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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Rewurces <br />1113 Sherman $[., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone. 003) 866J56i <br />FAX: 003) 83'_-81 OG <br />April 27, 1999 <br />~~ <br />DIVISION OF <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING•SAFETY <br />Chuck Roberts Bill Owens <br />Department of Natural Resources c°~ern°` <br />Division of Water Resources Greg E. Walther <br /> Executive D~reaor <br />1313 Sherman Stree[ <br />Room 818 <br />. Michael B. Long <br />Denver. CO 80203 Dlvismn Dlreclo~ <br />Re: Bowie Mine No. 1 (Permit No. C-81-038) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 3l (TR-31) <br />Incorporate Revised Air Emissions Permits into Permit <br />Dear Mr. Roberts: <br />The Division of Minerals and Geology hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph <br />4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 26, 1999, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie Mine <br />No. 1 waz considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision waz submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />The approval of this revision would incorporate revised air emissions permits (construction permits) into the Bowie No. I <br />permit for the train loadout and for the mine site itself. The revised air emissions permits have increased [he ma.Ximum <br />production limit at the train loadout from I.7 million tons per year to 3.0 million tons per year. The air emissions permi[ <br />production limit at the mine site remains at one million tons per year. No new land will be disturbed. There will not be any <br />changes to the facilities or the hydrologic pro[ection system. There will be an increase in the water consump[ive use at the train <br />loadout. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 miles north of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area <br />is further described as follows: <br />Portions of Sections I.'_, 3, 10-15, 22-25, Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 5-8, 17-19, 29-32, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned trac[s of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. <br />A copy of the technical revision application is available for public inspection at the Delta County Courhouse, 5th & Palmer, <br />Delta, CO S 1416, and at the Division office. For addi[ional information or to provide written comments, contact [he Division <br />of Minerals and Geology, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to <br />comply with regula[ory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (I S) days of this letter. However, <br />comments may be recieved at the Division within thirty (30) days of the publication of the public notice of the completeness <br />for this Technical Revision. If no comments are received by [hen, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />o eph . Du~sh~ <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />1JD~~RC V `OSSVRpTF.)IPAOiUJBUIID <br />