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MINE ENGINEERING <br />MINE RECLAMATION <br />May 21, 2012 <br />Brock Bowles <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Bowie Resources, LLC, Bowie No. 2 Mine <br />Technical Revision #73, Ten GVB & Three Exploration Holes <br />Permit C -1996 -083 <br />Dear Mr. Bowles: <br />J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC. <br />2352 NORTH 7 111 STREEET, UNIT B <br />GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 <br />PHONE: (970) 245 -4101, FAX 242 -7908 <br />CIVIL ENGINEERING <br />CONST. MANAGEMENT <br />By letter dated May 10, 2012, BRL submitted minor revision number 129 to obtain <br />approval to install ten gob vent holes and three exploration holes. The DRMS <br />determined it would require a technical revision to approve the subject permit action. <br />Please withdraw minor revision number 129 from further consideration. On behalf of <br />Bowie Resources, LLC, (BRL), enclosed is an application for a technical revision to <br />install ten gob vent holes and drill three exploration holes. <br />Background <br />Gob vent holes are required over all longwall panels. Six gob vent holes were approved <br />by MR -123. Two were for panel B -11, three for panel B -12 and one was for panel B -13. <br />MR -124 approved an additional gob vent hole for panels B-11 and B -12. BRL has <br />determined that one additional GVB in required for panel 12, four additional gob vent <br />holes are required for panel 13 and five gob vent holes are required for panel 14. <br />Right of Entry <br />Right of entry is granted by BRL's Federal Coal lease subject to analysis of impacts by <br />the surface management agency. GVB -B14A along with about 325 feet of road are <br />located on BLM managed surface. Nine gob vent holes and one exploration hole are <br />located on BRL surface. Exploration holes 2012 -1 and SS -7 and associated roads are <br />located on surface owned by Turkey Track, LLC. BRL and Turkey Track entered into a <br />Surface Access Agreement effective November 15, 2011. A copy of the surface access <br />agreement is enclosed and should be inserted into Volume Ill, Tab 1. <br />Affected and Disturbed Area <br />There will be 20.3 acres of new disturbance. The affected area will increase 5.7 acres <br />since most of the new disturbance is located over areas to be mined out. <br />