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July 6, 1979 ~~~~a'!~' ~L~ ro~.weNUr CLIMAX MOLYBAAD~~E~~NA~UMv~ COMPANY A DIVISION OF A/t•A/~'V~ INC. HENDERSON MINE Box 88 Empire, Colorado 80436 {303) 569-3221 Mr. Hamlet J. Barry, Director Mined Land Reclamation Division 723 Centennial Building 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Henderson Mine Permit File No. 77-342 Dear Mr. Barry: JuL 1 1 1919 PliivE~ Lk~D RECLANiAT10~7 Colo. Dept. of Natural Resources We are in receipt of the aforementioned permit with a cover letter from Mark Heffner. A close reading of the permit has revealed two possible errors, one minor and one major. The minor error is in the first line after WITNESSETH on the first page where it states that our company "...desires to conduct an "open" mining operation...". The Henderson Mine is an underground mining operation. The major error is special condition number 1 on page 2 of the permit. The condition states "...shall not allow the total disturbed acreage to exceed 940 acres of affected land." The Timetable of Disturbance and Reclamation, Table 5.1, pages 5 - 11 of the application, indicates 940 acres of "affected land" in 1977, approximately 876 acres in 1979, 1,077 acres by 1983, etc. Obviously, more than 940 acres will be disturbed during the course of the operation. The "total surface acreage to be included in the permit", item 13 on the application form, indicates the "permitted area" to be 6,627.6 acres. Another point that should be noted is that we fully intend to update the bond as necessary as affected land increases due mainly to the ongoing deposition of tailing. We would appreciate it if you or the appropriate member of your staff would look into this matter and make the appropriate changes in the permit. LFB:ms xc: J. Gilliland D. Julin Sincerely, Larry P'. Brown Environmental Control Engineer