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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY Department of Natural Resources t 313 Sherman St., Room 215 C O L D RA D O Denver, Colorado 80203 DIVISION O F Phone: (303) 866-3567 M I N E RA L $ FAX: (303) 832$106 &- G E O L O G Y December 1, 2003 RELLANATION•NINING SAFETY•SCIENCE Liane Mattson sill Owens U.S. Forest Service Governor Paonia Ranger District Greg E. watcher P.O. Box 1030 Executive Director Paonia, CO 84128 Ronald W. Cattany Division DireRar Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) Natural Resource Trustee Technical Revision Application No. 31 (TR-31) Mine Plan Changes and Incidental Boundary Changes Dear Ms. Mattson: The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Pazagraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on December 1, 2003, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the pfuposes 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. In Technical Revision No. 31, Bowie Resources Limited (BRL) is proposing to modify both the D coal seam mine plan and the B coal seam mine plan in order to incorporate an extension of Federal Coal Lease COC 61204. BRL is proposing to extend one D-seam longwall panel 1300 feet to the southwest and to add additional bleeder entries to one B-seam longwall panel. Both proposed mine plan changes require the addition of 49.3 acres to the permit area. BRL is also proposing to take out 0.7 acres from the pem»t azea at the west end of the unit train loadout. The Underground coal urining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit azea is further described as follows: Portions of Sectons 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 1Q 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, 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-menfioned 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 Delta County Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, Delta, CO 81416, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. 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, J seph . Dtrd~ Environmental Protection Specialist JJD/Ahd C-T'R-O~ff144Ad083 JJD_20031201_20315 PM Office of Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Su