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STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3567 FAX: (303) 832-8106 November 10, 2010 COLORADO D I V I S I ON OF RECLAMATION MINING SAFETY Bill Ritter, Jr. Governor Mike King Executive Director Loretta Pineda Mr. Brian McGill Director Climax Molybdenum Chief Environmental Engineer Climax Mine Highway 91 - Freemont Pass Climax CO 80429 Re: Preliminary Review of a 112d Metals Reclamation Permit Amendment Application Package AM-06, Climax Mine, Permit No. M-1977-493 Dear Mr. McGill: The Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety has completed its preliminary adequacy review of your 112d reclamation permit amendment application. The application was called complete for review on August 24, 2010. All comment and review periods began on August 24, 2010. This amendment was declared "complex" by DRMS, therefore the decision date for this application is January 21, 2011. Please be advised that if you are unable to satisfactorily address any concerns identified in this review before the decision date, it will be your responsibility to request an extension of the review period. If there are outstanding issues that have not been adequately addressed prior to the end of the review period, and no extension has been requested, the Division will deny this application. In order to allow the Division adequate time to review your responses to any adequacy issues, please submit your adequacy responses to the Division no later than two weeks prior to the decision date (January 7, 2011). Please note that any changes or additions to the application on file in our office must also be reflected in the public review copies, which have been placed with the Lake, Summit and Eagle County Clerk and Recorders. The review consisted of comparing the application content with specific requirements of Rule 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, and 7.3 of the Minerals Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Hard Rock, Metal and Designated Mining Operations. In general the application was substantially adequate; however, as with most applications there are a few items that will require clarification of the existing information. Any inadequacies are identified under the respective exhibit heading. APPLICATION FORM: Adequate as submitted EXHIBIT A - Legal Description (Rule 6.4.1): The legal description must identify the affected land and be wholly adequate for field location of the property. It can be in the form of metes and bounds survey or a description by reference to township, range and section to at least the nearest quarter/quarter section. Where applicable, the street address or lot numbers may be used. Adequate as submitted EXHIBIT B - Index Map (Rule 6.4.2): An index map showing the regional location of the affected land and all roads and other access to the area. A standard U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle or equivalent is acceptable. Scale criteria need not be followed for this map. Adequate as submitted Office of Office of Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines