2009-12-11_REVISION - C1996083 ‎(4)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 12/11/2009
• Doc Name: Completeness Lettter ‎(Email)‎
• From: DRMS
• To: Western Slope Environmentalb Resource
• Type & Sequence: TR65
• Email Name: JJD
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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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]
COLORADO
D IV IS I ON OF
RECLAMATION
MINING
SAFETY
December 11, 2009 Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor
Executive Director Harris D. Sherman
Western Slope Environmental Resource Council Executive Director
Box 1612
P
O Ronald W. Cattany
.
. Division Director
Paonia, CO 81428 Natural Resource Trustee
Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083)
Revision: TR-65
Amend the B-Seam Mine Plan and Drill One Geotech Hole
Dear Sir or Madam:
The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received a revision for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. Attached is a copy of the
pertinent sections of the revision submittal. The revision was called complete on December 11, 2009. The decision due date is
February 9, 2010.
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 transmission line,
between two of the transmission line's towers. The mains are designed to prevent subsidence underneath Terror Creek and the
two transmission line towers. 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.
This revision is available for review at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
J seph . Du
nvironmental Protection Specialist
JJD/Ahd
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