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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1713 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I v 15 1 o N O F <br />Phone: 130318663567 <br />~ M I N E RA L S' <br />FAx <br />. 1303)832-8106 & <br /> GEOLOGY <br />A r1127, 1999 <br />P RECLAMATION <br />MI NING•SAFETY <br />James S. Geier <br />ail I Owens <br />Colorado Department of Health euvemnr <br />Air Pollution Control Division Greg E. Watcher <br />4300 Chem: Creek Drive South Executive Director <br />DEnver, CG 8112?2-I$3Q M¢hael B. Long <br />' <br /> nision Director <br />D <br />Re: Bowie Mine No. I (Permit No. C-81-038) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 31 (TR-3l) <br />Incorporate Revised Air Emissions Permits into Permit <br />Dear Mr. Geier: <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 P_pril 26, 1999, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie Mine <br />No. I was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. All review <br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of tiling. <br />The approval of this revision would incorporate revised air emissions permits !construction permits) into the Bowie No. I <br />permit for the train Ioadou[ and for the mine site itself. The revised a'u emissions permits have increased the maximum <br />production limit at the train Ioadou[ from 1.7 million tons per year to 3.0 million tons per year. The air emissions permit <br />production limit at the mine site remains atone million tons per year. No new land will be disturbed. There will no[ be. any <br />changes to the facilities orthe hydrologic protection system. There will be an increase in the water consumptive use at the train <br />loadout <br />The undere3round.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, 2, 3, 10-I5, ??-25, Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M. <br />Portions of Sections 5-8, 17-19, 29-32, Township I3 South, Range 91 West of [he 6th P.M. <br />The above-mentioned tracts 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 Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, <br />Delta, CO 8I4I6, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division <br />of Minerals and Geology, Room 2I5. 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order for us to <br />comply with regulatory 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, [he applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />rl ` <br />seph . Dtldash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JJD/1RC <br />M'OSNRCSE>1pA03W801 )1D <br />