2016-09-13_REVISION - C1996083 (7)

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PUBLIC NOTICE Bowie Resources LLC, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81424 has submitted an application for a partial bond release to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety for its mining permit No. C-1996-083. The mining permit was initially approved on April 4, 1997 and renewed on April 4, 2012. The current reclamation bond is $12,466,699.61 and is in the form of four corporate surety bonds. This permit action will release about $350,000 from the reclamation bond. The area for which partial bond release is being requested is wide spread over the permit area. During the period 2003 through 2016, numerous drill pads and roads were graded to approximate original contour and seeded. During the same period of time numerous gob vent and exploration holes were sealed. During 2015 ten drill sites and two roads were restored to approximate original contours. Soil cover and topsoil were placed on 4.5 acres of gob pile #1 during 2014. Gob pile #1 and gob pile #2 have a combined 7.4 acres covered with 3.5 feet of soil. The ten drill sites and two roads representing 12.3 acres are eligible for Phase I bond release. The 11.9 acres at gob pile #1 and #2 that have been covered with 3.5 feet of soil are also eligible for Phase 1 bond release. There are 33 drill holes that have been permanently abandoned and sealed that are eligible for Phase I, II and III bond release. The drill sites and other items included in this bond release application are wide spread stretching from Hubbard Creek on the east to Stevens Gulch on the west. The bond release areas are bounded by Bowie Road to the south and stretching about three miles to the north. The areas where bond release is being requested are contained on portions of the following lands: Township 13 South. Ranae 91 West. 6th PM Sec. 5: S/2SW/4 Sec. 7: Lots 1, 2, 4, E/2NW/4, SE/4SW/4 Sec. 10: SW/4SW/4 Sec. 11: NW/4NW/4, SW/4SW/4 Sec. 14: NW/4 Sec. 15: NW/4NW/4, NE/4 Township 13 South, Range 92West, 6th PM Sec: 1: SW/4, S/2NW/4, Lot 2 Sec. 12: Lots 1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 11 Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM Sec. 33: Lot 10 Sec. 34: Lot 12 Written comments or objections to the proposed bond release, and a request for a public hearing or informal conference may be submitted to and additional information obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, Co. 80203-2273, phone (303) 866-3567. Comments, objections or requests for a public hearing or informal conference must be made within thirty (30) days of the last publication of this notice or within thirty (30) days of the completed bond release inspection, whichever is later.