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Public Notice
<br />Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has submitted to the Division of
<br />Reclamation, Mining & Safety a complete application for the renewal of a valid existing permit to
<br />conduct mining in Colorado for its Bowie No. 2 Mine, pining permit No. C-1996 -083.
<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.
<br />The North Fork of the Gunnison River is located south of the mine permit boundary. The proposed mine
<br />permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle map within the
<br />following 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. 6: Lots 5, 6, 7, SW /4NE /4, SE /4NW /4, E /2SW /4, SE /4
<br />Sec. 7: ALL
<br />Sec. 8: NE /4, W/2 , W /2SE /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 /4, NW /4
<br />Sec. 14: NW /4 except that portion south of the Union Pacific Railroad rightof way
<br />Sec. 15: NE /4, NW /4, Portions of the N /2SE /4, SW /4SE /4, S /2SW /4, excluding all privately
<br />held lands not owned or controlled by Bowie Resources LLC or the Union Pacific
<br />Railroad
<br />Sec. 16: N /2NE /4
<br />Sec. 17: NW /4, W /2NE /4
<br />Sec. 18: Lots 1,2, NE%4, E /2NW /4
<br />Sec. 22: Portion of NW /4NW /4, on lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad
<br />Township 13 South, Range 92West, 6 PM
<br />Sec. 1: SE /4
<br />Sec. 12: Lots 1,2,7,8,9, and 10
<br />Township 12 South, Ranqe 91 West, 6th PM
<br />Sec. 27: SW /4, S /2SE /4, S /2NE /4SE /4, S12NW /4SE /4
<br />Sec. 28: E/2 SE /4
<br />Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE /4NW /4, S /2NE /4, NE /4NE /4
<br />Sec. 34: ALL
<br />Sec. 35: SW /4 Lot 18, NW /4 Lot 19
<br />The approved the Bowie No. 2 Mine permit contains 8,301 acres of land, 4,637 acres of private surface
<br />and 3,664 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the proposed permit area encompass 1,957
<br />acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance ot6,344 acres.
<br />A copy of the permit renewal application is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2
<br />Third Street, Paonia, CO, and at the offices of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, 1313
<br />Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 866 -3567. Written comments, objections, or a
<br />request for an informal conference on the application may be submitted to and additional information may
<br />be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety at the above address and must be
<br />received by the Division within 30 days after the last publication for this notice.
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