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<br /> <br />In Reply <br />Refarto; CO-150 <br />COC-37210 <br /> <br />December 16, 20(13 <br />Nnited States Department of the Interior <br />&ureau otLand Management <br />Uncompahgre Field Office <br />2505 South Townsend Avenue <br />Montrose, Colorado 81401 <br />(970)240-5300 <br />Joe Dudash <br />'Mate of Colorado <br />ision of Minerals and l3eology <br />• s.herman St.,, Room 215 <br />:.:vet, Colorado 80203 <br />RE; Howie No. 1 Mine, Permit No. C-81-038 Bowie Resource Ltd, SL-02 <br />Dear Mr. Dudash: <br />Thank you for sending a copy of the October 24, 2003 second adequacy review letter. <br />1 ei,~ refers to BRL's 1Vovemher 5, 2002 submission stating "the road leading from the Steven's <br />Gulch road to the former West Mine portal bench gate will not be reclaimed". <br />Prior to the coal company's road improvement, the existing "8laugh Road" (referenced above) had a <br />history of falling rUOks, slides, sloughs and surface instability. Our staff concurs that it is in the best <br />~ntereat of the publlia, other right-of--way holders, and the Bureau's post mitring land use activities to <br />leave the road in place as is. <br />addition, the referenced road was authori2ed by BLM es rightrof--way COC-42656. Theright-of- <br />ay (ROW) was assigned to Bowie Resources Ina in 199fi and expires on 11/06/2D16. BRL is in <br />.:umpliancc with the ROW grant terms and stipulations, and is obligated to continue maintaining the <br />toad from the intersection with Steven's Gulch to the former West Mine portal bench gate during the <br />life of the grant. <br />Its concerns the lower East Roatcap Creek Road. The upper segment of the historic East Roatcap <br />road does not need to be reestablished as a road, The roadbed shape is recognizable within the <br />reclamation area, however we don't recommend removing the road as, its presence may improve <br />slope stability, and prevent slide an the upslope "131ough Road"• <br />[*r~*.t 4 $l~tem's C?~LGh. aV.a~.et+x 5!~.r.J~ T*eit ut aea :+rx srr,~. *ea'x. *.4fiaz?:rxl to e?+ascassc pse-~ssvtitie. <br />portal loeatlon, the atoak trail route was subject to additional route modifications around 1995. HLM <br />staff flagged the changes and the mining,company paid for the construction and seeding. Eventually, <br />TR-043 60i 01 /04 <br />/~ PPRo~6~ <br />Z~zo~~y <br />