Laserfiche WebLink
<br /> <br /> <br />Notice of Proposed Decision <br /> <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has issued a proposed decision to <br />approve Bond Release Application No. 2 (SL-2) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-1996- <br />083. The underground operation is operated by Bowie Resources, LLC under the provisions of <br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The bond release application was <br />submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC on September 13, 2016. Bond Release No. 2 (SL-2) <br />associated with the Bowie No. 1 Mine represents a partial Phase I bond release request application. <br />SL-2 proposes the release on 12.27 acres of partial Phase I bond release and the release of 29 <br />sealed drill holes. The total amount of reclamation liability to be released is $218,873.77. An <br />additional reduction of $241,044.13 is associated with the SL-2 approval based on cost updates to <br />the reclamation cost estimate, for a total reduction of liability of $459,917.90. The affected area <br />is located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado. <br /> <br />Copies of the proposed decision are available for review at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety office, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, and on the <br />Division’s website at <br />http://mining.state.co.us/Reports/MiningData/Pages/ImagedDocumentData.aspx. A user’s guide <br />for our document imaging system is also available in pdf format at the same web address. <br /> <br />Any person who has an interest which is or may be adversely affected may request an adjudicatory <br />hearing regarding this proposed decision. Requests for a hearing must be made in writing within <br />thirty (30) days of the first publication of this notice, and shall state with reasonable specificity the <br />reasons for the request and objections to the proposed decision. <br />