2014-03-25_REVISION - C1996083 (2)

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DELTA COUNTY ENDEPENDENT 401 Meeker St. P.O. Box 809 Delta, CO 81416 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF DELTA Iss. I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing editor of the Delta County Independent, that the same is a weekly newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty -two consecu- tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second -class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish- ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or adver- tisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one con- secutive insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in the issue of said newspaper dated March 19th, A.D., 2014, and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of said newspaper dated March 19th, A.D., 2014. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of March, A.D., 2014. General manager of said Delta County Independent Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 19th day of March A.D., 2014. Notary Public My commission expires 12/24/2017 900 Cypress Wood Lane Delta, CO 81416 PATRICIA SUNDERLAND NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF COLORADO My Commission Expires 12 -24 -2017 PUBLIC NOTICE Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has sub- mitted a complete application for a technical revision to the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety for its approved Bowie No. 2 Mine, mining permit no. C- 1996.083. Pro- posed technical revision no. 86 pro- vides for the installation of ten gob vent holes and three exploration holes. Access to five of the drill sites will be from Stevens Gulch Road and access to the remaining eight drill sites will be from the mine she, up Stevens Draw and down the new Terror Creek access road to the Terror Creek Road. The mine facilities are located north of Bowie Road near the town of Bowie, CO. A pump station, three sediment ponds, the unit train loadout and a coal mine waste pile are located south of Bowie Road. The Fire Mountain Canal is located south of the mine facilities and north of the unit Main loadout. The North Fork of the Gunnison River is located south of the mine permit boundary. The mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Sur- vey 7.5 minute Boyne Quadrangle map within the following sections. Township 13 South Range 91 West, 6th PM Sec. 2: SW /4NW /4,SW/4 Sec. 3: ALL Sec. 4: ALL Sec. 5: E/2W/2NE14NE/4, E2 NE14NE/4, E/2W2SE/4 NE/4, E2SE/4NE14, S2 NE/4NEMSE /4, SEM NW /4NE/4SE/4, W/ 2SW /4NE/4SE/4, SE14 NEMSE/4, SW/4NW /4, s2N2SE/4NW/4, S2 NW /45W /4NE/4, S2 SE /4NW /4, SW 14SW/4 NE /4, SW /4, W2NW /4 SE /4, S2SE/4 Sec. 6: lots 5, 6, 7, S2NE/4, SE /4 NW /4, E2SW /4, SE 14 Sec. 7: ALL Sec. 8: NE14, W/2, W2SE /4"" Sec. 9: NE/4, NW /4, SEA NE/2 SW /4, SE/4SW /4, NE /4 SW /4sW /4 Sec. 10: ALL Sec. 11: SW /4, NW /4 Sec. 14: NW /4 except that portion south of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way Sec. 15: NE/4, NW 14, NW/4SE/4 Portions of the N2SE/4, SW /4SE/4, S/2SW /4, excluding all privately held lands not owned or controlled by Bowie Resources LLC or the Union Pacific Railroad. Sec. 16: N2NE14 Sec. 17: NW /4, W2NE14 Sec. 18: Lots 1,2, NE14, E2NW /4 Sec. 22: Portion of NWANW/4, on lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Township 13 South, Range 92yout, 6th PM Sec. 1: S2, S2NE, S2NW, Lots 9 -12 Sec. 12: Lots 1 through 12 Inclusive Township 12 South Range 21. West, 8th PM Sec. 27: SW /4, S2SE /4, S2NE /4 SE/4, S /2NW 14SE/4 Sec, 28: E2 SEA Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11,12, 14, 15, 16, 9E /4 NW 14, S2NE /4, NE 74 NE/4 Sec. 34: ALL Sec. 35: SW 14 Lot 18, NW /4 Lot 19 *North of Deer Trail Ditch The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit will contain 9,197 acres of land, 5,365 acres of private surface and 3,832 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the permit area en- compass 1,957 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the bal- ance of 7,240 acres. The affected area proposed by this revision will be within 100 feet, measured horizontally, of the out- side right -of -way line of Stevens Gulch Road in the following areas. Sec. 1: S2NE/4, NMSE/4 A public hearing, for the purpose of determining whether the interests of the public and affected landown- ere will be protected may be re- quested by contacting the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety in writing within 30 days after the last publication of this notice. Any such hearing will be held in the lo- cality of the mining operation. A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Street Paonla, CO, and at the offic- es of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, 1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 868-3567. Written comments regarding this application may be submitted to and additional infor- mation may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety at the above address. Writ- ten comments must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mir- ing & Safety within 10 days after the date of.this publication in order to be considered. Published in the Delta County Independent March 19, 2014.