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iiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiii <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmrnl of Nawral Resources <br />171 }Sherman St.. Roam ? 15 <br />Denver, Colorado AO'03 <br />Phone: L}031 tlGfi-JSfi: <br />FA%:0011 BJ'_ 810 <br />May 14, 1999 <br />Steve Hinchman, Director <br />Western Slope Environmental Resources Council <br />P.O. Box 1612 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-96-083) <br />Permit Revision Application No. 2 (PR-2) <br />Approval for Longwall Mining <br />Dear Mr. Hinchman: <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MININ G•SAFETY <br />all Owens <br />Governor <br />ereK E. w,lener <br />Eteculive Dneaor <br />Michael B. Lony <br />Dmnion Direcror <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 118, <br />Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 14, 1999, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment <br />periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Approval of this permit revision would allow the use of longwall mining within [he present permit area and at the <br />presently approved production rate of 2 million tons per year. The coal that would be extracted by the longwall <br />method is privately owned. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. <br />The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, and 16, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 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 at the Delta County Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, <br />Delta, CO 81416, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written comments, or to <br />request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Rootn 215, 1313 Sherman Street, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Delta Counry <br />Lldependeru. <br />Sincerely, <br />seph~J. D ash <br />~ c~ ~~~ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />J]D/JRC <br />}1 \OSSURC\TEh1P\R0508JOS.11D <br />