<br />L
<br />Delta County
<br />ndependennt .
<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 Iss.
<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 July 1st, A.D., 2009, and
<br />that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of
<br />said newspaper dated July 1st, A.D., 2009.
<br />In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this
<br />1st day of July, 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 1st day of July A.D.,
<br />2009.
<br />Notary Public
<br />My commission expires 12/24/2009
<br />900 Cypress Wood Lane, Delta, CO 81416
<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 483,
<br />Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted a
<br />request for transfer of a coal permit
<br />and succession of operator to the
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining
<br />and Safety for the Bowie No. 2
<br />Mine, mining permit C-1996-083.
<br />Bowie Resourc@s LLC is the current
<br />permittee and has agreed to transfer
<br />the permit to the new owners of
<br />Bowie Resources LLC. The request
<br />for transfer includes a revision of the
<br />identification of interests section of
<br />the permit.
<br />The mine facilities are located north of
<br />Bowie Road near the town of Bowie,
<br />CO. A pump station, three sediment
<br />ponds and unit train loadout are
<br />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 Range 91 West
<br />6th PM
<br />Sec. 2: SW1/4NW1/4, SW1/4
<br />Sec. 3: ALL
<br />Sec. 4: ALL
<br />_ Sec. 5: S7/2SE114,.SE1/4SW114,
<br />S1/2NE7/4NE1/43E1/4,? - - -
<br />SE1/4NW1/4NE1/4SE1/4,
<br />E1/2SW 1/4NE1/4SE1/4,
<br />SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4
<br />Sec. 8: NE1/4
<br />Sec. 9: NEi/4, NW14 SE114,
<br />NE7/2SW1/4, SE-1/4
<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. 1$: NE1/4, NWt/4,
<br />NW1/4SE1/4', Portions
<br />of the N1/2SE1A
<br />SW1/4SE1/4, S7f2SW1/4,
<br />excluding all privately
<br />held lands not.owned or
<br />controlled by Bowie
<br />Resources Limited of 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 />Townshio 12 South Range 91 West.
<br />6th 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 />NWlX, S1/2NE1/4, .
<br />Sec. 34: ALL
<br />Sec. 35: SW/4 tot 18, NW/4
<br />Lot 19
<br />North of Deer Trail Ditch
<br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit contains
<br />5,865 acres of land, 2,612 acres of
<br />private surface and 3,253 acres of
<br />Federal surface. Private minerals
<br />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 revised identification
<br />of interests section of the permit and
<br />the transfer request is available for
<br />public inspection at the Paonia Public
<br />Library, 140 Grand Avenue, Paonia'
<br />CO, and at the offices of the Division
<br />of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, 1313
<br />Sherman St., Room 215, Denver,
<br />CO, 80203, (303) 866-3567. Written
<br />comments regarding this application
<br />may be submitted to and additional
<br />information may be obtained from
<br />the Division of Reclamation Mining
<br />'& Safety at the above address. Any,
<br />person whose interests are or may
<br />be adversely affected, including but
<br />not limited to, the head of any local,
<br />State, or Federal government agency,
<br />may submit written comments on
<br />the application for approval to the
<br />Division of- Reclamation, - Mining
<br />and Safety, within 15 day of this
<br />newspaper notice.
<br />`hhrliahed' in the--Oeha County
|