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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 provides for an incidental permit boundary
<br />revision and associated extension of the mine plan. The 80 acre incidental permit boundary revision
<br />is located west of Terror Creek. Mining in this area will extend the life of the mine about three
<br />months. This technical revision is necessary to keep the mine operating until permit revision
<br />number 12 is approved. Permit revision number 12 provides for extensive mining west of Terror
<br />Creek. Coal will be mined from federal coal lease C-37210. The lease was originally part of the
<br />Bowie No. 1 permit but by this revisionthe appropriate portion of the lease will be incorporated into
<br />the Bowie No. 2 permit.
<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. The
<br />North Fork of the Gunnison River is located south of the mine permit boundary. The proposed mine permit
<br />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, SW/4.
<br />Sec. 3: ALL
<br />Sec. 4: ALL
<br />Sec. 5: S/2SE/4, SE/4SW/4, S/2NE/4NE/4SE/4, SE/4NW/4NE/4SE/4,
<br /> E/2SW/4NE/4SE/4, SE/4NE/4SE/4
<br />Sec. 8: NE/4, E/2NW/4
<br />Sec. 9: NE/4, NW/4, SE/4, NE/2SW/4, SE/4SW/4, NE/4SW/4SW/4
<br />Sec. 10: ALL
<br />Sec. 11: SW/4NW/4
<br />Sec. 14: NW/4 except that portion south of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way
<br />Sec. 15: NE/4, NW/4, NW/4SE/4*, Portions of the N/2SE/4, SW/4SE/4, S/2SW/4, excluding
<br /> all privately held lands not ownedor controlled by Bowie Resources Limited or the
<br /> Union Pacific Railroad.
<br />Sec. 16: N/2NE/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/4, S/2NW/4SE/4
<br />Sec. 28: E/2SE/4
<br />Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SH4NW/4, S/2NE/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 affected area proposed by this revision will be within 100 feet, measured horizontally, of the
<br />outside right-of-way line of Terror Creek Road in the following areas.
<br />Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM
<br />Sect. 8: NE/4
<br />Sect. 5: S/2S/2SE/4
<br />A public hearing, for the purpose of determining whether the interests ofthe public and affected
<br />landowners will be protected may be requested by contacting the Division of Reclamation, Mining
<br />and Safety in writing within 10 days after the last publication of this notice. Any such hearing will be
<br />held in the locality of the mining operation.
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