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STATE OF COLORADO <br />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 />June 18, 2012 <br />J. E. Stover <br />J. E. Stover & Associates <br />2352 North 7t' St., Unit B <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine Permit No. C- 1996 -083 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta Pineda <br />Director <br />Technical Revision No. 73 (TR -73), Gob Vent Boreholes and Exploration Holes <br />Adequacy Questions #1 <br />Dear Mr. Stover: <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has reviewed Bowie <br />Resources, LLC's (BRL) application for a technical revision submitted for the propose adding 10 gob <br />vent boreholes and 3 exploration holes to the permit. The Division received the application on May <br />22, 2012 and it was deemed complete on June 1, 2012. The Division has the following adequacy <br />review comments regarding the proposed plan. <br />2.05.3 <br />1. On page 2.05 -49 submitted with the application package, the last paragraph states that MR -129 <br />approved gob vent bore holes and exploration holes. MR -129 was withdrawn and TR -73 was <br />submitted instead. Please correct this paragraph to reflect TR -73. <br />Reclamation Cost Estimate <br />The Division calculated a reclamation cost estimate for the 10 gob vent boreholes and 3 exploration <br />holes as proposed in TR -73. The increase in liability for TR -73 is $256,100.19. The mine's current <br />liability is $9,069,867.82 and bond held is $9,155,156.00 (the difference is $85,288.18). The <br />liability amount listed here does not reflect the additional liability cost associated with TR -72, gob <br />pile #2 expansion, which is pending approval. <br />You will notice in the Division's cost estimate that the reclamation cost for drill hole BRL1 -08 -03 <br />was not subtracted from the estimate. Drill hole BRL1 -08 -03 is still a permitted structure and in <br />order for the Division to release BRL from its liability, drill hole BRL1 -08 -03 must be removed <br />from the permit through a revision. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver - Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />