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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 />January 23, 2013 <br />Basil R. Bear <br />Bowie Resources, LLC <br />P.O. Box 1488 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: Bowie No. 1 Mine (Permit No. C- 1981038) <br />2012 Annual Reclamation Report <br />Dear Mr. Bear: <br />COLORADO <br />ID I V I S I O N O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division has completed its review of the 2012 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) submitted <br />by Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL) for the Bowie No. 1 Mine permit. The report included all of the <br />information required by Rule 2.04.13, but the information required by Rule 2.04.13(1)(f) was <br />somewhat unclear in the report. <br />1. Rule 2.04.13(1)(f) requires BRL to document the location, number of acres and date of <br />planting for all previously revegetated areas. BRL provided the location and number of <br />acres for most areas, but the number of acres provided does not add up to the reported <br />total on the report form (102.69 acres). The following discrepancies were noted: <br />a. The acreage reported for 2011 on page 2 of the report is 17.27; the figures <br />provided on that same page add up to 16.73. Page 17, on the Reclamation <br />Summary table, provides figures totaling 17.11 acres. Please correct as <br />necessary so that the sums reported in the 2012 ARR are consistent and <br />correct. <br />b. The report form for the 2008 ARR indicates that 29.82 acres were seeded. The <br />figures on page 6 of the 2012 ARR add up to 26.32 acres. Please correct as <br />necessary so that the sum reported in the 2012 ARR is correct. <br />C. Page 7 of the 2012 ARR indicates that drill hole sites and the West Mine <br />ventilation shaft site were seeded in 2005, but no acreage figure is provided. <br />The combined 2004 and 2005 ARR reports indicate that there were no <br />reclamation activities during those two years. Please revise the 2012 ARR to <br />include the total acreage reseeded in 2005. <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />