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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OE MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department nl Nawral Resources <br />1311 Sherman St.. Room 2I5 <br />Denver, Colorado 80?03 ~ o I v I s I o N o r <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 MINERAL S <br />F.1X: (303) 8328106 & <br /> GEOLOGY <br />April 27, 1999 RECLAMATION <br /> MI NING•SA FE TY <br />Mike Ward <br />U.S. Forest Service ell Owens <br /> Governor <br />Paonia Ranger District <br />P.O. Box 1030 Greg E. walcner <br />E>•ecunve Direaar <br />Paonia, CO 84128 Michael B. Long <br /> Dwismn Dkeclor <br />Re: Bowie Mine No. 1 (Permit No. C-81-038) <br />Technical Revision Application No. 31 (TR-31) <br />Incorporate Revised Air Emissions Permits into Permit <br />Dear Mr. Ward: <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 a[ the Bowie Mine <br />No. !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 [he 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 [he train loadout and for the mine site itself. The revised air emissions permits have increased the maximum <br />production limit at the train loadout 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 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 protection system. There will be an increase in the water consumptive use at the [rain <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, 2, 3, 10-I5, 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 Wes[ of the 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 814 {6, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the Division <br />of Minerals and Geology. Room 21i, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-367. In order for us to <br />comply with regulatory time frmes, 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 then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns <br />with, or objections to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely. <br />1 ~ L"u~e.c-Q <br />sep i1. D ash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />11D/JRC sl'OASURCTE>P~AO;OSBOS 11D <br />