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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80?07 <br />Phone: (3031 866-3567 <br />FAX: (3031 8328106 <br />October 23, 2000 <br />The Fire Mountain Canal & Reservoir Company <br />P.O. Box 414 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) <br />Succession of Operator (SO-Ol) <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />R E C L A M A T I O N <br />MI NING•SAFETY <br />8il I Owens <br />Governor <br />Creg E. Watcher <br />E~ecwive DireUOr <br />r.~,~nael e. inns <br />Division Director <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, <br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on October 20, 2000, an application to revise coal mining <br />operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was <br />submitted by Vulcan Coal Company of Colorado. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Approval of this revision would transfer the permit and provide for a succession of operator for the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine, from Bowie Resources Limited to Vulcan Coal Company of Colorado. <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, 1 I, 14, 15, and l6, 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 />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. <br />At the time of publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at <br />the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, Colorado, and at the Division office. For additional <br />information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, <br />1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time <br />frames, we request that comments be submitted by November 9, 2000. If no comments are received by then, we <br />will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />r, !fir <br />seph 1. DL6ash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JJ D/Jrc so01 c96083.doc <br />