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BOWIE RESOURCES, LLC <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />Coal Mine Waste Bank No. 3 Certification <br />In accordance with DRMS Rule 4.10.2(2), this report is prepared to certify the coal mine <br />waste bank founding and the surface drainage system was constructed as designed <br />and in accordance with the approved plan. <br />The design of the coal mine waste bank number 3 is presented in Volume XI of the <br />permit document. Preparation of the coal mine waste bank involved; 1) removal of <br />organic material and topsoil; 2) salvage of cover material; and 3) installation of a <br />surface drainage system. A technical revision application (TR -81) for approval of the <br />design of a subsurface drainage system was submitted to the DRMS by letter dated <br />August 12, 2013 <br />The preparation of the coal mine waste bank began in July 2008 with topsoil salvage. <br />Topsoil salvage activities continued intermittently into November 2008. Topsoil <br />salvage began again in August 2013. There is still some topsoil that will need to be <br />salvaged in the eastern portion of the pile. Intermittent coverfill salvage followed topsoil <br />salvage with most of the coverfill being salvaged by the end of March 2009. At that <br />point the activities at the coal mine waste bank #3 ceased because of the delay in <br />obtaining the necessary air permit (construction permit). The surface drainage system <br />was upgraded to design standards during late February, March and May 2013. <br />Additional fine grading work on the surface drainage system was performed in late <br />August 2013. 1 (J. E. Stover, P.E.) inspected the construction numerous times and <br />have a wide variety of experience in the design and construction of earth fill <br />embankments. <br />Coverfill salvage created a south facing steep slope on the west side of the coal mine <br />waste bank founding. This steep slope does not indicate a potential problem with the <br />future coal mine waste bank. There is some localized seepage from the Fire Mountain <br />Canal that will need to be collected in a french drain and conveyed under the coal mine <br />waste bank. This seepage is in the central portion of the coal mine waste pile. There <br />are no other visible factors which would indicate a potential problem with the future coal <br />mine waste bank. <br />The construction of the coal mine waste bank is a phased project. The majority of the <br />pile was cleared of all organic material and topsoil. Coverfill was salvaged from this <br />prepared area and stockpiled. The west upper diversion ditch (D -J8 -1) and associated <br />culvert (C -J8) were constructed as designed. The east upper diversion ditch (D -J9 -1) <br />was constructed as designed but was truncated short of its final design length. The <br />west collection ditch (D -J8 -2) was constructed as designed. The east collection ditch <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />