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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 />Ryan Taylor <br />U.S. Forest Service <br />Paonia Ranger District <br />P.O. Box 1030 <br />Paonia, CO 84128 <br />Dc: ;;vi'?'ic 1`.v liiiuc (P crlilit No. C-iiii-v°o.'i), Tcrrlirlicai nSivrl Apj?li?alivn No. u7 (T :-v j <br />Terror Creek Ventilation Shaft <br />Dear Mr. Taylor: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON 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 <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine was considered complete for the purposes of filing. The revision was submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC. <br />All review 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. <br />The 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 <br />will 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 fmished diameter of about 18.5 feet. Once the shaft is constructed, an escape hoist and nitrogen <br />generator will be installed on the shaft site pad. Power for the facilities will be from within the mine. No ventilation fan is <br />anticipated at this time. The shaft and associated surface disturbances will be bonded for reclamation. Access to the site will be <br />from the Bowie No. 2 Mine, up Steven's Draw and, then, down the newly approved and constructed Terror Creek access road. <br />The underground coal mining operation is on land located approximately 5 miles Northeast of Paonia, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: Portions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 22, Township 13 South, Range <br />91 West of 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 <br />the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567. <br />In order for us to comply with regulatory time frames, we request that comments be submitted within fifteen (15) days of this <br />letter. If no comments are received by then, we will proceed on the assumption that you have no concerns with, or objections <br />to, the applicant's proposal. <br />Sincerely, <br />Hnen l Protectio n Specialist C-TR-03_C1996083_JJD_07202010101708.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines