2014-10-10_GENERAL DOCUMENTS - C1996083 (2)

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Section 34: All Section 35: SW� /4 Lot 18, NWT /4 Lot 19. The legal description of lands proposed to be added to the permit area under this permit revision, totaling 1790.2 acres, is: Township 12 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. Section 31: Lots 11 through 26 inclusive Section 32: Lots 10 through 15 inclusive Township 12 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M. Section 36: S1 /2 Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. Section 5: Lots 2, 3, 4, 10, and 11, W1 /2W1 /2NE1 /4NE1/4, NWl /4NE1/4, NEl /4SW1/4NE1/4, SEl /4SW1/4NE1/4, Nl /2NWI /4SW1/4NE1/4, N1 /2NW1 /4, N1 /2N1 /2SEI /4NW1 /4, E1 /2NWI /4SE1 /4, W1 /2W1 /2NEI /4SE1 /4, Nl /2NEI /4NE1/4SE1/4, NEl /4NW1 /4NE1 /4SE1 /4 Section 6: Lots 1 through 4 inclusive Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M. Section 1: Lots 5 through 8 inclusive. The Bowie No. 2 Mine is approximately five (5) miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The mine permit area is located on lands depicted on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle Map, and the Bowie No. 2 mine portals are located northwest of the Old King Mine portals (also known as the Bowie Mine). The surface facilities are located north and south of Old State Highway 133 near the old town site of Bowie. The mine is located between Stevens Gulch and Hubbard Creek. A portion of the surface facilities is within 100 feet of the outside right -of -way of old State Highway 133. The location of these facilities extends from the old town site of Bowie to about 500 feet east of the old Bowie power plant. Proposed Decision The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to approve, with conditions, an application for a permit revision. The application was submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC for the mine. This decision is based on a finding that the operations will comply with all requirements of the Colorado State Program as found in the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34 -33 -101 et seq., C.R.S., and the Regulations promulgated pursuant to the Act. If no request for a formal hearing is made within thirty (30) days of the first publication of the issuance of this proposed decision, this decision will become final. Upon submittal of acceptable surety by the applicant, the permit will be issued. The permit application, all supporting documentation and any stipulations or conditions will become a binding part of the permit. No coal mining operations may be conducted on any Federal surface or coal until the Secretary of the Interior has approved the proposed mining plan. Page 2 of 46