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• • iiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiii <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF ~VIINER?,LS AND GEOLOGY <br />Dcpar;nutm of NaRiml P,rsnurres <br />l i l 3 Sherman 5;.. Ruum_ l i <br />Danve. r, Colorado HO'03 <br />Phone. 1303).455-3157 <br />FAQ. (3011 H3'_-8 R)n <br />June 17, 1999 <br />Richard Rodin <br />~~ <br />Dtv1510 N' OF <br />M[NERALSI <br />GEOLOGY <br />R EC IAMATIONI <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />Concerned Garvin Mesa Citizens Ral o..en, <br />Box 1607 c°°"°°` <br />Gres E. watcher <br />Paonia. Colorado 81428 Esecuove Direoor <br />htrc`Iael B..any <br />Re: Response To Citizen Complaint, Bowie No. 1 and No. Z Mines, Bowie Resources Limitgldivon o~reaor <br />Dear ivlr. Rodin: <br />The Division has received your letter, dated blay 26, 1999, in which you expressed your organization's <br />opposition to any permit expansion concerning Bowie Resources Limited. The Division has several <br />revisions in-house which, if approved, would expand the operations at the Bowie No.l Mine and the <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine. At present, the proposed revisions would increase production at the Bowie No. 1 <br />loadout to 3 million tons per yeaz (Technical Revision No. 31) ,allow longw~all mining within the <br />present permit area and at the present rate of 2 million tons per yeaz at the Bowie Ne. 2 Mine (Permit <br />Revision No. 2) and add support facilities and increase production to ~ million tons per yeaz at the <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit Revision No. 3). <br />The Division is in the process of performing a thorough review of these revisions for those issues <br />which the Division has jurisdiction over. Before the Division issues its proposed decisions, there is a <br />public comment period for each revision and an opportunity to request an informal conference for each <br />of the permit revisions. After the Division issues proposed decisions on these revisions, the public can <br />request a hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Boazd. <br />At the date of this letter, the public cotrunent period for Technical Revision 31 has expired. The public <br />comment periods and opportunity to request an informal conference for Permit Revisions Nos. Z and 3 <br />aze still open. The notices announcing the public comment periods and the opportunity to request an <br />informal conference were published in the Delta County Independent. When the Division issues <br />proposed decisions for these revisions, notices will be published announcing the opportunity to request <br />a heazins before the Mined Land Reclamation Board. <br />If you have any questions or need additional information, please call me. <br />Sincerely, <br />. `~ ~~~~ <br />seph D ash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist c:\ms97\bowie2\citletl <br />