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Delta County
<br />ndeendent
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA ss
<br />1, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am publisher
<br />of the Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly news-
<br />paper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu-
<br />tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice
<br />or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
<br />United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions
<br />of the Act oC Mazch 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that
<br />said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish-
<br />ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws
<br />of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or adver-
<br />tisement was published in the regulaz and entire issue of every
<br />number of said weekly newspaper for the period of four con-
<br />secutive insertions: that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated June 22nd A.D., 2005,
<br />and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated July 13th ,A.D.. 2005.
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />Bowie Aesources LLC, P.O. Box 463,
<br />Peonia, CO, 61426, has submittetl e
<br />complete application far a permit revi-
<br />sion to Me Division of Minerals and
<br />Geology for its approved Bowie No.
<br />2 Mine, mining permit No. C-96-083.
<br />The proposetl revision will amentl
<br />the B-Seam mine plan. A thiN panel
<br />is projectetl in the west section of the
<br />mina. The permit boundary Will be
<br />expanded to encompass [he entire
<br />Federal coal lease boundary and two
<br />proposed lease modification areas.
<br />The mine plan does not prolett min-
<br />ing wWer Terror Creek to the west.
<br />The mine facilities are locaied nosh
<br />W State Highway Y33B near the town
<br />of Bowie, CO. A pump station, three
<br />sediment pontls and unit train loadout
<br />are locatetl south of State Highway
<br />1330. The Fire Mountain Canal is
<br />located south of Me mine facilities
<br />and.norM of the unit train loatlout.
<br />The North Fork of the Gunnison River
<br />is locatetl souM of the mine per-
<br />mil Boundary. Ttle proposetl mina
<br />'pertni[ Srea is lorted on the U.S.
<br />Geological Survey Z5 minute Bowie
<br />Ouatlrangle map wiMin the following
<br />- -- - sections. _
<br />T nsh'o 13 South Ranoe 91 West
<br />tw M
<br />Sec. 2: SW1/dNW1/4, SW1/d '
<br />Sec. 3: ALL
<br />Sec. 4: ALL
<br />Sec. 5: 51/2SE1/d, SE1/dSW1/a,
<br />$1/2NE1/4NE1 /46E1l4,
<br />SE1/4NW 1/4NE1/4SE1/4,
<br />E1/2S W t/4NE1/45E1/4,
<br />SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4
<br />Sec. B: NE1/4
<br />Sec. 9: NE1/4, NW1/4, SE1/4,
<br />NE1/25W1/4,
<br />SE1/4 SW1/4, NEi/4
<br />SW 1/4SW 1/4 '
<br />Sec. 10: ALL
<br />Sec. 11: SW1/4, NW1/4
<br />Sec. 14: N W1/4'excapt Mat
<br />portion south o! the Union
<br />Pacific Railroatl right of
<br />,way
<br />Sec. 15: NE1/4, NW1/4,
<br />NW1/dSE1/4", Portions
<br />01 Me N1/2SEt/4,
<br />SW7/45E1/4, S12SW1/4,
<br />exdutling all privately
<br />held
<br />lends not owned or `
<br />controlled by Bowie
<br />Resources Limited or the
<br />. Union Pacific Railroatl.
<br />Sec. 16: N1/2NE1/4
<br />• Sea 22: Portion of NW1/4NW1/d,
<br />on lends ownetl by the
<br />Umvn Pacifie Reitroad
<br />T h' 1 rth R e 91 West
<br />fith PM -
<br />Sac. 33: Lo~~1, 2, 3; 6, ], 8,10,
<br />- U, 1" t4,'16, 1G SE1~9,..
<br />I~ECEIVE~.
<br />JUL 2 2 2005
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology
<br />-- In wttness_whereof_I_have.. hereunto set`my hind this_ ~~:=-Nwrld;s4/zN.ra-=-'-`
<br />_13th_ day of i//)July-, A.D., 20`0115. I ///^/
<br />J~ A I ~ ~j,~I M/1 / JC~
<br />General manager
<br />of said
<br />Deita County Independent.
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary
<br />Public in and for the County of Delta,
<br />- State of Colorado, this _13th_ day of
<br />- - ul , A.D., 2005.
<br />• Notary. public
<br />My commission expires 12/ 17/2005
<br />900 Cypress Wood bane, Delta, CO 81416
<br />-~.`34"tols 1 Mrau , Si/2 ---
<br />NEt/4, S7/2NW7/4,
<br />North of old State Highway 133
<br />"North oI Deer Trail Ditch
<br />Tha Bowie N¢ 2 Mine permit ease
<br />wig i~reese 761 acres, 139 acres
<br />of private surface antl 22 acres of
<br />Federal surface. The new permit area
<br />will contain 5266 acres of land; 2,612,
<br />ettes of private surface and 2,6]4
<br />acres of Federal surface. Pmate mm-
<br />eraLS wRhin the proposed permit area
<br />encompass 195] acres with Federal
<br />minerals accounting for the balance
<br />of 3329 acres.
<br />A copy of the proposed revision is
<br />available for public inspection at Me
<br />Peonia Public Library, 140 Grand
<br />Avenue, Peonia, CO, and at the
<br />offices of the Division of Minerals
<br />and Geology, 1313 Sherman 51.,
<br />Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303)
<br />666-356]. Wdlten commenLa, objeu
<br />[ions or a request for an informal
<br />conference on the proposetl per-
<br />mit revision may be submitted to
<br />end additional information obtained
<br />from Me Division of Minerals and
<br />Geology, 1313 Sherman $L, Room T
<br />215, Denver, CO 60203, phone (303)
<br />966-356].
<br />Published in the Delta Count'
<br />Cepentlent June 22, 29, July 6 and
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