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iii iiuiiiiiiii iii <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Ivalural Resources <br />1713 Sherman 51., Room ? I S <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: f3071 866-3567 <br />FAX: 1307) 832-8106 <br />February 19, 1999 <br />Delta Coun[v Commissioners <br />County Commissioner <br />5th & Palmer <br />Delta, CO 81416 <br />DIVISION O F <br />MINERALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLAMATION <br />MI NING•$AFETY <br />Bill Owens <br />Govemrx <br />Greg E. Walther <br />Eaecmive Dlreaor <br />Michael B. Long <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-96-083) D+~+s.on Dueclor <br />Technical Revision Application No. 8 (TR-8) <br />Add West Pod to Mine Plan and Up Date Mine Plan Map and Subsidence Information <br />Dear Counry Commissioner: <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 February I8, 1999, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie <br />No.2 Mine was consideredcomplete for the purposes of filing. The revisionwas submitted by Bowie Resources Limited. All <br />review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. <br />Approval of this technical revision would allow mining m [he west section of the already approved permit area. Mining would <br />remain conventional room and pillarand there would not be any increaze in the production rate. No Federal coal is involved. <br />In addition, the mine plan map is being updated with this technical revision to show the current extent of mining and the <br />proposed addition to the mine plan. Finally, the subsidencesection of the permitapplication is being updated to include mining <br />through the fault that will need to occur in order to access the proposed west mine section. <br />The undergroundcoal mining operation rs on land located approximately 5 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado The permit <br />area is further described as follcws. <br />Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 9, I0, I I, 14, I5, and 16, Township l3 South, Range 91 West 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 [he technical revision application is available for public inspection at [he Delta County Courthouse, 5th & Palmer, <br />Delta, CO 8 L416, and at the Division office. For additional infonnationor to provide written comments, contact the 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 regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (IS) days of this letter. If no <br />comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the <br />applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ D,~ <br />eph . Dudss~l <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />JJ D/1 RC <br />\I'~OSSVRC'JtD)O])W IID <br />