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February 9, 2012 C- 1996 -083 /13owie No. 2 Mine BFB <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R= Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection R - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Backfill & Grading N - Revegetation <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br />N - Explosives N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Fish & Wildlife N - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance N - Signs and Markers <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan N - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />N - Other N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Processing Waste N - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />INTRODUCTION - This was a partial inspection of the Bowie No. 2 Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of <br />the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety on January 24, 2012. Bill Bear of Bowie <br />Resources, LLC was present for the inspection. Weather conditions were foggy and snowing. The mine had <br />patchy snow on the ground. The ground conditions were muddy from the melting snow making most of the <br />mine areas inaccessible. The longwall miner was in operation and coal was being stacked and cleaned in the <br />prep plant. <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION — Rule 4.17: <br />The stacking tubes and coal prep plant were in operation during the inspection. There was a small amount <br />of coal in the stockpile and there were not any signs of fugitive dust on site of off. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.053; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, <br />4.05.6, Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; <br />Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />Ponds B. C, D and F had standing water and were mostly snow covered. These ponds were not <br />discharging and appeared to be working properly. Ponds J and K were covered with snow and did not appear to <br />have water. Water was flowing down the main haul road ditch and appeared to be working properly. <br />PROCESSING WASTE /COAL MINE WASTE PILES —Rule 4.10 and 4.11 Drainage Control; Surface <br />Stabilization; Placement: <br />Haul tricks were hauling coal waste to Gob Pile 42 and heavy equipment was moving material around the <br />pile. The gob pile access road was very muddy and deeply rutted malting the area inaccessible. Sub -soil was <br />being hauled to the east end of the pile preparing the present lift for final grade and revegetation (photo 1). <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) Surfacing and <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />