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<br />iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii~ ~ <br />999 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanment of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (3071 866-3567 <br />FAX: 13031 872-8106 <br />Ms. Anne Beierle <br />Climax Molybdenum Company <br />P.O. Box 68 <br />Empire, CO 80438 <br />April 25, 1996 <br />II~~~ <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL <br />RESOURCES <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />lames S. lochhean <br />Evecuiive Director <br />RE: Adequacy Review, Henderson Mine, Amendment <br />Application AM-02, Permit No. M-77-342 <br />Dear Ms. Beierle: <br />hLChael tl. Long <br />Division Dneaur <br />This letter is intended to clarify the Division's position on the issues <br />raised in item no. 4 of my letter to you dated April 11, 1996. The <br />Division's position is simply that we could not treat Urad tailing seep <br />water in the event of a bond forfeiture because Urad is a pre-Mined Land <br />Reclamation Act site for which the Division holds no bond, and, as such, <br />no money would be available to conduct the water treatment. Presumably, <br />some entity other than the Division would assume the responsibility for <br />protecting the stream from untreated discharge of Urad water. The <br />Division also recognizes the Henderson Mine's objection to putting water <br />conveyance facilities in place that may detract from the reliability of <br />Upper Urad tailing seep water containment. <br />An alternative that may serve the needs of both the Division and the <br />Henderson Mine, would be to put permit commitments and financial warranty <br />in place that would allow the Division to operate a separate water <br />treatment plant at the Henderson Mine, in the event of bond forfeiture, <br />for the treatment of Henderson Mine water during the period of site <br />reclamation. In order to facilitate this, the existing ponds could remain <br />in a state of relative readiness, or bond could be posted sufficient to <br />rebuild the ponds. This separate Henderson Mine treatment facility would <br />then become the Environmental Protection Facility that is required to <br />control the impacted water pumped from the mine, and the proposed Urad <br />Valley water treatment facility would not have to be incorporated into the <br />Henderson Mine permit. <br />It is the Division's understanding that a proposal will be forthcoming <br />from the Henderson Mine to address these issues. <br />Sincerely, -- ` <br />~~ <br />AUlef~2n~c. Sorenson <br />Reclamation Specialist <br />C:\WP51\HENDAM2.AD3 <br />