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<br />Delta County
<br />ndependent
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />F.O. BOX 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />RECEIi/Ep
<br />MAY 14 2004'
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICA~~~}on fit Minerals and CeBlagy
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY-OF DELTA ss_ __
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing
<br />editor of the Delta County Independent, that the same is a weekly
<br />newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in said
<br />County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecutive weeks
<br />prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice or
<br />advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the United
<br />States mails as second-class matter under the provisions otthe Act
<br />of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that said
<br />newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publishing legal
<br />notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the
<br />State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or adver-
<br />tisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every
<br />number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one consecutive
<br />insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated May 5th, A.D., 2004, and that the
<br />last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated May 5th, A.D., 2004.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />5tht day of Ma'y,..^/A.D.-, 2J0~0/4/n. ~ /p~ ~ J ~ ~ ~ ~
<br />General manager of said
<br />Delta County Independent
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary
<br />Public in and for the County of Delta,
<br />~~ State of Colorado, this 5th day of May. A.D.,
<br />(2004.
<br />Notary Pu is
<br />My commission expires 12/17/2005
<br />900 Cypress Wood bane, Delta, CO 81416
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />Bowie Reswrces 1JmNEd, R O. Box
<br />1460, Paonia, Cdaratlo, 01420, has
<br />tiletl with the Coloratlo Division of
<br />Minerals and Geology a complete
<br />application for a technical revision for
<br />its Bowie No.1 Mine permit No.061-
<br />038. The proposed revision prwntles
<br />for the drilling of one explorelion hole
<br />antl two gob vent hdes. The explo-
<br />ration hole end g¢b vent hoMS wifl
<br />further tleline the remaining coal
<br />reserves within the Bowie No. 1 Mine
<br />pennil area. The gob vent holes will
<br />also be utilized over fdure bngwa0
<br />panels.
<br />The project involves upgretling
<br />approximately 2.4 miles of light use
<br />roaq mnslruding 04 miles pl new
<br />matl and the constmdwn of Mree
<br />tlnll pads. Drill dg access will be Irom
<br />Me north or south. The northern
<br />access will be Irom Stephens Gulch
<br />matl. The south¢m access will be
<br />Imm Garvin Mesa, either up tMOUgh
<br />the Farmers Mine pr the roatl along
<br />Tenor Creek. Coal mined Irvin within
<br />the Bowie No. 1 Mine permit area will
<br />be trensportetl by conveyor belt out
<br />of the Bowie No. ^ mine portals. The
<br />Bowie No, 1 Mine portals mlrnot be
<br />:. ,.: ..
<br />Delta rounry, approximatey car
<br />miles north of Paonia. CO. The Bowie
<br />No. 1 Mime loadout is locatetl in Delta
<br />county approxunately one mile east
<br />of Paonia, CO south ~of State
<br />Highway 133. The surface facilities,
<br />locatetl none of Me NoM Fork of the
<br />Gunnison River, ere located in por-
<br />tions of Sections 23 antl 24,
<br />Township 13 South Range 92 West;
<br />antl Section 29, Township 13 South,
<br />Range 91 West of Me 6th P.M. The
<br />mine permit area ¢ heated on the
<br />U.S. Geological Survey ],5 minute
<br />Bowie antl Groy Recervdq Cdoratlo
<br />Quadrangle maps vnNin Me lolbwing
<br />sections.
<br />West 6M PM
<br />Secfions: 1, 2, 10. 11, 12, 13, 14
<br />15, 22.23, 24 antl 25
<br />' r4 Couth Range 91
<br />Wa~+~6th P M.
<br />Sections: 5. 6. 7, 0, 1l, 16, 19.
<br />29, 30, 31, and 32
<br />containing e,6T0 acres more or
<br />less.
<br />The Bowie No. 1 Mine permit area
<br />contains 0,670 acres of land, 6]52
<br />acres d private solace antl t9t8
<br />acres of Fetleral surtace, Private min-
<br />erals wihin the proposetl permit ama
<br />encompass 1433 acres with Fetleral
<br />minerals acceuPtin9 for the balance
<br />of ]23] acres.
<br />A cdpY of the proposal revision Is
<br />availAble tar public inspectbn al Me
<br />Paonia Public 4iprary, 140 Grantl
<br />pWt'nr~aonia, CO, and~.ai She
<br />d icg Division of MinNral£ d
<br />Geology, ~Y~~
<br />215, Denver, CO, 00203, (303) 066-
<br />356].
<br />Written comments regarding this
<br />application may be submi6etl to and
<br />atlditional information may be
<br />obtained Irom the Division of
<br />Minerals end Geology et M¢ above
<br />atltlress.
<br />Publishetl in the Delta County
<br />Intlepentlenl May 6. 2004.
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