2003-01-14_REVISION - M1977342 (3)

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NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION COLORADO MINED LAND RECLAMATION PERMTI' AMENDMENT Notice to the Soil Conservation District Middle Park Soil Conservation District The Climax Molybdenum Company, Henderson Mine and Mill (Henderson) intends to apply to the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (NLRB) for an Amendment to its current Mining and Reclamation Permit (M-77-342) for its milling operation located in 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 Grand County and Clear Creek 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 "industriallcommercial" with the remaining portions of the mine site changed to "rangeland". These changes are being proposed to update the Permit and to better respond to financial warranty conditions. The proposed changes will not increase mining or milling capacities at the site. Pursuant to Rule 1.6.2 (1)(a) of the Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board, the Applicant (Henderson) is required to notify the soil conservation district in which it resides of its intent to submit an Amendment to its Permit. Accordingly, the NLRB would appreciate your comments on the proposed Amendment. Please note that, in order to preserve your right to a hearing before the NLRB 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 regarding this permit Amendment application, please contact the Division, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203 (303/866-3567).