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Public Notice
<br />Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted a complete application for a
<br />technical revision to the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety for its approved Bowie No. 2 Mine,
<br />mining permit no. C-1996-083. The proposed revision will amend the mining plan. Main entries are to
<br />be constructed under Terror Creek. The main entries will provide necessary access to develop and
<br />mine longwall panels to the west of Terror Creek. The main entries are designed to prevent subsidence
<br />where they pass under Terror Creek and where they pass under the Western Area Power
<br />Administration transmission line. There are transmission line towers north and south of the main entries
<br />but there is not a transmission line tower above the main entries. A new room mining area is also
<br />proposed adjacent to the North Mains. BRL also proposes to drill a geotechnical hole to determine rock
<br />characteristics and water inflow locations at a potential ventilation shaft site located west of Terror
<br />Creek.
<br />Most of the mine facilities are located north of Bowie Road near the town of Bowie, CO. A pump station,
<br />three sediment ponds, a coal mine waste disposal area and unit train loadout are located south of Bowie
<br />Road. The Fire Mountain Canal is located south of the mine facilities and north of the unit train loadout.
<br />The North Fork of the Gunnison River is located south of the mine permit boundary. The proposed mine
<br />permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle map within the following
<br />sections.
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM
<br />Sec. 2: SW'/4NW'/4. SW1/4
<br />Sec. 3: ALL
<br />Sec. 4: ALL
<br />Sec. 5: S1hSE1/4, SEA/4SW'/4, S'/2NE'/4NE'/SE%, SE%NW%NE%SE%,
<br /> E'/2SW%NE'/4SE%, SE'/4NE%SE'/4
<br />Sec. 8: NE'/4
<br />Sec. 9: NE'/4, NW1/4, SE'/4, NE'/2SW'/4, SEI/4SW'/4, NEB/4SW'/4SW'/4
<br />Sec. 10: ALL
<br />Sec. 11: SW'/4, NW'/4
<br />Sec. 14: NW1/4 except that portion south of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way
<br />Sec. 15: NE1/4, NW1/4, NW'/4SE'/4*, Portions of the N1/2SE1/4, SW'/4SE'/4, S'/2SW'/4, excluding
<br /> all privately held lands not owned or controlled by Bowie Resources Limited or the
<br /> Union Pacific Railroad.
<br />Sec. 16: N1/2NE1/4
<br />Sec. 22: Portion of NW'/4NW'/4, on lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad
<br />Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM
<br />Sec. 27: SW/'/4, S'/2SE'/4, S'/2NE'/4SE%, S'/2NW'/4SE'/4
<br />Sec. 28: E'/2 SE'/4
<br />Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE'/4NW'/4, S1/2NE1/4, NE'/4NE'/4
<br />Sec. 34: ALL
<br />Sec. 35: SW/4 Lot 18, NW/4 Lot 19
<br />* North of Deer Trail Ditch
<br />The Bowie No. 2 Mine permit contains 5,865 acres of land, 2,612 acres of private surface and 3,253 acres
<br />of Federal surface. Private minerals within the proposed permit area encompass 1,957 acres with Federal
<br />minerals accounting for the balance of 3,908 acres.
<br />A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third
<br />Street, Paonia, CO, and at the offices of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, 1313 Sherman
<br />St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 866-3567. Written comments regarding this application may
<br />be submitted to and additional information may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation Mining &
<br />Safety at the above address. Written comments must be received by the Division of Reclamation,
<br />Mining & Safety within 10 days after the date of this publication in order to be considered.
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