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DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />May 4, 2012 <br />Kenneth Walker <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202 <br />Re: Bowie No. 1 Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -038) <br />Bond Release Application No. 4 (SL -4) <br />Dear Mr. Walker: <br />Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL) has applied for a bond release at the Bowie No. 1 Mine. The <br />bond release application was found complete by this Division on May 4, 2012. The bond release <br />request is for final grading, hydro seeding and mulching at the Bowie #1 East Mine. The <br />reclamation work was performed during 2008 and 2009. BRL is requesting release of $1,250,000 <br />of the total reclamation liability of $4,624,936.00. The surface ownership is Federal and private, <br />and the coal mined was Federal and private. <br />The Division's required bond release inspection is scheduled for June 28, 2012 at 9:00 am. A <br />proposed decision on the application will be issued within sixty (60) days of our inspection. <br />If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />iZP� K � <br />Brock F. Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Jim Stover, J.E. Stover & Associates <br />William Bear, Bowie Resources, LLC <br />Mined Land Reclamation <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />—&— <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />Office of Office of <br />Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />