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2004 Reclamation Activities: <br />There were no reclamation activities during this reporting period. <br />2003 Reclamation Activities: <br />During the reporting period of 2003, Bowie Resources completed sealing the Bowie I West <br />Mine ventilation shaft. A 12-inch concrete cap with steel reinforcement, extending 2 feet beyond the <br />shaft liner was completed in September of this year. This included one 4-inch vent pipe as required <br />and backfilling. The following photographs are of the shaft-sealing project. <br />2002 Reclamation Activities: <br />For the reporting year 2002, Bowie Resources, Ltd., continued with the reclamation of the <br />Bowie No. I West Mine Site. Reclamation consisted of distributing and grading of nearly 49,000 yrd' <br />of subsoil and topsoil back to its approximate original contour. Two new sedimentation control ponds <br />have been established near the bottom of the reclaimed area. Upon completion of the grading, the <br />entire area was hydro-seeded with the approved permanent seed mix and using cellulose mulch at a rate <br />of 1,500 pounds per acre and a tackitier at 100 pounds per acre. In conjunction with the hydro <br />seeding, a fertilizer was applied at a rate that applied at least 30 pounds per acre of nitrogen and 60 <br />pounds of phosphorus.