REV95585

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 9/11/2000
• Doc Name: BOWIE 2 MINE PN C-1996-083 TECHNICAL REVISION APPLICATION 18 TR 18 CHANGE IN MINE PLAN FOR D2 & D3 P
• From: DMG
• To: OSM
• Type & Sequence: TR16
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Depanmem of Natural Resources
I } 13 Sherman SL, Room ?15
Denver, Colorado 80?03
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
September I I, 2000
Carl Johnston
Office of Surface Mining
Western Regional Coordinating Center
1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
Denver, CO 80202-5733
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Greg E. Watcher
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Michael B. Long
Drvivon D~reclor
Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083), Technical Revision Application No. 18 (TR-18),
Change in Mine Plan for D2 & D3 Panels
Dear Mr. Johnston:
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 September 11, 2000, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie No.
2 Mine 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 Ac[ and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
Approval of this technical revision would allow a change in the approved mine plan. The change would permit longwall mining
in the western portions of two longwall panels, within the currently approved permit boundary. The proposed litttited longwall
mining would occur in private and federal coal. The federal coal is managed by the Btueau of Land Management. The right of
entry to the federal coal has been obtained through the approved Iron Point Tract Federal Coal Lease COC-61209. About
904,000 tons of private coal and 286,000 tons of federal coal are involved in [his revision. No new surface disturbance would
occur, although subsidence of the surface will take place with longwall mining.
The Division is requesting that the Office of Surface Mining make a determination as to whether or not the proposed action in
TR l8 constitutes a federal mine plan action. The Division would appreciate i[ if the determination can be made in writing.
The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit
area is Further described as follows:
Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, I I, 14, I5, and 16, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. These
above-mentioned 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 [his 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 Paonia Public Library,
140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428, 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, [phone]. In
order Cor us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this
letter. I(no comments are received by [hen, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections
to, the applicant's proposal.
Sin~.lJ~
J sep J. ash
nvtronme al Protection Specialist
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