2012-09-25_INSPECTION - C1996083

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 9/25/2012
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Bill Lear
• Inspection Date: 9/25/2012
• Email Name: SLB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

September 25, 2012 C -1996- 083 /13owie No. 2 Mine SLB
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R =Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable
R - Air Resource Protection
R - Availability of Records
R - Backfill & Grading
Y - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste
Y - Explosives
Y - Fish & Wildlife
R - Hydrologic Balance
Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan
NA -Other
Y - Processing Waste
R - Roads
R - Reclamation Success
R - Revegetation
Y - Subsidence
Y - Slides and Other Damage
Y - Support Facilities On -site
Y - Signs and Markers
NA - Support Facilities Not On -site
NA - Special Categories Of Mining
R - Topsoil
COMMENTS
This was a complete inspection of the Bowie No. 2 Mine conducted by Brock Bowles and Susan Burgmaier of
CDRMS. Bill Bear of Bowie Resources, LLC was present during the inspection. Weather conditions were cloudy
with intermittent rain showers. Ground conditions were wet, it had rained in the area the previous two days.
The mine is currently operating in the B Seam in Panel 12, and gob vent borholes for the #13 and #14 panels were
being drilled. A train was being loaded at the Unit Train Loadout. Coal was being trucked up the hill from the B
Portal Bench to the D Portal Bench due to conveyor belt repair operations.
AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION — Rule 4.17:
Roads, stockpiles and facilities yard areas were damp from recent rains, so no fugitive dust was being
generated in any of these areas.
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS — Rule 5.02.4(1):
Records were inspected the morning of September 26, 2012 at the mine office. All required records were
available for review, as documented in the attached records review checklist.
BACKFILLL and GRADING — Rule 4.14 11 Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original Contour
4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic Materials
4.143; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6:
Cover material was being placed on the lower bench of Refuse Area 2, where final grade had been
established. It was suggested to the operator that the cover depth be documented (preferably a photographic
record) during placement. These photos and any field observation notes could then be submitted with the
quarterly inspection reports and annual reclamation report for this year to provide a permanent record of
reclamation activities in this area.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 ❑ Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.053; Siltation Structures 4.05.5,
4.05.6, Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2, Ground Water
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: I
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