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iii iiiiiiiiiiiu iii 999 Barry Schreckengost 1959.5 Albion Rd. Austin CO 81410 Dear Sir or Madam; RECEIVED MAR 01 1999 Division o! Minerals d Geology I am currently an employee of Bowie Resources Ltd. I have worked in the mining industry for 22 yrs. I support the wntinued mining in the Paonia~area and support the Iron Point Lease application. This and the lease affecting the Oxbow Mine lease are a win win situation for the local economy, the envvonment, and the United States. The mining industry is one of the largest employers in Delta County d'vectly. The indirect or spin off jobs has been calculated at being 5 to 1 or for every mining job there are 5 other jobs created to support 1 mining job. The coal mined in the West is a low sulphur coal that when burned does not pollute the air as does a high sulphur coals. The robust US Economy has been driven largely do to lower fuel costs. The coal mining industry has had a large impact in that 56% of the electricity in the US is produced from coal, and the cost of coal is half of what it was in the 1970's. No other industry during the past 20 years has been able to become that productive and lower it's costs by half. I am very proud to be involved in the coal mining industry. The concerned residents of Garvin Mesa have shown recently that they aze not willing to work with the mining industry. Bowie Resources Ltd. asked for a right of way across federal coal reserves to access more private coal. This would not have increased production from the operation. The residents found fault with this request and have appealed again. Showing that the elimination of mining is what they desire. The elimination of coal mining would result in higher electric bills and export of high paying jobs and would have a devastating economic impact in Delta County as well as surrounding counties. Sincerely; Barry Schreckengost