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MINE ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING MINE RECLAMATION CONST. MANAGEMENT August 29, 2012 J. E. STOVER & ASSOCIATES, INC. 2352 NORTH 7 STREET, UNIT B GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 PHONE: (970) 245 -4101, FAX 242 -7908 Brock Bowles Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine Permit Revision No. 13, North Mine Plan Permit C -1996 -083 Dear Mr. Bowles: RECEIVED SEP 0 4 2012 Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety On behalf of Bowie Resources, LLC, enclosed is an application for a permit revision for a mine plan revision. Bowie is expanding its mine plan to the north so it can mine four additional longwall panels. This permit revision will incorporate two federal coal lease modifications so the four longwall panels can be mined. The longwall panels located west of panel 14 were rotated 90 degrees. The two east west oriented longwall panels replace four north south panels in the area. The permit boundary was expanded to encompass the two pending lease modifications as follows: 1. COC -61209 Modification Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M. Section 5: SWNW, NWSW, SWSW, NESW, S /2NESENW, S /2SENW, S /2NWSENW, SWSWNE, S /2NWSWNE, W /2NWSE; Section 6: SENE; containing approximately 265.00 acres. 2. COC -37210 Modification Township 13 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. Section 1: S /2NE, S /2NW, Lots 9 — 12. containing approximately 237.43 acres. Additionally the following portions of lease COC -37210 were added to the permit boundary. Township 13 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. Section 1: SW /4 Section 12: NW /4 (lots 3, 4, 5, 6), N /2SW /4 (Lots 11, 12) containing approximately 393.6 acres. The current Bowie No. 2 Mine permit 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.