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STATE OF COLORADO COUNTY OF DELTA INDEPENDENT 401 Meeker St. P.O. Box 809 Delta, CO 81416 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION }SS. I, Randal Sunderland, do solemnly swear that I am managing editor of the Delta County Independent; that the same is a weekly newspaper printed, in whole or in part, and published in the County of Delta, State of Colorado, continuously and uninterruptedly in said County of Delta for a period of more than fifty-two consecu- tive weeks prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice or advertisement; that said newspaper has been admitted to the United States mails as second -class matter under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1879, and all amendments thereof, and that said newspaper is a weekly newspaper duly qualified for publish- ing legal notices and advertisements within the meaning of the laws of the State of Colorado; that the annexed legal notice or adver- tisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said weekly newspaper for the period of one con- secutive insertion; that the first publication of said notice was in the issue of said newspaper dated Feb. 8th, A.D., 2012, and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of said newspaper dated Feb. 8th, A.D., 2012. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of Feb., A.D., 2012. aMI General manager of said Delta County Independent Subscribed and sworn before me, a Notary Public in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado, this 8th day of Feb. A.D., 2012. Notary Public My commission expires 12/24/2013 900 Cypress Wood Lane Delta, CO 81416 PUBLIC NOTICE Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has sub- mitted a complete application for a technical revision to the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety for its approved Bowie No. 2 Mine, mining permit no. C- 1996 -083. The proposed revision will allow expan- sion of the mine plan area to the north. North mains and gate roads will be developed in anticipation of obtaining lease modifications so four longwall panels B19, B20, B21 and B22 can be mined. All develop- ment is within the approved permit boundary. Most of the mine facilities are lo- cated north of Bowie Road near the town of Bowie, CO. A pump station, three sediment ponds, a coal mine waste disposal area and unit train loadout are located south of Bowie Road. The Fire Mountain Canal is located south of the mine facilities and north of the unit train loadout. The North Fork of the Gunnison River is located south of the mine permit boundary. The proposed mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle map within the following sections. Townshio 13 South. Rance 91 West. 6th PM Sec. 2: SW /4NW /4,SW /4 Sec. 3: ALL Sec. 4: ALL Sec. 5: S /2SE /4, SE /4SW /4, S/2NE /4NE /4SE /4, SE /4NW /4NE /4SE /4, E/2SW /4NE /4SE /4, SE /4NE/4SE/4 Sec. 6: lots 5, 6, 7, SW /4NE /4, SE /4NW /4, E /2SW /4, SE /4 Sec. 7: ALL Sec. 8: NE /4, W/2 , W /2SE /4 *' Sec. 9: NE/4, NW /4, SE /4, NE/2SW /4, SE /4SW /4, NE /4SW /4SW /4 Sec. 10: ALL Sec. 11: SW /4, NW /4 Sec. 14: NW /4 except that portion south of the Union Pacific Railroad right of way Sec. 15: NE /4, NW /4, NW /4SE /4 Portions of the N /2SE /4, SW /4SE /4, S /2SW /4, excluding all privately held lands not owned or controlled by Bowie Resources LLC or the Union,Pacific Railroad. Sec. 16: N /2NE/4 Sec. 17: NW /4, W /2NE/4 Sec. 18: Lots 1,2, NEV4, E/2NW /4 Sec. 22: Portion of NW /4NW /4, on lands owned by the Union Pacific Railroad Townshio 13 South, Range 92West. 6th PM Sec. 1: SE/4 Sec. 12: lots 1,2,7,8,9, and 10 Township 12 South, Range 91 West. 6th PM Sec. 27: SW /4, S/2SE /4, S/2 NE /4SE/4, S/2NWI4SE /4 Sec. 28: E/2 SE /4 Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE /4NW /4, S /2NE /4, NE /4NE /4 Sec. 34: ALL Sec. 35: SW /4 Lot 18, NW /4 Lot 19 North of Deer Trail Ditch Some of the affected area pro- posed by this revision will be with- in 100 feet, measured horizontally, of the outside right -of -way line of Stevens Gulch Road in the follow- ing areas. Township 13 South, Range 92 West. 6th PM Sect. 1: SE /4 4 public hearing, for the purpose of determining whether the interests of the public and affected landown- ers will be protected may be re- quested by contacting the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety in writing within 30 days after the last publication of this notice. Any such hearing will be held in the lo- cality of the mining operation. The current Bowie No. 2 Mine per- mit contains 8,301 acres of land, 4,637 acres of private surface and 3,664 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the permit area encompass 1,957 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 6,344 acres. A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Street, Paonia, CO, and at the offic- es of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, 1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, 1303) 866 -3567. Written comments regarding this application may be submitted to and additional infor- mation may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety at the above address. Writ- ten comments must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Min ing & Safety within 10 days after the date of this publication in order to be considered. Published in the Delta County Independent February 8, 2012.