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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman 5t., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303~~I~$6 2008 <br />Mr. Ryan Taylor <br />Paonia Ranger District <br />USDA-Forest Service <br />P.O. Box 1030 <br />Paonia, Colorado 81428 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION O F <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />- &- <br />SAF ETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />RE: Bowie No. 2 Mine, Permit No. C-96-083, Bowie Resources LLC Natural Resource Trustee <br />Permit Revision No. 10, Expand Mine Plan to the North, Request for Adequacy Review Status <br />Dear Mr. Taylor: <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Division) is requesting an update from the <br />USDA-Forest Service (Forest Service) concerning the resolution status of the Forest Service adequacy <br />issues for Permit Revision No. 10 (PR-10) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. <br />[n the adequacy review for PR-10, the Division received two adequacy review letters from the Forest <br />Service. The letters were dated May 2, 2006 and February 22, 2007 and copies were sent by the Division <br />to Bowie Resources LLC (BRL) for their consideration. Responses by BRL to the Forest Service issues <br />were sent to the Forest Service by the Division. [n addition, the Forest Service received copies of seismic <br />monitoring reports and apre-subsidence inspection report for the Terror Creek Reservoir area. <br />Since we are approaching resolution of the PR-10 issues, the Division would like to know what <br />outstanding issues remain as far as the Forest Service is concerned. Also, please advise us as to whether or <br />not you feel another meeting to discuss PR-10 issues would be desirable. <br />Also, as we had discussed previously, BRL has submitted Permit Revision No. 11 (PR-11) for the Bowie <br />No. 2 Mine. In PR-11, the proposed mine plan that was originally submitted in PR-10 is being revised. <br />Instead of the generally east-west trending longwall panels proposed in PR-10, the revised mine plan in <br />PR-11 has the longwall panels trending generally north-south. In order to avoid any confusion in the <br />reviews of the two permit revisions, the Division has decided to finish the review of PR-10 as submitted. A <br />separate review of PR-i l will be conducted concurrently. <br />If you have any questions, please call me. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~•~C <br />ose J. dash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Jim Stover (J.E. Stover & Associates) <br />William Bear (Bowie Resources LLC) <br />Jason Ward (Colorado Division of Water Resources) <br />Sandy Brown (DRMS) <br />Marcia Talvitie (DRMS-Durango) <br />c:\word\bow ie2\pr I Ousfsadey let2 <br />Office of Office of <br />Minrarl land Rarlamatinn flnn~ic~ !".~.,.~ I~~...-N.... rl„r~..~.. ......._ __~ i___...._ ...___ <br />