2012-08-31_REVISION - C1981038 (2)

Home Browse Search

MINE ENGINEERING MINE RECLAMATION August 28, 2012 Dear Mr. Bowles: J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC. P.O. BOX 60340 GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81506 PHONE: (970) 245 -4101, FAX 242 -7908 Brock Bowles Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Re: Bowie Resources LLC, Bowie No. 1 Mine Request for Partial Bond Release Permit C- 1981 -038 1. Date of Request: March 12, 2012 REVISED: August 28, 2012 RECEIVED AUG 312012 Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety CIVIL ENGINEERING CONST. MANAGEMENT The following information comprises Bowie Resources LLC's revised application for a partial bond release for its Bowie No. 1 Mine. Based on a Field Inspection conducted June 28, 2012, and changes requested by DRMS on August 20, 2012, three changes have been made to the application and are detailed in item No. 7; 1) asphalt removal and narrowing of the road conducted in 2009 was added to the 2009 Reclamation Activities, and 2) Zone 1 -C was inadvertently left out of the application initially filed and was added as part of the 2008 activities, 3) Areas not included in the annual reclamation activities, but will be part of the Partial Phase I bond release request are included as a separate tabulation. The area requested for bond release is larger than the sum of the 2008 and 2009 reclamation zones because of additional grading performed adjacent to reclamation zones, and the road cut and fills that will remain. The acreage listed for Zone 1 -C also includes the area discussed in the inspection report. The revisions in the application are hi- lighted in red text. Figure 1 has been revised to show a photo base as well as a Phase I delineation boundary. The Phase I delineation boundary encompasses all reclamation zones as well as the road cuts and fills that will remain. In the Hydrologic Balance Portion of the inspection report, it was noted that riprap in the lower segment of Ditch 7 may be too large. A technical revision to change the channel lining and riprap size has been submitted to DRMS. Item number 12, the requested amount for bond release has been increased. The increase in requested amount is due to not including the reclamation costs associated with the roads ($3,000) with the initial bond release application, and overlooking approximately $21,400 in reclamation costs associated with reclamation activities pertaining to the coal mine waste pile. Items No. 17 and 18 were submitted under separate cover and will not be revised based on the revised bond release application; Item No. 17, was part of the original bond release application dated March 12, 2012. Item No. 18, was mailed to DRMS on April 23, 2012.