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5.0 SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL and COUNTERMEASURES (SPCC) <br />• This section of the SPCC Plan has been divided into four categories to enable the spill responder <br />easy and quick access to information needed in the event of a spill. Section 5.1 pertains to <br />Production Facilities, such as the mill, shops, plants, and facilities directly associated with <br />producing MoS2 concentrate. Section 5.2 deals with Storage Facilities, like the various <br />warehouses, docks, gas and diesel tanks, waste oil storage, electrical transformers, blasting agent <br />storage, etc. Section 5.3 includes the Tailing Distribution and Industrial Water System <br />(tailing lines, treatment plants, pumphouses, etc.). Section 5.4 pertains to Other Facilities like <br />laboratories, offices, domestic water facilities, and the lime slaking facility, <br />Monitoring at Climax Mine will consist of "checks" and "inspections" which aze defined as <br />follows: (1) "Checks" aze routine visual examinations of the locations where materials are <br />stored; they aze documented in the Climax Water Operations Database. (2) "Inspections" aze <br />documented visual inspections, they aze typically conducted monthly, and documentation is <br />maintained through the Climax General Equipment Maintenance Work Order System. In <br />general, reagents used in the milling process aze checked daily and non-processing materials aze <br />checked weekly. Appendix 2 contains a Standazd Operating Procedure for Visual Inspections <br />and Appendix 3 contains the Climax Mine Tank Integrity Testing Plan. <br />Due to the hazsh winter climate at Climax Mine it is often difficult to conduct checks and <br />inspections without jeopazdizing the safety of mine personnel. Therefore, it is Climax policy to <br />. first protect the health and safety of workers while safely performing the checks and inspections <br />required by this plan. <br />5.1 Production Facilities <br />5.1.1 Mill Complex <br />The Climax Mill Complex is shown on Figures 1 and 2, and Table 1 is a comprehensive list of <br />the various chemicals onsite at Climax, including those used in the milling process. Reagents <br />used in the milling process include: sodium cyanide (both granulaz and liquid), phosphorus <br />pentasulfide (including instant Nokes reagent NR-1), Dowfroth 250, pine oil, Empicol LCZ, <br />caustic soda beads, Conoco light oil, Calumet 6100 oil, Nalco 7873, and lime. Section 5.1.1 <br />depicts each individual chemical, and provides a brief description, its potential for spillage, how <br />spillage can be prevented or controlled, countermeasures to employ if spilled, location of neazby <br />spill control equipment and monitoring procedures. It is Climax policy to have all drums labeled <br />as to content. MSDSs (Material Safety Data Sheets) are available in the mill building or through <br />3E (MSDS compliance company) at 1-800-451-8346. <br />Climax Mine is currently (May 2004) in standby mode and many of the chemicals mentioned in <br />this SPCC/N1CP are no longer kept onsite. The following sections include details regazding <br />chemicals typically used at Climax, whether they aze currently onsite, and quantities stored or <br />• used. Because Climax is in standby mode, work is currently focused on removal of unused <br />chemicals, oils, greases, etc. sitewide. Due to the sitewide removal and disposal effort, the <br />chemical quantities shown in the attached table aze subject to change. Should the mine return to <br />operation chemicals indicated in Table 1 will be onsite in the noted locations. <br />12 <br />