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Public Notice Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted a complete application for a technical revision to the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety for its approved Bowie No. 2 Mine, mining permit no. C-1996-083. The proposed revision will allow the Operator to haul gob from the preparation plant to gob pile number 3. The Operator originally planned to convey the gob from the preparation plant, over Bowie Road and the Fire Mountain Canal, to the gob pile. The haul route will be from the coal preparation plant, across Bowie Road, over the Fire Mountain Canal to gob pile number 3. The grade of the haul road will vary from 2 to 10% and will traverse a mostly southeasterly route. The mine facilities are located north of Bowie Road near the town of Bowie, CO. A pump station, three sediment ponds and unit train loadout are located south of Bowie Road. The Fire Mountain Canal is located south of the mine facilities and north of the unit train loadout. The North Fork of the Gunnison River is located south of the mine permit boundary. The proposed mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle map within the following sections. Township 13 South. Range 91 West. 6th PM Sec. 2: SW3NW3, SW3 Sec. 3: ALL Sec. 4: ALL Sec. 5: S2SE3, SE3SW3, S%:NE'/,NE'/,SEY+, SE'/,NW'/.NE'/,SE'/<, EY:SWY,NE'/.SEY., SEY<NE'/.SE'/< Sec. 8: NE3 Sec. 9: NE3, NW3, SE3, NE2SW3, SE3SW3, NE3SW3SW3 Sec. 10: ALL Sec. 11: SW3, NW3 Sec. 14: NW 3 except that portion south of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way Sec. 15: NE3,NW3,NW3SE3',Portions of theN2SE3,SW3SE3,S2SW3,excludingall privately held lands not owned or controlled by Bowie Resources Limited or the Union Pacific Railroad. Sec. 16: N2NE3 Sec. 22: Portion of NW3NW3, on lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE3NW3, S2NE3 Sec. 34: Lots 1 through 16, S2NE3, S2NW3, Sec. 35: SW/4 Lot 18, NW/4 Lot 19 North of Deer Trail Ditch The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit contains 5305 acres of land, 2,612 acres of private surface and 2,693 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the proposed permit area encompass 1957 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 3348 acres. A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO, and at the offices of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, 1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 866-3567. Written comments regarding this application may be submitted to and additional information may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety at the above address. Written comments must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety within 10 days after the date of this publication in order to be considered.