GENERAL48998

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 11/4/2004
• Doc Name: Signed Permit Transfer
• Permit Index Doc Type: Permit Legal Document
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman SL, Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone:. [phone]
FAX: [phone]
REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF COAL PERMIT AND SUCCESSION OF OPERATORS
RECITALS
Bill Owens
Governor
A. On APril 04 2002 ,the Mined Land Reclamation Board of the
Colorado Department of Natural Resources (the "State") granted to
Bowie Resources Limited
P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO 81428
address
COLORADO
DIVISION OF
MIN &RALS
GEOLOGY
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Greg E Watcher
Executive Diretlor
Ronald W. Canany
Division Direttor
Natural Resource Trustee
("Permittee") permit
number C-1996-083 (the "Permit^) pursuant to which Permittee has been conducting a mining
and reclamation operation known as Bowie No. 2 Mine
in the County
of Delta ,State of Co]orado.
B. Permittee wishes to assign [he permit [o
Bowie Resources, LLC ,address
1500 North Big Run Road, Ashland, KY, 41102 , as Successor
Operator ("Successor") and Successor wishes to become Successor Permittee under the permit.
C. Successor understands that the reclamation plan (the "Plan") required by the permit and by
applicable Slate laws and regulations has not been completed and is willing to assume full responsibility
for the completion of the Plan.
II.
AGREEMENTS
Permittee and Successor hereby agree, for their own benefit and for the benefit of the State, such
agreements to be effective ipso facto upon the approval by the Stale of the transfer of the Permit from
Permittee to Successor, as follows:
1. Successor has inspected the mining and reclamation operations to its entire satisfaction
and is fully aware of the condition thereof. Successor understands and accepts all of the conditions of the
Permit.
2. Successor will complete the reclamation plan, and hereby assumes liability for
completing such plan as to all areas heretofore disturbed, as well as to all areas hereafter disturbed.
Successor wilF perform all of the obligations of the Permittee under the Permit which have not heretofore
been performed by Permittee.
Office of
Mined Land Reclamation
Offire of
Active and Inactive Mines
Colorado
Geological Survey