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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 />C O L O R AD O <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S I ON OF <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 RECLAMATION <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 MINING <br /> <br /> SAFETY <br />July 20, 2010 <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br /> Governor <br />Executive Director <br />Western Slope Environmental Resource Council Mike King <br /> Executive Director <br />P.O. Box 1612 <br />CO 81428 <br />Paonia Loretta E. Pineda <br />, Director <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C-1996-083) <br />Technical Revision: TR-67 <br />Terror Creek Ventilation Shaft <br />Dear Executive Director: <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received a revision for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The <br />revision was called complete on July 20, 2010. The decision due date is September 18, 2010. <br />In Technical Revision No. 67, Bowie Resources LLC is proposing to construct a ventilation shaft for the <br />Bowie No. 2 Mine. The site lies in the northeast quadrant of Section 8 of Township 13 South and Range <br />91 West. The proposed site is located approximately 500 feet east of Terror Creek on a previously <br />approved and disturbed drill pad. No new surface disturbance is planned. The surface of this proposed site <br />is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and leased to Bowie Resources LLC through Federal <br />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 <br />stockpile. The shaft will be about 550 feet deep and have a rough diameter of 20 feet. The entire shaft will <br />be lined with concrete to minimize water infiltration, resulting in a finished diameter of about 18.5 feet. <br />Once the shaft is constructed, an escape hoist and nitrogen generator will be installed on the shaft site pad. <br />Power for the facilities will be from within the mine. No ventilation fan is anticipated at this time. The <br />shaft and associated surface disturbances will be bonded for reclamation. Access to the site will be from <br />the Bowie No. 2 Mine, up Steven's Draw and, then, down the newly approved and constructed Terror <br />Creek access road. <br />This revision is available for review at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Hoseph udash <br />Environmental Protection Specialist C-CI-01_C1996083_JJD_07202010101526.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines