2012-08-17_REPORT - C1996083 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 8/17/2012
• Doc Name: 2011 Annual Reports Adequacy Review
• From: DRMS
• To: Bowie Resources, LLC.
• Permit Index Doc Type: Subsidence Report
• Email Name: BFB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
O L RA D O
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
pIVI ION OF
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Denver, Colorado 80203
RECLAMATION
Phone: [phone]
MINING
FAX: [phone]
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SAF ETY
August 17, 2012
John W. Hickenlooper
Mr. William Bear
Governor
Bowie Resources, LLC.
Mike King
P.O. Box 483
Executive Director
Paonia, CO 81428
Loretta Pineda
Director
Re: Bowies No. 2 Mine, Permit No. 2 C- 1996 -083, Bowie Resources, LLC
2011 Annual Reports, Adequacy Review
Dear Mr. Bear:
The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) has finished its review of the 2011 Annual
Reports for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The Division has the following comments:
2011 Annual Hydrology Report
1. Baseline data was not included with alluvial monitoring well reports for wells AW -2, AW -15 and AW -16.
These wells are located in the area of other monitoring wells which either have baseline data or are labeled
as being affected by the mining operation before well establishment and therefore monitoring events are
considered operational. Please clarify why the above listed wells do not have baseline data included with
their respective report.
2. August water samples were not taken for the Deer Trial Ditch (upper and lower) and the North Fork of the
Gunnison River (upper and lower). A footnote on each of the four reports states the reason as: the field
monitoring contractor forgot to take the sample for Surface List #2 Analysis. For consistency of long term
monitoring data, please ensure that all monitoring happens at the designated time and that all required
parameters are measured.
2011 Annual Mine Inflow Report
This mine inflow report is complete and the Division has no questions. BRL reported that there were no significant
mine water inflows in the 1 West Mains or longwall panels B -10 or B -11 during 2011.
The total consumptive water use at the mine increased froml38.3 AC -FT of water in 2010 to 208.9 AC -Ft in 2011.
This increase in the consumptive water use at the Bowie No. 2 Mine is still below the predicted value of 326.7 AC-
FT that is stated in the permit application.
2011 Bi- Annual Subsidence Reports
The Division does not have comments at this time.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (303) 866 -3567 ext. 8142.
Sincerely,
A
EPS Name
Environmental Protection Specialist
cc: J. E. Stover P.E. (J. E. Stover and Associates)
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines