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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 />August 28, 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- 1981 -038) <br />2012 Annual Hydrology, Mine Inflow, and Subsidence Monitoring Reports <br />Dear Mr. Bear: <br />COLORADO <br />ID IV 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 received and reviewed BRL's response to our comments on the annual reports for the <br />Bowie No. 1 Mine, and we have the following comments: <br />1. BRL provided the requested information to verify that BRL is not proposing to replace well B04, and <br />further stated that data from well B05 will continue to provide information on possible seepage in <br />the original grade material. BRL has also submitted Technical Revision No. 55, currently under <br />review, to remove B04 from the water monitoring plan. This response addresses our concern, but <br />we have an additional comment: <br />Please provide the information required by Rules 4.07.1 and 4.07.3 regarding permanent sealing <br />and documentation for well B04. We were also unable to locate sealing documentation for wells <br />801, 802, or 803, also damaged and no longer monitored. Please provide the same information <br />for these wells. <br />2. BRL provided laboratory analysis data for pond 10 -4, corrected the flow measurement for pond 88, <br />and indicated that ponds 85 and 87 were not sampled as required since the absence of anticipated <br />flow during the second quarter precluded monitoring. This response is accepted; sampling in prior <br />years was typically done in the second quarter and consistency in the timing of annual sampling is <br />beneficial for the purposes of comparison in identifying trends. <br />If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Susan L. Burgmaier <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Jim Stover, J.E. Stover & Associates <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />