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<br />Delta, CO 81416
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<br />PUBLIC NOTICE
<br />Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box
<br />1488, Paonia, CO 81426, has
<br />submitted a complete application for A copy of the pfopeaetl revistpA,t
<br />a permit revision to the Division of a for P i641 4"R '
<br />Reclamation, Mining and Safetyforits a . -6 *Ml
<br />approved Bowie No. 1 Mine,,mining Street, Paonia, CC; andat the offices
<br />permit No. C-1981-.038. The permit of the Division of Reclamation,
<br />revision will transfer, 2,379 permit Mining & Safety, 1313 Sherman
<br />acres, various water monitoring St.; Room 215. DenveE; CO, 80203.
<br />stations and portions of three Federal . ' (303) 866-3567. WntteR comments,
<br />Coal leases to 'the .Bowie No. 2 objections or a request fop 2n informal
<br />mine. The permit revision application conference on the proposed permit
<br />includes a revision of the Right of revision may be, subMitted to and;,
<br />Entry and Operation, and Operation additional infRimation obtained from!:
<br />Plan sections of the mining permit. the Division of Reclamation, MinindY
<br />The reclaimed Bowie No. 1 Mine is and Safety,. 1313 Sherman St., Room
<br />located in Delta county, approximately 215, Denver, CO 80203,' phiona-
<br />four (4} miles north of Paonia, CO. (303) 866-3567. Written comments,
<br />The Bowie No. 1 Mine loadout is objections or a request for an informal
<br />located in Delta county approximately, conference must be received by the
<br />one mile east of Paonia, CO south Division of Reclamation, Mining and
<br />of State Highway 133. The surface Safety within 30 days after the final
<br />facilities, located north of the North date of this publication in order to be
<br />Fork of the Gunnison River, are considered.
<br />located in portions of `Sections 23 Published in the Delta County
<br />and 24, Township 13 South Range Independent June 23, 30, July 7 akid
<br />92 West; and Section 29, Township 14, 2010.
<br />13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th
<br />P.M. The mine permit area is, located
<br />on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5
<br />minute Bowie attd fdray Reservvoir. -
<br />_ <daYd?adD C)•'r?? ats, within
<br />.. the iolfowiCfions.
<br />Township 13 South Range 92 West,
<br />6th P.M.
<br />Sec. 1 rSW V4
<br />Sec. 2: SE V4 m?
<br />Sec. 10: Lots 1-3, 6-11, 14-16
<br />Sec. 11: All
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<br />Sec. 12: Lots 3-6,11-15,
<br />SW V4SW V4
<br />Sec. 13: All
<br />Sec. 14: All
<br />Sec. 1p: Lots 1-3, 6-11,14-16 and
<br />E12 of Lot 5, SE1/4 Lot 4,
<br />NEV4 Lot 12
<br />Sec. 22: Lots 1-3, 6-8
<br />Sec. 23: Lots 1-9, eastern portion.
<br />of Lot 10
<br />Sec. 24: Lots 1-6, 8, 9, 11, 12,
<br />eastern portion of Lot 10,
<br />western portion of Lots 7
<br />& 13, S12NE1/4, -
<br />NWV4SEV4
<br />Sec. 25: Portion of N 12
<br />Township 13 South Rance 91 West,
<br />6th P.M.
<br />See. 17: SW1/4
<br />Sec. 18: Lots 3-4, E12SW V4,
<br />W12SE1/4, NEV4SEV4;
<br />NW1/4SE1/4SEV4
<br />Sec. 19: NE1/4N W V4,
<br />N12NW1/4NE1/4
<br />Portions of Sections 29, 30131, 32
<br />Containing 5,331 acres more or
<br />less.
<br />As part of this permit revision, the
<br />Bowie No. 1 Mine, permit boundary
<br />wilt transfer to the, Bowie No. 2 Mine
<br />a 044-7
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<br />acres o rva e u Z
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<br />acres of Federal surface. In addition,
<br />the Bowie No-1 and No.2 mines will
<br />control different portions of Federal
<br />coal Leases, C-37210, C-27432 and
<br />D-36955.
<br />Before Permit Revision No. 4, the
<br />Bowie No. 1 Mine permit boundary
<br />included 8,670 acres; 6;752 acres
<br />of private surface, and 1,918 acres
<br />of Federal surface. The permit
<br />contained 200 acres of privately
<br />owned coal and the,remaining 8,502
<br />acres was Federally owned.
<br />Included in the original 8,670 permit
<br />acres are 960 acres that were outside
<br />of the Federal Coal Lease boundaries.
<br />The permit boundary was revised
<br />to follow the Federal Coal Lease
<br />boundaries thus reducing the Bowie
<br />No. 1 mine permit boundary by 960
<br />acres through this action alone.
<br />There are no private minerals that are
<br />part of the permit transfer. Federal
<br />minerals enCOmpaps.100 % of the
<br />2,379 acres to be transferred.
<br />After - this revision, Bowie No. 1
<br />permit will contain 5,331 acres,
<br />1,586 acres of federal surface, and
<br />4,705 private surface. There are 200
<br />acres otpri f ly owned coal and the
<br />rpr paining S 1 acres am F-^' I
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