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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 24, 2012 <br />Desty Dyer <br />U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Uncompahgre Field Office <br />2505 S. Townsend Ave. <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />Re: Bowie No. l Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -038) <br />Permit Renewal Application No. 6 (RN -6) <br />Dear Mr. Dyer: <br />COLORADO <br />Q I V I S I O N O F <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 hereby issues notice, in accordance with Title 34, Article <br />33, Section 118, Paragraph 3, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, that on September 24, 2012, an application <br />to renew an existing permit to conduct coal mining operations at the Bowie No. 1 Mine was considered <br />complete for the purposes of filing. All review and comment periods as provided in the Colorado Surface <br />Mining Reclamation Act and the Rules initiate from this date of filing. <br />The applicant Bowie Resources, LLC, proposes to continue underground coal mining operations on land <br />located approxilmately 3 miles North of Paonia, Colorado. The permit area is further described as follows: <br />Three miles North of Paonia. <br />The above - mentioned tracts of land are shown on USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle map of Bowie. <br />In Permit Renewal No. 6, Bowie Resources LLC is proposing to renew its permit at the Bowie No. 1 Mine <br />for another five year term. Mining has ceased and reclamation activities are in progress. No changes are <br />proposed for the existing permit, permit boundary or disturbed area. <br />A copy of the renewal application is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third <br />Street, Paonia, CO 81428, and at the Division office. For additional information, to provide written <br />comments, or request an informal conference, contact the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, <br />Room 215, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866 -3567, within thirty (30) days after the <br />last public notice in the Delta County Independent. <br />Sincerely, <br />A <br />Brock Bowles <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines <br />