Delta County
<br />,ndeendent
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />_COUNTY OF DELTA ss_ _ _ _ -
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing
<br />editor of the Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly
<br />newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />of Delta. State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu-
<br />tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice
<br />or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
<br />United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions
<br />of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that
<br />said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish-
<br />ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws
<br />of the State of Colorado: that the annexed legal notice or adver-
<br />tisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every
<br />number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one con-
<br />secutive insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated June 8th, A.D„ 2005, and
<br />that the last publicatio^ of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated June 8th, A.D., 2005.
<br />In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand this
<br />8th day of June. A,D., 2005.
<br />General manager of said
<br />Delta County Independent.
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary
<br />`~~"~ _Public in and for the County of Delta,
<br />~`~\`:_State of= Colorado, this 8th day of June A.D.,
<br />2005.
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<br />900 Cypress Wood bane, Delta, CO 81416
<br />EF~'EIVED
<br />JI~iV 10 2005
<br />Dimstotl of ~4uneiels and Geology
<br />NOTICE OF PROPOSED
<br />DECISION
<br />The Colorado Division of Minerals
<br />.end Geology proposes to Approve
<br />Technical Revision Application No.
<br />39 (TR-39)for the Bowie No, 2 Mine
<br />(Permit No. G1996-083), submit-
<br />ted by Bowie Resources, LLC. In
<br />Technical Revision No. 39 Bowie
<br />- Resources,- ttC~ is-proposing-to
<br />revise [he permk application in order
<br />to bring the maps and text up to date
<br />' with what is in the field. The updates
<br />' are generalry located in the Pond C
<br />area and Ne B-Seam portal bench
<br />area. Tha updated documentation
<br />involves several tlkches and culveds,
<br />tworoads, two topsoil stockpiles and
<br />the Pontl C water treatment facility.
<br />Tha Bowie No. 2 Mine is an under-
<br />ground coal mine located in Delta
<br />County, approximaiely 5 miles
<br />northeast of Paonia, Coloratlc. Coal
<br />interest is Federal and private, and
<br />the sudace affected is Fetlerel end
<br />private land. The permk area encom-
<br />passes approximately 5,124.60
<br />acres.
<br />This proposed decision is based an
<br />a finding Nat the proposed operation
<br />will comply wiN ell requiremerHS of
<br />the Colorado Surface Coal Mining
<br />Reclamation Ac[, Section 3433-101,
<br />M seq., C.R.S., and Ne regulations
<br />promulgated Nereuntlec
<br />•Copies of the proposed decision,
<br />including stipulations, ere on file for
<br />public inspection et [he Coloratlb
<br />Division of Minerals and Geology,
<br />Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313
<br />Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado
<br />80203. Persons with an interest that
<br />may be etlversely affected by Ne
<br />proposed decision may request a
<br />formal hefldng before the Mined
<br />Lend Reclamation Board on the pro-
<br />- __ . _ -1 posed tlerlaion. Such r~~~asl must
<br />be made within [an (10) days of Ne
<br />inRial publication of Nis notice, must
<br />Ee in wdtirg, arM must state with
<br />reasonable specificity [he reasons for
<br />the request end the obleclions to [he
<br />proposed decision.
<br />Published in the Delta County
<br />Independent June B, 2005.
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