2008-09-22_REVISION - C1996083

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 9/22/2008
• Doc Name: 2nd Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: Bowie Resources, LLC
• Type & Sequence: TR53
• Email Name: JJD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
September 22, 2008
Mr. William A. Bear
Bowie Resources LLC
P.O. Box 483
Paonia, Colorado 81428
COLORADO
D I V I S ION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Harris D. Sherman
Executive Director
Ronald W. Cattany
RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-96-083, Bowie Resources LLC Division Director
Technical Revision No. 53, Dewatering Well, Second Adequacy Review Natural Resource Trustee
Dear Mr. Bear:
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has finished its adequacy review of
Bowie Resources LLC's (BRL) responses dated August 11, 2008 and September 18, 2008 to the Division's
adequacy review letter dated March 20, 2008 for Technical Revision No. 53 (TR-53).
In the August 11, 2008 submittal, BRL changed the proposed plan so that mine water would not be discharged
into Hubbard Creek but, rather, would be pumped from the D-seam workings to the surface and, then, piped to
the Hubbard Creek ventilation shaft and down into the B seam workings. In the letter dated September 18,
2008, BRL has requested that only the drilling of the dewatering well and the construction of the pipeline be
approved in TR-53. The actual diversion of water from the D-seam to the B-seam and the discharge of that B-
seam water to the North Fork of the Gunnison River would be handled in TR-54. The following are the
Division's questions and comments:
Section 2.03.6, Right of Entry and Operation Information
Please provide the appropriate documentation that demonstrates that the USDA-Forest Service
approves of this project.
The Division has no further concerns. The USDA-Forest Service provided a copy of their
concurrence letter with attachment A to the Division in a submittal dated July 28, 2008. In that
same submittal, the USDA-Forest Service requested that the Division acknowledge in its decision
and public notice that the protections for non-mineral resources brought forward by the GMUG as
the land management agency are a part of the Division's proposed decision for TR-53.
Section 2.04.4, Cultural and Historic Resource Information
The Division understands that BRL is working with the USDA-Forest Service to determine if
cultural resource site 5DT1326 might be impacted by the activities proposed in TR-53. Please
inform the Division in writing as to the results of this determination.
The Division has no further concerns. In the submittal dated August 11, 2008, BRL revised the
proposed road location so that the cultural resources site is avoided. Map 9 was revised to show
the new proposed road location. The USDA-Forest Service approval letter with attachment A
confirms that non-mineral surface resources will be protected.
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