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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1 3'13 Sherman SL, Room 21 S
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />April 24, 2008
<br />COLORADO
<br />D I V I S I O N O F
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
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<br />SAF ETY
<br /> Bill Ritter, Jr.
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<br />Ryan Taylor Governor
<br />U.S. Forest SeTV1Ce Harris D. Sherman
<br />Paonia Ramer District Executive Director
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<br />P.O. BOX 1034 Ronald W. Cattany
<br /> Division Director
<br />Paonia, CO 84128 Natural Resource Trustee
<br />Re: Bowie lvo. 1 Mine (Permit No. C-1981-038)
<br />Technical Revision Application No. 49 (TR-49)
<br />Two Exploration Holes
<br />Dear Mr. Taylor:
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on April 24, 2008, an application to revise coal mining operations at the
<br />Bowie No. 1 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC.
<br />All review and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />Bowie Resources Limited is proposing to drill two exploration holes. The project will involve up~ading approximately 1.7
<br />miles of light use road and construction of 0.1 miles of new road and two drill pads. Reclamation will consist of restoring the
<br />drill pads, narrowing the upgraded road, reclaiming the new road and seeding.
<br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 3 miles north of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows:
<br />Portions of Sections 1, 2, ] 0-15, 22-2~, Township 13 South, Range 92 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />Portions of Sections 5-8, 17-19, 29 and 30, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.~ minute Quadrangle map of Bowie.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Paonia Public Library,
<br />140 Grand Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments,
<br />contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203,
<br />(303) 866-367. [n order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen
<br />(IS) days of this letter. 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,
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<br />Mar((cia L. Talvitie
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist
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