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J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC. <br />2352 NORTH 7T" STREEET, UNIT B <br />GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 <br />PHONE: (970) 245 -4101, FAX: (970) 242 -7908 <br />MINE ENGINEERING <br />MINE RECLAMATION <br />CIVIL ENGINEERING <br />CONST. MANAGEMENT <br />Susan Burgmaier Pp�ON <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety DM�0F'KC � <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Bowie Resources, LLC, Bowie No. 1 Mine <br />2012 Annual Reports Review <br />Permit C -1981 -038 <br />Dear Ms. Burgmaier: <br />The DRMS' letter dated August 7, 2013 transmitted its review of the 2012 annual reports. On <br />behalf of Bowie Resources, LLC, (BRL) following are its responses to the DRMS' comments and <br />concerns. <br />DRMS notes B04 was destroyed by hillside construction work. BRL does not intend to <br />replace the borehole. B04 and B05 are located below the crushing and screening level <br />fill and were installed to detect possible seepage in the original grade material and for the <br />collection of subsurface data. See Volume 6, Phase II Geotechnical Studies. B04 is <br />not needed to determine whether there are adverse impacts to the hydrologic balance <br />since it is not a water quality monitoring well. <br />2. DRMS notes that no laboratory analysis were reported for Ponds 10 -4, 85, 87 and 88. <br />BRL located a laboratory analysis for pond 10 -4. There was an error in data entry for <br />pond 88. The freeboard value of 3.14 feet was erroneously entered as the flow. There <br />was no flow for Pond 88 during the year so there were no required laboratory analysis. <br />Revised report pages for Pond 10 -4 and Pond 88 are enclosed <br />Laboratory analysis are missing for Ponds 85 and 87. A review of the historic data <br />indicates a water sample is typically collected for these wells during the second quarter. <br />Unfortunately, because of the ongoing drought conditions, there was no flow from these <br />ponds after the first quarter so no water was available for laboratory analysis. <br />Sincerely, <br />/1'4V16L----- <br />J. E, Stover, P.E. <br />Consulting Engineer <br />Cc: Basil Bear <br />