REV90315

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 3/20/2001
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DMG
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: TR35
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Mazch 20, 2001
John Norris
Town Manager
Town of Paonia
P.O. Box 460
Paonia, CO 81428
Re: Bowie Mine No. 1 (Permit No. C-1981-038)
Technical Revision Application No. 35 (TR-35)
Remove Train Loadout and Stockpile Area from Permit
Dear Mr. Norris:
DIVISION O F
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MINING•SAFETY
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Governor
Greq E. Watcher
Executive Director
Michael B. Long
Division Director
The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4,
of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on Mazch 19, 2001, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie Mine
No. 1 was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. All review
and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
Technical Revision No. 35 provides for the removal of the Bowie No. I Train Loadout and stockpile area, including the
associated reclamation liability, from the Bowie No. 1 Permit. Under a separate revision, Technical Revision No. 19, the train
loadou[ and stockpile azea, including the associated reclamation liability, would be added to the Bowie No. 2 Permit. No other
changes would occur with this revision.
The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 miles north of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is
further described as follows:
Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 10-15, 22-25, Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M.
Portions of Sections 5-8, 17-19, 29-32, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
The above-mentioned tracts of ]and are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie.
The applicant is required [o publish notice in a local newspaper that [his application has been deemed complete. A[ the time of
publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Paonia Public Library,
P.O. Box 969, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or ro provide written comments,
contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone]. In
order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this
letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
to, the applicant's proposal.
Sincerely,
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Ji~eph J. Dudash
Environmental Protection Specialist
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