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 21 S

Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S I O N O F
Phone: [phone] M I N E RA L
FAX: [phone] &
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
March 20, 2001 MINING•SAFETY

Tara Thomas Bill Owens
governor
Western Slope Environmental Resources Council Greg E. Walther
P.~. BOX 1612 Executive Director
Paonia
CG 81428 Michael B. Long
, Division Director
Re: Bowie Mine No. 1 (PerTrtit No. C-1981-038)
Technical Revision Application No. 35 (TR-35)
Remove Train Loadout and Stockpile Area from Permit
Dear Ms. Thomas:
The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
Pazagaph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on Mazch 14, 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 $owie 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 azea,
including the associated reclamation liability, from the Bowie No. 1 Permit. Under a separate revision, Technical
Revision No. 19, the train Loadout and stockpile area, 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 azea is further described as follows:
Portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 10-I5, 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 land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie.
The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete.
At 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, Faonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional
information or [o 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,
~T; seph J. l~idash
Environmental Protection Specialist
C-TR-0J C1981038 IID ?0010320 92958 AN