2001-02-21_REVISION - M1977493 (4)

Home Browse Search

• However, both AM-002 and AM-003 caused changes in the affected land boundaries within the Climax property. AM-003 inadvertently set the affected land boundary along the east-southeast side of the Mayflower tailings impoundment without consideration of the borrow area, thereby causing 7.75 acres of the borrow area to be left outside the present affected land boundary. Map 2 and Figure 1 show the extent and location of this parcel. 3.2 Storke Complex Return Water Pipeline System -Affected Land Exchange Map 3 and Figure 2 show the location of the 2.0 acres proposed for addition to the affected land area for realignment of the return water pipeline from the No. 5 shaft. Of this acreage, 1.5 acres will accommodate the main pipeline and 0.5 acres will encompass the surge line corridor. The acreage proposed for addition to the affected lands consists of two slivers of land that once were part of the affected area but were deleted in AM-002 and not added back in AM-003. This area is located just below the mill and just above Highway 91 on the south side of Fremont Pass. The acreage is sandwiched between areas of active mine-related activity and consists of late growth spruce-fir and shrubs. Both slivers have been disturbed to varying degrees by past mining activity. Pictures 3 shows this area. • 3.3 Lands Proposed for Affected Land Exchange-Deletion from Affected Lands As stated previously, Climax owns an extensive block of land around the mine and mill facilities. Approximately 1200 acres of lands undisturbed by Climax within the presently permitted affected land area are available from which to select lands for exchange. Under the provisions of the DMG exchange of affected lands policy as found in Appendix B, Climax is proposing to delete a block of 9.95 acres of undisturbed lands from the existing permitted affected land area for the Climax mine. This deletion is in exchange for adding the 7.75 acres of the Mayflower borrow site and the 2.0 acres for the Storke water return pipeline realignment into the permitted affected land area approved under AM-003. This exchange effectively deletes 0.2 acres from the total permitted affected lands at Climax. The acreage proposed for deletion from the affected lands is located north of No. 3 dam and just north of the Pond Shop as shown on Map 2 and in Figure 3. The parcel is a block of open spruce-fir(Picture 4)that has been undisturbed since the late 1800s. This parcel has been in and out of the affected land area at Climax. It was last added back into the affected land area in AM- 003. The parcel has remained undisturbed and meets the DMG exchange policy criterion for an exchange parcel. • Based upon the DMG policy protocol, the following conditions exist: 6