2003-01-14_REVISION - M1977342 (3)

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NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION COLORADO MIlVED LAND RECLAMATION PERNIIT AMENDMENT Notice to the County Board of County Commissioners Clear Creek County The Climax Molybdenum Company, Henderson Mine and Mill (Henderson) intends to apply to the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (MI,RB) for an Amendment to its current Mining and Reclamation Permit (M-77-342) for its mining and milling operation located in Clear Creek County and Grand County. The attached information is being provided to notify you of the location and nature of the proposed activities included in the Amendment. The entire Amendment application will be on file with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (Division) and with the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder at the time of its submittal to the Division. Henderson proposes to: 1) delete approximately 658 acres (Lost Creek reservoir site} from the affected lands area; 2) change the post-mining land use at the mill site from "open forest" to "rangeland"; 3) change the post-mining land use for a portion of the tailings impoundment to water resource; and 4) change the post-mining land use at portions of the mine site from "open forest" to "industrial/commercial" with the remaining portions of the mine site changed to "rangeland". These changes are being proposed to update the Permit, to better respond to fmancial warranty conditions, and incorporate Clear Creek County long-range planning. The proposed changes will not increase mining or milling capacities at the site. Pursuant to Section 34-32-116 (7)(j), CRS, the MLRB is required to confer with the local Board of County Commissioners before approving the post-mining land use proposed in the Amendment. Accordingly, the MLRB would appreciate your comments on the proposed Amendment. Please note that, in order to preserve your right to a hearing before the MLRB on this application, you must submit written comments on the application within twenty (20) days of the date of the last publication on the notice pursuant to Section 34-32-112 (10), CRS. If you would like to discuss the proposed post-mining land use, or any other issue regazding this permit Amendment application, please contact the Division, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203 (303/866-3567).