1977-10-03_PERMIT FILE - M1977493 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1977493
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 10/3/1977
• Doc Name: Permit application and exhibits
• From: Climas Molybdenum Company
• To: MLRD
• Email Name: ACS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION/MINING PLAN . . . . . 2-1
2. 1 MINING AND RECLAMATION TIMETABLES . . . 2-2
2 . 2 ORE BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2. 3 OPEN PIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2 . 4 OPEN PIT DUMPS . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2. 5 UNDERGROUND INITNING . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2 . 6 CRUSHING AND MILLING . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2 . 7 TAILING DEPOSITION . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
2. 8 INDUSTRIAL WATER CIRCUIT . . . . . . . 2-12
2. 9 AGGREGATE MINING . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
3. LAND USE HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3. 1 PRE-CLIMAX .OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3. 2 ADVENT OF CLIMAX OPERATIONS . . . . 3-4
4. GEOLOGY/GLACIATION/EROSION . . . . . . . . . 4-1
. 4 . 1 GENERAL GEOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4. 2 GLACIATION AND EROSION AT CLIMAX . . . 4-4
5. CLIMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
6. DISTURBANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6 . 1 BOND EXCLUDED DISTURBANCES . . . . . . 6-2
6. 2 AFFECTED LANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
7. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7 . 1 VEGETATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7. 2 SOIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
7. 3 WILDLIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
7. 4 AIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
7. 5 OUTDOOR RECREATION/SCENIC . . . . .. 7-21
8. WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8. 1 CLIMAX WATER RIGHTS . . . . . . . . 8-1
8 . 2 CLIMAX WATER REQUIREMENTS . . . 8-4
8. 3 GROUNDWATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8. 4 ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE . . . . . . . 8-5
8 . 5 EAGLE RIVER DRAINAGE . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8. 6 TENMILE RIVER DRAINAGE 8-7
8 . 7 WATER QUALITY CONTROL . . . . . . . . . 8-9
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