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~ ~ III Iilllllllllll III <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dep, nmern of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman SL, Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80'-03 <br />Phone: 13031 866-3567 <br />FAX. (303i 832-8106 <br />December 22, 1999 <br />Mr. William A. Bear Jr. <br />Bowie Resources Limited <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />P.O. Box 433 <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />RE: Review of 1998 Annual Report, Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-96-083, Bowie <br />Resources Limited. <br />Deaz Mr.Beaz: <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MIN ING•sAFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Executive Director <br />Michael B. Long <br />Divis~an Director <br />The Division has finished its review of the 1998 Annual Report for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The <br />following aze the Division's comments and questions, organized under each of the three sections <br />of the annual report: <br />1998 Annual Hydroloey Report <br />The 1998 AHR is well organized and is a high quality document. <br />The baseline data is presented concisely in the permit document. The Division reviewed the baseline <br />data in the permit, and compazed it to 1998 surface water and groundwater sample results. The Division <br />agrees with Bowie Resource Limited's (BBC's) conclusion that the 1998 sampling season provides <br />results consistent with baseline information provided in the permit application. No significant <br />anomalies were noted with the water quality data presented. <br />Withjust a few exceptions, the frequency ofdata collectionwas in compliancewith the approved <br />monitoring plan. Overall, the operator did a good job at collecting and reporting the required <br />monitoring data. Deviations from the approved monitoring plan aze discussed in the comments <br />below: <br />