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<br />Delta County
<br />independent,
<br />401 Meeker St.
<br />P.O. Box 809
<br />Delta, CO 81416
<br />AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />COUNTY OF DELTA )SS.
<br />I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing
<br />editor of the Delta County Independent, that the same is a weekly
<br />newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County
<br />of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in
<br />said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu-
<br />tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice
<br />or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the
<br />United States mails as second-class matter under the provisions
<br />of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that
<br />said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish-
<br />ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws
<br />of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or adver-
<br />tisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every
<br />number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one con-
<br />secutive insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in
<br />the issue of said newspaper dated May 6th, A.D., 2009, and
<br />that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated May 6th, A.D., 2009.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />6th day of May, A.D., 2009.
<br />General manager of said
<br />Delta County Independent.
<br />Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary
<br />Public in and for the County of Delta,
<br />State of Colorado, this 6th day of May A.D.,
<br />2009..
<br />Notary Public
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box
<br />483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has sub-
<br />mitted a complete application for a
<br />technical revision to the Division of
<br />Reclamation, Mining & Safety for its
<br />;approved Bowie No. 2 Mine, mining
<br />permit no. C-1996-083. The proposed
<br />revision will incorporate drawings into
<br />the permit application package that
<br />show the 3H:1V slopes on the upper
<br />portions of coal mine. waste disposal
<br />area number 2. Bowie Resources,
<br />LLC previously demonstrated that
<br />slopes as steep as 3H:1 V for the
<br />? upper portions of 'coal mine waste
<br />disposal area number 2 will provide a
<br />factor.of safety of 1.5, both during and
<br />after construction, when proper meth-
<br />ods of construction are used and site
<br />conditions are periodically monitored.
<br />Most of the mine facilities are located
<br />north of Bowie Road near the town
<br />of Bowie, CO. A pump station, three
<br />sediment ponds, a coal mine waste
<br />disposal area and unit train loadout
<br />are located south of Bowie Road. The
<br />Fire Mountain Canal is located south
<br />of the mine facilities and north of the --
<br />unit train loadout. The North Fork of
<br />the Gunnison River is located south
<br />of the mine permit boundary. The
<br />proposed mine permit area is located
<br />on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5
<br />minute Bowie Quadrangle map within
<br />the following sections.
<br />Township 13 South Ranee 91 West
<br />'6th PM
<br />Sec. 2: SW1/4NW1/4, SW1/4
<br />Sec. 3: ALL
<br />Sec. 4: ALL -
<br />Sec.'5: S1/2SE1/4, SE1/4SW1/4,
<br />S1/2NE1/4NE1 /4SE1/4,
<br />SE1/4NW 1/4NE1/4SE1/4,
<br />E 1 /2 S W 1 /4 NE 1 /4 S E 1 /4,
<br />SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4
<br />Sec. 8: NE1/4
<br />Sec. 9: NE1/4, NW1/4, SE1/4,
<br />NE1/2SW1/4, SE1/4
<br />SW1/4, NE1/4
<br />SW1/4SW1/4
<br />Sec. 10: ALL
<br />Sec. 11: SW1/4, NW1/4
<br />Sec. 14: NW1/4 except that
<br />portion south of the Union
<br />Pacific Railroad right of
<br />way
<br />Sec. 15: NE1/4, NW1/4,
<br />NW1/4SE1/4", Portions
<br />of the N1/2SE1/4,
<br />SW1/4SE1/4, S1/2SW1/4,
<br />excluding all privately
<br />held lands not owned or
<br />controlled by Bowie
<br />Resources Limited or the
<br />Union-Pacific Railroad.-.
<br />Sec. 16: N1/2NE1/4
<br />Sec. 22: Portion of NW1/4NW1/4,
<br />on lands owned by the
<br />Union Pacific Railroad
<br />Township _12 South Rance 91 West
<br />s6tn PM
<br />Sec. 27: SW1/4, S1/2SE1/4, S1/2
<br />NE1/4SE1/4, S1/2
<br />NW1/4SE1/4
<br />Sec. 28: E1/2 SE1/4
<br />Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8; 10,
<br />11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE1/4
<br />NW1/4, St/2NE1/4,
<br />NE1/4NE1/4
<br />Sec. 34: ALL
<br />Sec. 35:-SW/4 Lot 18, NW14
<br />_-Lot 19 ,
<br />. ' North of Deer Trail Ditch
<br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit con-
<br />twins 5,865 acres of land, 2,612 acres
<br />of private surface and 3,253 acres
<br />of Federal surface. Private miner-
<br />als within the proposed permit area
<br />encompass 1,957 acres with Federal
<br />minerals accounting for the balance
<br />of 3,908 acres.
<br />A copy of the proposed revision is
<br />available for public inspection at the
<br />Paonia Public Library, 140 Grand
<br />Avenae,_Paonia,_CQ,.$nd at. the attic-
<br />as df the `Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining & Safety, 1313 Sherman St.,
<br />Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303).
<br />866-3567. Written comments regard-
<br />ing this application may be submit-
<br />ted to and additional information
<br />may be obtained from the Division
<br />of Reclamation Mining & Safety at
<br />the above address. Written comments
<br />must be received by the Division of
<br />Reclamation, Mining & Safety within
<br />10 days after the date of this publica-
<br />tion in order to be considered.
<br />Published in the Delta County
<br />Independent May 6, 2009.
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2009
<br />900 Cypress Wood Lane, Delta, CO 81416
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