2022-05-24_REVISION - C1981038 (3)

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PUBLIC NOTICE Bowie Resources LLC, P.O. Box 1488, Paonia, CO, 81428 has submitted an application for a final Phase III bond release to the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety for its mining permit No. C1981-038. The mining permit was initially approved on September 24, 1981 and renewed on April 20, 2018.The current reclamation bond is $2,800,000 and is in the form of two corporate surety bonds. This permit action will release about $58,000 from the reclamation bond. The area for which the bond release is being requested is at the Bowie No. 1,West Mine area,excluding the two sediment ponds. The total disturbance associated with this bond release application is approximately 13.1 acres. Reclamation work was performed in 2000, 2001 and 2002. The West Mine area is located in Lots 2, 3, 6, &7 of Section 23,Township 13 South, Range 92 West, 61" P.M. The area has been backfilled, graded to approximate original contour and hydroseeded. Vegetation has flourished and meets the permit criteria to qualify for a Phase III bond release. The Bowie No. 1 Mine is located in Delta County,approximately four(4) miles north of Paonia,CO. The surface facilities, located north of the North Fork of the Gunnison River,are located in portions of Sections 23 and 24, Township 13 South Range 92 West; and Section 29, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. The areas within the mine permit area that are requested for release are located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute Bowie and Gray Reservoir, Colorado Quadrangle maps within the following sections. Township 13 South, Range 92 West, 61" P.M. Sec 23: Lots 2, 3, 6, & 7 Written comments or objections to the proposed 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.