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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION Of MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 C O L O IZA D O <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION O F <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 MIN & A L S <br />FAX: (303) 832$106 G E O L O G Y <br />December I, 2003 REC LAMATION•MIN ING <br /> SAFETr6CIENCE <br />Carl Johnston <br /> <br />Office of Surface Mining Bill Owens <br />covemor <br />Western Regional Coordinating Center <br />1999 Broadwa ,Suite 3320 <br />Y tree E. warner <br />Executive DIreCIOr <br />P.O. Box 46667 <br />Denver, CO 80201-6667 Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division DIfeCEOr <br /> Natural Resource Trustee <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 31(TR-31) <br />Mine Plan Changes and Incidental Boundary Changes <br />Deaz Mr. Johnston: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, <br />of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 1, 2003, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 2 <br />Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />In Technical Revision No. 31, Bowie Resources Limited (BRL) is proposing to modify both the D coal seam mine plan and the <br />B coal seam mine plan in order to incorporate an extension of Federal Coal Lease COC 61209. BRL is proposing to extend one <br />D-seam longwall panel 1300 feet to the southwest and to add additional bleeder entries to one B-seam longwall panel. Both <br />proposed mine plan changes require the addition of 49.3 acres to the permit azea. BRL is also proposing to take out 0.7 acres <br />from the permit azea at the west end of the unit train loadout. <br />The Underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit <br />azea is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 1Q 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 33 and 34, Township 12 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. <br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of <br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Delta County <br />Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, Delta, CO 81416, and at the Division office. For additional infomtation or [o provide written <br />comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Shem~an Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, <br />(303) 866-3567. In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen <br />(IS) days of this letter. If no comments aze received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections to; the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, nn <br />.C.J <br />seph .Dinh <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JJD/Ahd <br />C-TRADif1t946083 JJD 20031201_20308 PM Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />