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Introduction
<br />This document is the decision package prepared by the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining and Safety (the Division) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. This document includes: 1) the
<br />proposed decision to approve, with conditions, the permit revision application; 2) a summary
<br />which includes a history of the review of the permit application, a description of the environment
<br />affected by the operation and a description of the mining and reclamation plan; and 3) the written
<br />findings of compliance the Division has made as required by the Colorado Surface Coal Mining
<br />Reclamation Act. Detailed information concerning the findings of compliance can be found in
<br />the Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining.
<br />The Division has received an application for a permit revision to conduct surface coal mining
<br />and reclamation operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The application was submitted by Bowie
<br />Resources, LLC (BRL, applicant). The Mine will be operated by Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL,
<br />operator). The mine is located on federal and private lands within Delta County, Colorado. The
<br />legal description of the lands currently included within the permit area is:
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />Section 2: SW� /4NW� /4, SW� /4
<br />Section 3: All
<br />Section 4: All
<br />Section 5: El /2W' /2NE' /4NE' /4, El /2NEI /4NE1/4, El /2W' /2SE' /4NE' /4, EI /2SEI /4NE1/4,
<br />SI /2NE' /4NEI /4SEI /4, SEI /4NW' /4NEI /4SEI /4, WI /2SWI /4NEI /4SEI /4, SEI /4NEI /4SEI /4, SW' /4NW1 /4,
<br />SI/2N 1/2SEI/4NW 1/4, SI /2NW1 /4SW1 /4NEI /4, SI /2SEI /4NW1/4, SW' /4SW' /4NE' /4, SW1 /4, W1 /2NW' /4SE' /4,
<br />SI /2SEI /4
<br />Section 6: Lots 5, 6, 7, SI /2NEI /4, SEI /4NW1/4, EI /2SWI /4, SEI /4
<br />Section 7: All
<br />Section 8: NEI /4, W1 /z, W 1/2SEI/4(north of Deer Trail Ditch)
<br />Section 9: NEI /4, NW1 /4, SEI /4, NE1 /4SW1/4, SEI /4SW1/4, NEI /4SW1 /4SWI /4
<br />Section 10: All
<br />Section 11: SWI /4, NWI /4
<br />Section 14: NWI /4 except south of Union Pacific Railroad right of way
<br />Section 15: NEI /4, NWI /4, NWI /4SEI /4. Portions of the N1 /2SE1 /4, SWI /4SEI /4, S 1/2 S W 1/4excluding
<br />all private lands not owned or controlled by Bowie Resources LLC or the Union Pacific Railroad
<br />Section 16: NI /2NEI /4
<br />Section 17: NWI /4, W1 /2NEI /4
<br />Section 18: Lots 1, 2, NEI /4, EI /2NW1 /4
<br />Section 22: Portions of NWI/4NW 1/4on lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad
<br />Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />Section 1: SI /z, S1 /2NEI /4, SI /2NWI /4, Lots 9 - 12
<br />Section 12: Lots 1 through 12 inclusive
<br />Township 12 South. Ranize 91 West of the 6th P.M
<br />Section 27: SW1 /4, S1 /2SEI /4, S1 /2NE1 /4SEI /4, S1 /2NW1 /4SEI /4
<br />Section 28: EI /2SEI /4
<br />Section 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SEI /4NW1/4, SI /2NEI /4, NEI /4NEI /4
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