REV98653

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 3/20/2001
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DMG
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: TR19
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman S[., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]:
FAX: [phone]
March 20, 2001
DIVISION OF
MINERALS
GEOLOGY
RECLAMATION
MININ G•SAFETY
Bill Owens
Delta County Commissioners Guvemor
County Commissioner Greg E. Walther
5th & Palmer Executive Director
Delta
CO 81416 Michael B. Long
, Division Director
Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083)
Technical Revision Application No. 19 (TR-19)
Add Train Loadout and Stockpile Area to Permit
Deaz Sir or Madam:
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 March 19, 2001, 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.
Technical Revision No. 19 provides for the addition of the Bowie No. 1 Train Loadout and Stockpile Area,
including the associated reclamation liability, into the Bowie No. 2 Mine Permit. Under a separate revision,
Technical Revision No. 35, the train loadout and stockpile area, and the associated reclamation liability, would be
removed from the Bowie No. 1 Mine Permit. No other changes would occur with this revision.
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, 11, 14, I5, and 16, Township 13 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.
The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete.
At [he time of publication of this notice, [he applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at
the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428, and a[ 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 for us to comply with regulatory time
frames, we request [hat comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no comments are received
by then, we will proceed on [he assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's
proposal.
Sincerely,
,LJ
seph J. DuNash
Environmental Protection Specialist
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