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Annual Report - 2008 <br />Climax Mine Reclamation Activities <br />Permit No. M-77-493 <br />Reclamation, closure, and permit-related activities occurred at the Climax Mine site <br />during 2008. All activities were conducted on affected land areas under the existing <br />permit. The maps attached as referenced in the attached individual reports, show the <br />activities conducted in 2008. <br />1.0 Primary Activities <br />Climax 2010 Project <br />In 2008, Climax Molybdenum initiated numerous construction activities in anticipation <br />of resuming production from the open pit in 2010. These construction activities were <br />combined under the title "Climax 2010 Project". These activities were approved by the <br />Division under Technical Revisions fourteen (TR-14) and fifteen (TR-15) and include the <br />following individual activities: <br />• Rehabilitation of the Tenmile Tunnel <br />• New Tailing Delivery Line (TDL) <br />• Upgrades to Robinson Lake Pump Station/Pipeline <br />• Construction of a new mill building and associated accessory buildings <br />• Open pit striping activities <br />• Topsoil stripping and starter berm construction on Tenmile Tailing Pond <br />On November 10, 2008 curtailment of construction activities were announced due to <br />unfavorable conditions in the metals market. The Climax 2010 Project activities are <br />being shut down in a controlled, planned manner and will be returned to care and <br />maintenance purposes until favorable market conditions in the molybdenum market allow <br />for resumption of construction. Rehabilitation of the Tenmile Tunnel will continue with <br />an expected completion date of May 15, 2009. Should the rehabilitation activities not be <br />100% complete, the project will resume after the spring runoff. <br />Completed Work: <br />The Division approved the following Environmental Protection Facility (EPFs) projects <br />during 2008: <br />• Storke Waste Water Pump Replacement. <br />• 3-Dam Pump Station and Pipeline and Sludge Densification Plant and <br />Pipeline.