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J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC. <br />2352 NORTH 71h STREET, UNIT B <br />GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 <br />PHONE: (970) 245-4101, FAX 242-7908 <br />MINE ENGINEERING <br />MINE RECLAMATION <br />October 1, 2009 <br />J. J. Dudash <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />OCS 0 5 2009 <br />lslon of rcec?amajjon, <br />piv <br />V1611)9 and Safety <br />CIVIL ENGINEERING <br />CONST. MANAGEMENT <br />Re: Bowie Resources, LLC, Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />TR-64 - Increase Height of Coal Refuse Pile No. 4, First Adequacy Review <br />Permit C-1996-083 <br />Dear Mr. Dudash: <br />The DRMS' letter dated September 14, 2009 transmitted its adequacy comments <br />regarding the subject technical revision. On behalf of Bowie Resources LLC (BRL) <br />following are its responses to the DRMS' comments and concerns. <br />1. DRMS - Page x of Volume IX (the Table of Contents) should be revised to <br />include the Buckhorn Geotech report dated 18 May 2009. <br />BRL - Please see revised page x of Volume IX (Table of Contents). <br />2. DRMS - The current version of Volume IX includes a November 2003 <br />certification, signed by J. E. Stover, which references the Lambert and <br />Associates stability analyses. This item should be updated to reflect the <br />additional stability analyses conducted by Buckhorn Geotech. <br />BRL - Please see the revised Volume IX certification. <br />3. DRMS - Replacement pages 1 thru 14 of Volume IX were submitted with the <br />application for TR-64. Not all of these pages have been revised. For clarity, only <br />those pages that are being changed with this revision should be included. <br />BRL - Comment noted. Only Pages 1, 3, 4, 11, 13 & 14 were updated with the <br />initial submittal. <br />4. DRMS - On Page 4, first paragraph, the maximum height for CMWDA-2 is <br />provided. Please include a description of the maximum height proposed for <br />CMW DA-4.