2009-12-11_REVISION - C1996083 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 12/11/2009
• Doc Name: Completeness Letters
• From: DRMS
• To: State & Federal Agencies
• Type & Sequence: TR65
• Email Name: JJD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
December 11, 2009
Operations Manager
Corporate Services Office
Western Area Power Administration
P.O. Box 281213
Lakewood, Co 80228-8213
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Technical Revision Application No. 65 (TR-65)
Amend the B-Seam Mine Plan and Drill One Geotech Hole
Dear Sir or Madam:
COLORADO
D I V I S I ON OF
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 December 11, 2009, an
application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 2 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.
In Technical Revision No. 65, Bowie Resources LLC (BRL) is proposing to amend its B-Seam mine plan
and also drill one geotechnical hole. Due to adverse mining conditions in the north, BRL is proposing to
curtail mining and related surface disturbance operations in the north and construct mains to the west to
connect the current Bowie No. 2 Mine workings with future longwall mining further to the west.
The mains will pass underneath Terror Creek and underneath the Western Area Power Administration
(WAPA) transmission line, between two of the transmission line's towers. The operator's contention is
that the mains are designed to prevent damage to Terror Creek and the two transmission line towers.
Attached is a portion of a map supplied by Bowie Resources that shows the north-south trending WAPA
transmission line and the northeast-southwest trending proposed mains. As shown on the map, most of
the coal will be left in place in the mains section. The mine operator has submitted a geotechnical report
in support of their contention that Terror Creek and the two WAPA transmission towers will not be
adversely affected by the limited extraction mining. The Division is in the process of reviewing this
report.
BRL is also proposing to room and pillar mine in an area that lies to the north of the current mains and
just east of Terror Creek. Finally, BRL is proposing to drill a geotechnical hole for a future vent shaft on
the west side of Terror Creek. The coal to be mined and the surface to be disturbed are managed by the
Bureau of Land Management. BRL's right to enter is under Federal Coal Lease COC-61209. All
proposed mining and surface disturbances are within the current permit area. No increase in coal
production or water usage at the mine is proposed in this revision.
The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia,
Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows:
Office of Office of
Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines