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2003 Reclamation Activities: <br />During the reporting period of 2003, Bowie Resources completed sealing the Bowie 1 West <br />Mine ventilation shaft. A 12-inch concrete cap with steel reinforcement, extending 2 feet beyond <br />the shaft liner was completed in September of this year. This included one 4-inch vent pipe as <br />required 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. 1 West Mine Site. Reclamation consisted of distributing and grading of nearly 49,000 <br />yrd3 of subsoil and topsoil back to its approximate original contour. Two new sedimentation <br />control ponds have been established near the bottom of the reclaimed area. Upon completion of the <br />grading, the entire area was hydro-seeded with the approved permanent seed mix and using <br />cellulose mulch at a rate of 1,500 pounds per acre and a tackifier at 100 pounds per acre. In <br />conjunction with the hydro seeding, a fertilizer was applied at a rate that applied at least 30 pounds <br />per acre of nitrogen and 60 pounds of phosphorus. <br />During this reporting period the ventilation shaft located at the Bowie No. 1 West Mine <br />was re-filled due to settling. Approximately 2,500 yrd3 was placed into the shaft. As required by <br />the Mine Safety and Health Administration, CFR 30 Part 75.1711-1 beginning from the bottom of <br />5