During July's Complete Inspection, certain items were not available for viewing. BRL provided the
following documents during this inspection, and has incorporated them into the DRMS 3-ring binder for
future reference:
• Specific Variance Approvals: TR 96 (1998)
• Midterm Review Findings-December 2000 and October 2005
Signs and Markers
West Mine - A Mine ID sign was posted on the road, along with surface disturbance markers. Another
Mine ID sign is placed at the upper entrance to the reclaimed area.
Hydrologic Balance
R.O.M. Pile-The collection ditch along the southern perimeter is well-vegetated with a combination of
alfalfa and slender wheat grass (Figure 1). Approximately 200 feet upstream of the pond, coaly
material was exposed on the slope above the ditch (Figure 2). Leaves of scrub oak trees located at the
toe of slope were ringed in brown (Figure 3). (It is not known if this "burned" appearance is attributable
to the coaly material.) A thin deposit of coal fines could be seen in the bottom of the ditch from this
point to the southern (inlet) end of the pond, and around the southern perimeter of the pond (Figure 4).
The source of the coaly material may be a 4" PVC pipe and black corrugated rundown pipe that drains
water collected at the eastern end of the disturbed top of the pile. It was not apparent that any coaly
material had been discharged from the pond.
A puddle-sized quantity of water stood in the pond bottom. Impoundment slopes were well-covered
with grasses, and four broad-leaf cottonwood trees were thriving within the pond area. The gate to the
discharge gate was in the closed position. The emergency spillway was rock-lined, and bore no
evidence of recent discharge. It appeared that somewhat substantial flow has been directed to the
pond from north, generated from the temporary ramp constructed on the NE corner of the R.O.M. Pile
(for hauling material to the East Mine). Silt fence has been installed downhill of the ditch, with a berm
on the slope between the ditch and silt fence. This berm is covered with a combination of wild blue
lettuce, sunflower, and mustard. A few musk thistle rosettes have also appeared, and should be
controlled.
East Mine- Pond 1 was empty at the time of the inspection, but the bottom was damp, and the surface
was covered with mud cracks. Pond 2 retained a substantial quantity of water, and it appeared that
the level had previously been high enough to discharge through the standpipe (Figure 5). Pond 3 was
not inspected, but Basil Bear said that it had received water (in a lesser quantity) in the same storm that
charged Pond 2. The ditch flowing to Pond 2 bore evidence of a sizable precipitation event (Figure 6).
The construction superintendent said it was the storm that hit the mine during the DRMS inspection in
Bowie No. 1 Mine C-1981-038 27,28-Aug-2008
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