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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215
<br />Denver, Colorado 80203
<br />Phone: (303) 866-3567
<br />FAX: (303) 832-8106
<br />July 20, 2010
<br />Carl Johnston
<br />Office of Surface Mining
<br />Western Regional Coordinating Center
<br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
<br />Denver, CO 80202
<br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083), Technical Revision Application No. 67 (1 K-67)
<br />Terror Creek*`7entilation Shaft
<br />Dear Mr. Johnston:
<br />COLORADO
<br />DIVISION OF
<br />RECLAMATION
<br />MINING
<br />SAFETY
<br />Bill Ritter, Jr.
<br />Governor
<br />Mike King
<br />Executive Director
<br />Loretta E. Pineda
<br />Director
<br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article 33, Section 116,
<br />Paragraph 4, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on July 20, 2010, an application to revise coal mining operations at the Bowie
<br />No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC. All review
<br />and comment periods as provided in the Act and the Regulations initiate from this date of filing.
<br />In Technical Revision No. 67, Bowie Resources LLC is proposing to construct a ventilation shaft for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The
<br />site lies in the northeast: quadrant of Section 8 of Township 13 South and Range 91 West. The proposed site is located
<br />approximately 500 feet east of Terror Creek on a previously approved and disturbed drill pad. No new surface disturbance is
<br />planned. The surface of this proposed site is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and leased to Bowie Resources LLC
<br />through Federal Coal Lease COC-61209.
<br />The ventilation shaft will be bored from the bottom up to the top with the cuttings placed at the coal waste stockpile. The shaft will
<br />be about 550 feet deep and have a rough diameter of 20 feet. The entire shaft will be lined with concrete to minimize water
<br />infiltration, resulting in a finished diameter of about 18.5 feet. Once the shaft is constructed, an escape hoist and nitrogen generator
<br />will be installed on the shaft site pad. Power for the facilities will be from within the mine. No ventilation fan is anticipated at this
<br />time. The shaft and associated surface disturbances will be bonded for reclamation. Access to the site will be from the Bowie No. 2
<br />Mine, up Steven's Draw arid, then, down the newly approved and constructed Terror Creek access road.
<br />The underground coal mixing operation is on land located approximately 5 miles northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is
<br />further described as follows: Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of
<br />the 6th P.M. Portions of Sections 33 and 34, Township 12 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M.
<br />The above-mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie.
<br />The applicant is required to publish notice in a local newspaper that this application has been deemed complete. At the time of
<br />publication of this notice, the applicant is additionally required to place a copy of this application at the Paonia Public Library, 2
<br />Third Street, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information or to provide written comments, contact the
<br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. In order
<br />for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this letter. If no
<br />comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections to, the applicant's
<br />proposal.
<br />Sincerely,
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<br />()oseph J. ash
<br />Environmental Protection Specialist C-TR-03 C1996083_JJD 07202010101715.doc
<br />Office of
<br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand )unction Durango Office of
<br />Active and Inactive Mines
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