REV92782

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/31/2001
• Doc Name: BOWIE 2 MINE PN C-96-083 PR-5 MINE PLAN CHANGE
• From: DMG
• To: DEER TRAIL DITCH CO
• Type & Sequence: PR5
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1317 Sherman SL, Room ? 15
Denver, Colorado A020J
Phone: [phone]-J56:
F.~X~ (303) 83? 8106
May 31, 2001
Bob Barnes
Deer Trail Di[ch Company
1852 4365 Lane
Somerset, CO 81434
Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083)
Permit Revision Application No. 5 (PR-5)
Mine Plan Change
Deaz Mr. Bames:
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DIVISION OF
MINERAL
GEOLOGY':
RECLAMATION
MINING•SA FE Tka
Bill Owens
Governor
CreR E. Wal<her
Eaecmive Director
Michael8 Long
Dwisron Director
The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Titie 34, Article 33, Section 118,
Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on May 29, 200], an application to revise coal mining
operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment
periods as provided in the Act and [he Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
Approval of this permit revision would increase the permit boundary to the west by 560 acres and allow for
longwall mining west of the present mining, and west of the main fault, but just east of Tertor Creek.
Additionally, i[ is being proposed [hat one gob vent borehole and its associated light use road would be
constructed. All 560 proposed additional acres are on Federal ]and and, with this approval, would bring the
remainder of the Iton Point Tract Federal Coal Lease into the Bowie No. 2 permit. A portion of the proposed
mining had previously been approved as retreat mining of a room and pillaz operation.
The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado.
The pemlit area is further described as follows:
Portions oC Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, l0, 11, 14, 15, and 16, Township 13 Sou[h, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
Portions of Sections 33 and 34, Township 12 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.
A copy of the revision application is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand
Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide wrinen comments,
or to request an informal conference, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, ]313 Sherman
Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, [phone], within thirty (30) days after the last public notice in the Delta
Cnunry Independent.
Sincerely,
J eph J. Dudish
Environmental Protection Specialist
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