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CM0000419 <br />• <br />NOTICE OF FILING AN AMENDED APPLICATION FOR COLORADO MINED LAND <br />RECLAMATION PERMIT AMENDMENT (AM-06) FOR REGULAR (112d) DESIGNATED <br />MINING OPERATION <br />Notice to the Board of County Commissioners <br />Lake County <br />The Climax Molybdenum Company, Climax Mine (Climax) (Highway 91, Fremont Pass, Climax <br />Colorado, 80429) submitted an application to the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (the <br />"Board") on May 7, 2010 for an amendment (AM-06) to its current Mining and Reclamation Permit <br />(M-1977-493) for its site located on and about Fremont Pass within Lake County, Eagle County <br />and Summit County. Subsequent to the filing of the original amendment with the MLRB, Climax <br />has identified a need to modify the amendment application and is required to provide this <br />supplemental notice. The enclosed information is being provided to notify you of the location and <br />nature of the proposed adjustments included in the action. The entire updated application will be <br />on file with the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety and with the Summit, Lake, and Eagle <br />County Clerk and Recorder at the time of its submittal. <br />Consistent with the previous amendment, AM-05, the Climax Mine is an active mining operation <br />and CMC has been conducting planning and permitting activities to enable the Climax Mine to <br />resume mineral extraction in response to demand for molybdenum, along with continuing <br />reclamation activities. <br />Climax plans to resume mineral extraction and production at the existing open pit, process <br />molybdenum ore within updated and improved mineral processing facilities, and continue to <br />manage and protect public health and the environment. <br />The purpose of this amendment is to provide updated information, based on the current status of <br />planning and engineering activities, to ensure the permit documentation contains all required and <br />relevant information needed to attain continued exceptional performance in reclamation of non- <br />essential facilities and assure compliance during ongoing maintenance, pending construction and <br />future production. <br />This amendment represents an increase in the acreage of affected land from the current 4,638.8 <br />acres to 7,908 acres. While this is an increase to the revised 2001 affected area boundary, it <br />returns the affected land boundary to a size consistent with the life of mine boundary established <br />in the 1980 permit amendment (AM-01), which established an affected land boundary of <br />approximately 7,800 acres. In addition, Exhibits specified in Rule 6.4 have been updated as <br />necessary to reflect current conditions and planned operations. These Exhibits include, but are <br />not limited to, an updated/amended Mining Plan, Reclamation Plan, and Environmental <br />Protection Plan based on the current development plans for the mine. <br />Post-mining land use at the Climax site remains unchanged, and consists of Rangeland, <br />Developed Water Resources, Recreation, and Industrial / Commercial. Pursuant to Section 34 <br />32-116 (7)(j), C.R.S, the Board is required to confer with the local Board of County <br />Commissioners before approving the post-mining land use. Accordingly, the Board would <br />appreciate your comments on the proposed action. Please note that, in order to preserve your <br />right to a hearing before the Board on this application, you must submit written comments on the <br />40