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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII , -^•• �- CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM COMPANY A DIVISION OF AMAX INC / �1 13949 WEST COLFAX AVENUE • GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401 t?6 1 (303) 234-9020 HENDERSON MINE March 2, 1979 RECEIVED wn - � *70 Dr. Richard Ward, Chairman Mined Land Reclamation Board RECLAl'MI]6N SECTIOP: ' Centennial Building, Room 723 Colo. Dept. of Natural Resouir,2= 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203 c l Re: An Report ` Renoers©n Mining Permit N1 Dear Dr. Ward: Mining and reclamation at the Henderson mine and mill proceeded almost exactly as depicted in the application ac- cepted one year ago. Our rate of production is presently about 26, 000 tons per day which is the projected level from a year ago. Our total work force is up to 1, 789 people. Continued tailing deposition now affects about 275 acres. That figure and the other disturbances inside the tailing basin (bypass canal, roads, pipelines and topsoil removal) keep us well within the 300 and 425 acres of anticipated affected land designated for the tailing in the timetable for 1977 and 1979 respectively. Reclamation on all land which will not be reaffe!cted proceeded in accord with the timetable (Section 5) and the Reclamation Plan (Section 9) . Also in accord with the plan, we do not desire to claim any of the acreage as totally reclaimed for surety release as yet. When presented to the Board for action in 1977, the surety amount of $1. 88 million was to remain constant for two years. We feel this concept is still valid because the ongoing reclamation is approximately offsetting the need for additional surety to cover the increasing disturbance due to tailing deposition. Species planted during 1978 were those committed to in the approved plan (Section 9) plus some. A Complete list is enclosed. Planting times and locations described in the reclamation plan were adhered to. The high-altitude seed mixture was broadcast at approximately 50 rather than