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• • III IIIIIIIIIIIII III <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depa«mem of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (3031 866-3567 <br />FA%. 13071 933 A 106 <br />October 23, 2000 <br />~~ <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />M IN ING•SAFETY <br />James S. Geier <br />BIII Owens <br />Colorado Department of Health covemnr <br />Air Pollution Control Division Greµ E watcher <br />4300 Cheny Creek Drive South E.e<uuve Direcmr <br />Denver, CO 80222-1530 nllcnael R. tin,; <br /> Division Dneaw <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 4 (PR-4) <br />Change in Mine Plan -Iron Point Tract Federal Coal Lease <br />Dear Mr. Geier: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 23, 2000, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Approval of [his perm[ revision would revise the current mine plan a[ the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The operator is proposing to <br />incorporate into the mine plan the longwall and room and pillar mining of the D seam, for an area that is within the Iron Point <br />Tract Federal Coal Lease COC-61209 and for a much smaller area on the east side of the present permit boundary. The <br />proposed mine plan anticipates mining into the fast quarter of 2005 a[ the current rate of 5 million tons per year. This mine plan <br />change does not include the room and pillar mining for the area within Federal Coal Lease COC-61209 that is wder Terror <br />Creek, by which the operator would be able to access [he B seam coal at the Bowie No. 1 Mine. That mine plan change is <br />anticipated to be submitted later. <br />This permit revision would incorporate 1751 additional surface acres into the existing permit area, 1632 acres of which are <br />federal and 1 l9 acres of which are private. Federal mineral acreage would increase by I71 I acres while private mineral acreage <br />would increase by 40 acres. Bowie Resources is negotiating for the remaining federal coal and some private coal on the east <br />side of the permit area. There will not be any new surface disturbance associated with this revision. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles norheast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, I I, 14, ! 5, and 16, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of [he 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. <br />A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection a[ the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, <br />CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written comments, or to request an informal <br />conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. (303) <br />866-367, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Delta County /ndependenr. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ ~,~ <br />J eph . Du <br />nvironmental Protection Specialist <br />C-PR-OS CI99609I 1JD 1000101] 13320 PM.doc <br />