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-~_ _ ~ (Page 2) • <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID # M-77-493 <br />INSPECTION DATE 10/29/97 <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS ACS <br />This inspection was conducted in order to facilitate the exchange of 1.37 acres of affected <br />land at the Climax Mine as proposed in technical revision TR-010. <br />The 1.37 acre area to be removed from the area of affected land was inspected. The <br />designated 1.37 acres is located adjacent to Kokomo Gulch in the area between 3-dam and the <br />Mayflower tailing pond. The parcel is forested, and has not been disturbed by operations <br />conducted by Climax Molybdenum Company. Neither was there any indication of any historic <br />mining related disturbance on the 1.37 acre parcel. Limited tree cutting had occurred on the <br />parcel at some time in the past. It was determined that this 1.37 acre parcel meets the <br />criteria for release from the area of affected land. <br />The 1.37 acre area proposed to be added to the area of affected land was inspected. This <br />area is a pre-existing road that will be the installation site for a surge line associated <br />with the new 5-dam pumpback line. The pre-existing road angles from the 5-dam crest up to <br />the West Interceptor Canal access road. A section of the Mayflower Pond decant water return <br />line is buried under the road that is proposed for addition to the area of affected land. <br />Several manholes associated with this decant water return line were observed; this water line <br />is not currently in use. The cut slope associated with this road has been stabilized by <br />placement of gabions. <br />The 40 foot wide swath that is being permitted for installation of the surge line will be <br />more than wide enough to facilitate construction. However, the operator will have to <br />exercise some caution to assure that excavated material is not cast off the downhill side of <br />the road during construction operations. <br />In order to finalize the technical revision TR-010 process, Climax must provide proof of <br />newspaper publication. If no adverse, pertinent public comment is received by the twentieth <br />day following the date of the last newspaper publication, the Division will process the TR- <br />O10 approval. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME Brvice Romia <br />OPERATOR Climax Molybdenum Company <br />STREET Climax Mine <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP Climax, CO 80249 <br />cc: Carl Mount, DMG <br />^ CE <br />^ BL <br />^ FS <br />^ HW <br />^ HMWMD (CH) <br />^ SE <br />^ WQCD (CH) <br />^ OTHER <br />