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Public Notice
<br />Bowie Resources Limited, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted a complete
<br />application for a technical revision to the Division of Minerals and Geology for its approved
<br />Bowie No. 2 Mine, mining permit No. C-96-083. The proposed revision provides for the
<br />construction of a light use road in an unnamed tributary to Terror Creek. The road descends
<br />into the Terror Creek Drainage. The purpose of this road is to provide access to the
<br />monitoring wells along Terror Creek. Additionally, this road will be used for crew access for
<br />future drilling to the west. This road will alleviate most of the traffic on the Terror Creek
<br />Descent. The new light use road will be located in the north'/z of Section 4, T 13 S, R 91 W.
<br />The new road will traverse land owned by Bowie Resources and land managed by the Bureau
<br />of Land Management.
<br />The mine facilities are located north of State Highway 1336 near the town of Bowie, CO. A
<br />pump station, three sediment ponds and unit train loadout are located south of State Highway
<br />1336. The Fire Mountain Canal is located south of the mine facilities and north of the unit
<br />train loadout. The North Fork of the Gunnison River is located south of the mine permit
<br />boundary. The mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie
<br />Quadrangle map within the following sections.
<br />Township 13 South. Range 91 West. 6th PM
<br />Sec. 2; SW'/aNW'/a, SW'/a
<br />Sec. 3: ALL
<br />Sec. 4; NE'/a, E'/zNW'/a, SW'/a, SE'/a
<br />Sec. 5: S''/zSE'/a, SE'/aSW'/a
<br />Sec. 8: NE'/a
<br />Sec. 9: NE'/a, NW'/a, SE'/a, NE'/zSW'/a
<br />Sec. 10: ALL
<br />Sec. 11: SW'/a, NW'/a
<br />Sec. 14: NW'/a except that portion south of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way
<br />Sec. 15: NE'/a, NW'/a, NWYaSE'/a*', Portions of the N'/zSE'/a, SW'/aSEYa,
<br /> SYzSW'/a, excluding all privately held lands not owned or controlled by
<br /> Bowie Resources Limited or the Union Pacific Railroad.
<br />Sec. 16: N'/zNE'/a
<br />Sec. 22: Portion of NW'/aNW'/a, on lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad
<br />Township 12 South, Range 91 West. 6th PM
<br />Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE'/aNW'/a, S'/zNE'/a
<br />Sec. 34: Lots 1 through 16, S'/zNE'/a, S'/zNW'/a,
<br />* North of old State Highway 133
<br />** North of Deer Trail Ditch
<br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit area contains 5,076 acres of land, 2,474 acres of private
<br />surface and 2,602 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the proposed permit area
<br />encompass 1958 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 3118 acres.
<br />A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library,
<br />140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO, and at the offices of the Division of Minerals and Geology,
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 866-3567. Written comments
<br />regarding this application may be submitted to and additional information may be obtained
<br />from the Division of Minerals and Geology at the above address.
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