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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmenl of N~lural Resources <br />1313 Shermon 51., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colar,ldn 80203 _- <br />Phune:1303)866-756i - <br />F.4X:1703J832-8106 <br /> DEPARTMENT OI:' W <br /> NATURAL, <br />Jnly s. 199a RESOURCE`: <br /> <br />Alan Pearson Roy ROmer <br />Department of Natural Resources cObef°" <br />Division of Water Resources James 5 Lorhhe~rl <br /> E~rtulive Dueapr <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room S l8 <br />Denver, CO 80203 n~ichael a Long <br />Dwnion DveUOr <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 M1line (Permit No. C-96-083) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 2 <br />Incidental Boundary Change and Federal Coal Mine Plan <br />Dear Mr. Pearson: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 1 l6, Paragraph <br />4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 7, 1998, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie No. <br />2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. All <br />review and comment periods as provided m the Ac[ and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />This revision proposes to add 158 acres to the permit area of a valid and existing permit and [o change the mine plan to include <br />federal coal. The surface and subsurface of the additional acreage are owned by Bowie Resources and by the Bureau of Land <br />Management. The proposed additions are located in Sections 2, 4 and I 1 of Township 13 South, Range 91 West, located in <br />the Terror Creek and Hubbard Creek drainages. This revision can not be approved until the federal coal lease has been <br />secured by Bowie Resources. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, l 1, 14, I5, and 16, Township 13 South, Range 90 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 technical 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 or to provide written comments, contact the Division <br />of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to <br />comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. If no <br />comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the <br />applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />I/' r U""'~""~'\ <br />[3 seph 1. Du~sh <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JJ D/J RC <br />AI90SSV RL~TEMPR0J09115 IIO <br />