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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866 -3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832 -8106 <br />September 17, 2012 <br />Executive Director <br />Western Slope Environmental Resource Council <br />P.O. Box 1612 <br />Paonia, CO 81428 <br />Re: Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C- 1996 -083) <br />Revision: PR -13 <br />Incorporate lease modification into permit. <br />Dear Ms. Sauter: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />John W. Hickenlooper <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta E. Pineda <br />Director <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has received a revision for the Bowie No. 2 Mine. The <br />revision was called complete on September 14, 2012. The decision due date is January 12, 2013. <br />This permit revision proposes to incorporate federal coal leases COC -61209 and COC -37210 into the <br />Bowie 2 permit. These lease modifications expand the mine plan to the north allowing for four addition <br />longwall panels to be mined. The longwall panels will be oriented east and west. The permitted area <br />will increase by 896.0 acres and the affected area will increase by 609.0 acres. The mineral ownership <br />in the lease modification areas is all federally owned. Surface ownership in the new lease area is 728.0 <br />acres private land and 168.0 acres federal land. No surface disturbance is proposed with this revision. <br />This revision is available for review at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Avenue, Paonia, CO 81428. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />Brock F. Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />