REV91354

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 8/13/2001
• Doc Name: BOWIE MINE 1 PN C-1981-038 TR-38 METHANE MONITORING DRILL HOLE
• From: DMG
• To: DOW
• Type & Sequence: TR38
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Departmen[o( Natural Resources
1313 Sherman Sl., Room Z1S
Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION o F
Phone: [phone] MINERAL S
FA%. (3031 832-8106 6r.
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
August 13, 2001 MINING•SAFETY

Colorado Division of Wildlife Bil I Owens
cavern°r
West Regional Service Center Greg E. Walther
711 Independent Ave. Exec°'rve o.re°°`
Grand Junction
CO 81808 Michael B. Long
, Division Director
Re: Bowie Mine No. l (Permit No. C-1981-038)
Technical Revision Application No. 38 (TR-38)
Methane Monitoring Drill Hole
Deaz West Regional Wildlife Manager:
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 August 13, 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.
Approval of this revision would permit the drilling of one methane monitoring drill hole and the construction of its
associated light use road. The monitoring hole location is in the vicinity of the west mine and will be used to
monitor the pressure within the Bowie No. 1 mine underground workings. The proposed drill pad and road aze
located on Bureau of Land Management land within Federal Coal Lease C-37210, in Sections IS, 22, and 23 of
T13S, R92W. The 6 inch diameter drill hole will be approximately 770 feet deep. The light use road will be 16
feet wide and 2300 feet N length. The total disturbance of the drill pad and road will be about 1.2 acres, with silt
fence being utilized for sediment control. The drill hole and [he road will be reclaimed after use.
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 land aze shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Bowie & Gray Reservoir.
Because the above referenced technical revision application would incorporate additional lands into the permit
azea or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we aze requesting
your agency's evaluation of the proposal. Your comments and concerns relating to the adequacy of fish and
wildlife resources information, the fish and wildlife plan, and the reclamation plan as it relates to Fish and wildlife
considerations, including potential impacts to threatened or endangered species, are requested. If wildlife habitat
is the proposed postmining land use, we request your evaluation of proposed woody plant stocking levels, planting
arrangements, and methods for mitigation of potential adverse impacts.
A copy of the technical revision cover letter and a location map are enclosed. Please advise us if you require