2010-02-16_REVISION - C1996083 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 2/16/2010
• Doc Name: Request to Review Information
• From: DRMS
• To: Western Area Power Administration
• Type & Sequence: TR65
• 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]
February 16, 2010
Steven W. Webber
Lands Team Lead
Western Area Power Administration
P.O. Box 281213
Lakewood, CO 80228-8213
Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083)
Technical Revision Application No. 65 (TR-65)
Amend the B-Seam Mine Plan and Drill One Geotech Hole
Dear Mr. Webber:
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
James B. Martin
Executive Director
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) received your response letter dated
December 22, 2009 concerning Technical Revision No. 65 (TR-65) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. Your response
letter with enclosure was forwarded to Bowie Resources LLC (BRL) as part of the Division's adequacy review. hi
addition, BRL forwarded an e-mail to the Division that had been sent by Susan Starcevich of WAPA to BRL
concerning the proposed drill hole location. A copy of this e-mail is attached.
In the adequacy review for TR-65, the Division has received information from BRL that is pertinent to the
concerns of WAPA. Because of the importance of WAPA's Curecanti-Rifle transmission line and the proximity of
two of its towers to the proposed underground mine workings, the Division requests that WAPA review this
material and provide comments to the Division. Enclosed are the following:
E-mail from Susan Starcevich to J. E. Stover, dated January 22, 2010, concerning the proposed drill hole
location.
2. "Overburden Stability Evaluation at Terror Creek Crossing" dated March 2004, prepared by Maleki
Technologies, Inc. This report had an incorrect proposed mine alignment so the Division requested an
updated report.
3. "Overburden Stability Evaluation at Terror Creek Crossing" dated January 2010, prepared by Maleki
Technologies, Inc. This report has the correct proposed mine alignment.
4. Proposed permit application pages 2.05-116 (with a short description of the proposed project) and 2.05-
125 (with a revised table listing four new subsidence monitoring points) and Map 27 (showing the
proposed new mining, the location of the four new subsidence monitoring points and the location of the
WAPA transmission line and two towers.
5. Proposed Exhibit 15 pages 25 (with a short description of tilt of transmission line towers) and 46 (with a
description of possible damage and repair procedures for the two transmission line towers).
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