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iiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiii Public Notice 999 Bowie Resources Limited, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted a complete application for a technical revision to the Division of Minerals and Geology for its approved Bowie No. 2 Mine, mining permit No. C-96-083. The proposed revision provides for the installation of two gob vent boreholes and the associated construction of light use roads and drill sites. The two gob vent borehole drill sites and associated light use roads are located on surface owned by Bowie Resources Limited and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Right of entry on the BLM managed land is authorized by Federal Coal Lease COC-61209. The light use road construction will disturb approximately 2.3 acres. The two drill sites will disturb approximately 1.0 acres for a total disturbance of 3.3 acres. All of the mine facilities except a pump station and sediment pond are located north of old State Highway 133 near the town of Bowie, CO. The Fire Mountain Canal is located south of the mine facilities. The railroad and the North Fork of the Gunnison River are also located south of the mine facilities. The mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle map within the following sections. Township 13 South, Range 91 West. 6th PM Sec. 2: SW'/<NW'/<, SW'/< Sec. 3: ALL Sec. 4: NE'/<, EYzNW'/<, E'/zSW'/<, SE'/< Sec. 9: NE'/<, E'/zNW'/<, SE'/a, NE'/< SW'/< Sec. 10: ALL Sec. 11: SW'/a, NW'/< Sec. 14: N'/zNWY<*, SW'/aNW'/<* Sec. 15: NE'/<, NW'/<, NW'/.SE'/<** Sec. 16: N'/zNE'/< Townshio 12 South. Ranq_e 91 West. 6th PM Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE'/aNW'/a, S'/zNE'/a Sec. 34: Lots 1 through 16, S'/zNE'/a, S'/zNW'/<, * North of old State Highway 133 ** North of Deer Trail Ditch The approved Bowie No. 2 Mine permit area contains 4525 acres of land, 2402 acres of private surface and 2123 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the proposed permit area encompass 1887 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 2638 acres. A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO, and at the offices of the Division of Minerals and Geology, 1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 866-3567. Written comments regarding this application may be submitted to and additional information may be obtained from the Division of Minerals and Geology at the above address.