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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />October 21, 2010 <br />Mr. Brian McGill <br />Climax Molybdenum <br />Highway 91 - Freemont :Pass <br />Climax CO 80429 <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Mike King <br />Executive Director <br />Loretta Pineda <br />Director <br />Re: Climax Mine, Permit No. M-1977-493, AM06, Determination of AM06 submittal as "complex" by DRMS <br />Mr. McGill: <br />Upon the initial review of the submittal of AM06 for the Climax Mine, DRMS has made the determination that this <br />amendment will be classified as "complex" and the decision date extended 60 days beyond the usual maximum limit as <br />specified in section 1.4.1(7) of the Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rule. <br />AM06 was called complete by DRMS on August 24, 2010 with an initial decision date of November 22, 2010. The new <br />decision date for AM06 will now be January 21, 2011 unless an extension of that deadline is requested by the permittee. <br />The pre-operation inspection for this amendment was completed on October 19, 2010. DRMS is currently reviewing the <br />content of AM06 for any adequacy issues that will need to be addressed before the amendment can be approved. <br />If you have any questions, please contact me at 303-886-3567 x8140. <br />Sincerely, <br />6;1 <br />Jz,41- <br />Eric Scott <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines