2014-11-24_REVISION - C1996083 (4)

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Public Notice Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted 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. Technical revision no. 96 proposes a bond adjustment. The bond adjustment which is a reduction in the bond amount is possible because three drill holes and eleven geotechnical holes are being deleted from the permit. 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 train 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 Survey 7.5 minute Bowie and Gray Reservoir Quadrangle maps within the following sections. Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM Sec. 2: SW 14NW /4,SW /4 Sec. 3: ALL Sec. 4: ALL Sec. 5: ALL Sec. 6: ALL Sec. 7: ALL Sec. 8: NE /4, W/2, W /2SE /4 Sec. 9: NE /4, NW 14, SE /4, NE /2SW /4, SE /4SW 14, NE /4SW /4SW /4 Sec. 10: ALL Sec. 11: SW /4, NW /4 Sec. 14: NW 14 except that portion south of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way Sec. 15: NE /4, NW 14, NW 14SE/4* Portions of the N /2SE /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: N /2NE /4 Sec. 17: NW /4, W /2NE /4 Sec. 18: Lots 1,2, NE /4, E /2NW 14 Sec. 22: Portion of NW /4NW /4, on lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Township 13 South, Range 92West, a PM Sec. 1: All Sec. 12: Lots 1 through 12 inclusive Sec. 36: S/2 Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM Sec. 27: SW 14, S /2SE /4, S /2NE /4SE /4, S /2NW /4SE /4 Sec. 28: E /2SE /4 Sec. 31: Lots 11 through 26 inclusive Sec. 32: Lots 10 through 15 inclusive Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE /4NW /4, S /2NE /4, NE /4NE /4 Sec. 34: ALL Sec. 35: SW /4 Lot 18, NW /4 Lot 19 *North of Deer Trail Ditch The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit contains 10,987.2 acres of land, 5,723.9 acres of private surface and 5,263.3 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the permit area encompass 1,957 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 9,030.2 acres. A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Street, Paonia, CO, and at the offices of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, 1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 866 -3567. Written comments regarding this application may be submitted to and additional information may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety at the above address. Written comments must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety within 10 days after the date of this publication in order to be considered.