2008-04-24_REVISION - C1981038 (2)

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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resoi.irces 1313 S{~erman St, f?oon~Jl1 5 Dem~er, Colorado 8tJ203 Phone: (3~3) 866-3567 FAX: (303j 832-8106 Apri124, 2008 Greg Wolff Colorado Historical Society The Colorado History Museum 1300 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 Re: Bowie No. 1 Mine (Permit No. C-1981-038) Technical Revision Application No. 49 (TR-49) Two Exploration Holes Dear Mr. Wolff: COLORADO D I V 1' S ION O F RECLAMATION MINING - &- SAFETY Bill Ritter, Jr. Governor Harris D. Sherman Executive Director Ronald W. Cattany Division Director Natural Resource Trustee The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116, Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 24, 2008, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 1 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC. All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing. Bowie Resources Limited is proposing to drill two exploration holes. The project will involve upgrading approximately 1.7 miles of light use road and construction of 0.1 miles of new road and two drill pads. The new and upgraded light use roads and two drill pads will disturb approximately 3.9 acres. Reclamation will consist of restoring the drill pads, narrowing the upgraded road, reclaiming the new road and seeding. The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 miles north of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: Portions of Sections 1, 2, 10-15, 22-25, Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M. Portions of Sections 5-8, 17-19, 29 and 30, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. Because the above-referenced technical revision application would incorporate additional lands into the permit area or might otherwise alter previously approved permit conditions or mitigation measures, we are requesting your agency's evaluation of the potential for impacts to cultural and historic resources. In accordance with the May 1991 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between our agencies, we must have your concurrence in order to approve this proposal. We are required to make a finding that "the proposed operations will not adversely affect any publicly owned park or place listed on or those places eligible for listing, as determined by the SHPO, o^ the National Register of Historic Places, unless approved jointly by the Board and the Federal, State, or local agency with jurisdiction over the park or place." Therefore, we request that you submit Office of Office of . ....,.~i i ... ~J ~,.,,i-..»-,~-~..., flAn vAr (:ra nrl IunrYinn • rlnrannn Ar~tiua anti Inac-tiva Mince