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,-S: mail 1 l zs- 06 <br />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 24, 2008 <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S ION O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Executive Director Governor <br />Western Slope Environmental Resource Council Harris D. Sherman <br />P.O. Box 1612 Executive Director <br />Paonia, CO 81428 Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) <br />Revision: TR-53 <br />Monitoring Well and Dewatering Well <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received a revision for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The <br />revision was called complete on January 24, 2008. The decision due date is March 24, 2008. <br />In Technical Revision No. 53, Bowie Resources LLC is proposing to construct two drill holes for the <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine. The 0.34 acre drill pad and 1100 feet of new road would be located near the <br />intersection of Dove Gulch and Hubbard Creek. The first drill hole would be used to monitor the water <br />level in the old D-seam mine workings. If water is found in the old workings, the second hole would be <br />drilled and used to pump any water out of the old D-seam mine workings and into Hubbard Creek by <br />way of a water line. Mining of the underlying B-seam coal can not proceed until any water accumulated <br />in the old D-seam mine workings above is removed. A pump powered by a diesel generator would be <br />used to remove the water from the old mine workings and may be in service for three to four years. The <br />operator does not anticipate that the mine water will have to be treated before being directly released <br />into Hubbard Creek but that will need to be demonstrated beforehand. The operator intends to have the <br />CDPS discharge point for the Hubbard Creek ventilation shaft site moved to this new site. <br />This revision is available for review at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />oudash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JJD/Ahd <br />M:\OSS\ahd\temp\C-CI-01 _C 1996083_ JJD_ 01242008010125.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines