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iiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiii <br />STATE OF COLO1Z~Uy <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />DeI)arlml'nl ul Nalur,~l HCtinu Res <br />111 J Sherman 51 . Koum ? 15 <br />Denver, Colorado 80:11) <br />Phone' 111111 866-3 56 7 <br />FAX: (3PJ; 83?-15106 <br />January 7, 1999 <br />Fire Mountain Canal 3r. Reservoir Company <br />P.O. Box 414 <br />Paonia, Co 81428 <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-96-083), Technical Revision Application No. 7 <br />Mine Plan Change to Longwall Mining <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br />~~ <br />II~~~ <br />s. <br />DEPARTMENT OL <br />NATURAI . _ <br />RESOURCE`S <br />Rny Rnmer <br />Governor <br />tames 5. Lochhead <br />Evecmive Director <br />nLChael 8. Long <br />Dw~swn Oneaor <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, tha[ on December 16, 1998, 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 Bowie Resources Limited. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the <br />Regulations initiate from this date of filing. Due [o an oversight on my part, this letter was no[ mailed to you on <br />December 17, 1998. Please be advised that your right to comment remains. <br />Approval of tlus technical revision would allow a change in the mine plan for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The change <br />would permit longwall mining and an increase in production from 2 million tons per year to 5 million tons per <br />year. The proposed mining change would still be in the current permit boundary and still involve only private <br />surface and fee coal. <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 technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Delta County Courthouse, 5th <br />& Palmer, Delta, CO 81x16, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 13]3 Sherman Street, Denver, <br />Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we reques[ that <br />comments be submitted within fifteen (l5) days of this letter. If no comments are received by then, we will <br />proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />`~seph J. Du ash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />c:\wp61 \bowie2\tr7comp3 <br />