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SECTION I — HISTORY <br />The Bowie No. 1 Mine was an underground mine located in Delta County, approximately four <br />miles north of the town of Paonia, Colorado. The Bowie No. 1 Mine began operating in 1975 <br />and was permitted under the permanent state regulatory program in 1981. The mine was <br />originally called the Orchard Valley Mine and the original permittee was Colorado <br />Westmoreland, Inc. (CWI). The permit has been transferred on two different occasions; first to <br />Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corporation and then to Bowie Resources, LLC. <br />The original 1981 permit has been renewed six times. Three permit revisions and two technical <br />revisions expanded the original permit area of 2,283.5 acres to 8,859.9 acres. Permit Revision <br />No. 4 reduced the permit area to its currently approved 5,431.20 acres. <br />The western boundary of the permit area is bounded closely by the East and West Roatcap Creek <br />drainage divide, and the northern boundary is located near the Morrell Cow Camp area. The coal <br />loadout facilities are located approximately one mile northeast of Paonia along State Highway <br />No. 133. The general area of the mine is characterized by a semi -arid environment of steeply <br />sloping mountains. The permit area is located in portions of Sections 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, <br />22, 23, 24, and 25, Township 13 South, Range 92 West and portions of Sections 17, 18, 19, 29, <br />30, 31, and 32, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th Principal Meridian. <br />The post -mining land uses are grazing for livestock and wildlife at the mine site and orchard land <br />at the loadout facilities. <br />Permit (C-1981-038) <br />- Division issues Permit C-1981-038 <br />- Permit Renewal No. <br />1 <br />- Permit Renewal No. <br />2 <br />- Permit Renewal No. <br />3 <br />- Permit Renewal No. <br />4 <br />- Permit Renewal No. <br />5 <br />- Permit Renewal No. <br />6 <br />This Midterm Review is required to be completed by October 15, 2015. <br />SECTION II — REVISIONS TO THE PERMIT <br />September 24, 1981 <br />July 21, 1988 <br />April 20, 1993 <br />April 20, 1998 <br />April 20, 2003 <br />May 12, 2008 <br />January 31, 2013 <br />The following is a summary of the revisions to the permit since the RN -6 Findings Document <br />dated December 20, 2012. <br />R evki nn No <br />SL -04 <br />MR -129 <br />MR -130 <br />Approval Date <br />06/03/2013 <br />04/17/2013 <br />07/09/2013 <br />Nature of Revision <br />Partial Phase I Bond Release <br />Ownership and Control Update <br />Land Ownership Update <br />- $1,278,543.70 <br />No Change <br />No Change <br />Bowie No. 1 Mine -3- 10/13/2015 <br />