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CM0001498 <br />STAFF REPORT: Climax Mine File No. 1041-0072 <br />BoCC Hearing Date: June 24, 2008 <br />• FILE NO./PROCESS: 1041-00072; 1041 Permit <br />C? <br />PROJECT NAME: Climax Mine <br />//`/ t <br />LOCATION: Highway 91 - Fremont Pass <br />OWNER: Climax Molybdenum Company <br />APPLICANT: Climax Molybdenum Company <br />REPRESENTATIVE: Gary Slifka <br />STAFF CONTACT: Yuri Kostick <br />REQUEST: 1041 Permit to replace the Robinson Lake Pump Station and Pipeline. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval with conditions <br />1. SUMMARY <br />The Climax Mine, located on the continental divide 13 miles northeast of Leadville Colorado, is a molybdenum <br />mine owned and operated by the Climax Molybdenum Company (Climax). Climax is implementing a project to <br />upgrade existing water management, mining, and mineral processing systems, including the construction of a new <br />molybdenum processing facility in anticipation of re-starting active mining and milling operations in 2010. <br />The 1041 permit is for the replacement of the existing Robinson Lake Pump Station and pipeline <br />2. BACKGROUND & CHRONOLOGY <br />• The Climax Mine land holdings consist of 14,300 contiguous acres of owned patented mining claims, fee-simple <br />land, and land acquired through exchanges with the United States Forest Service (USFS). The Climax Mine <br />began operations in 1917 and has operated nearly continuously since that time, with some periods of curtailment <br />of production, including most recently in 1995. The current pump station was installed in 1936. The new pump <br />station will replace the components which make up the process water reclaim system used in the industrial mining <br />process. <br />All associated water facilities are sized to accommodate the project. The facilities include: <br />• Robinson Lake pump station building <br />• The 21,300-foot long pipeline <br />CHRONOLOGY: <br />The original mining operations were constructed in the early 1910's and began operations in 1917. The Robinson <br />Lake pump station was constructed in 1936. Again, the scope of this 1041 permit is specifically for the <br />replacement of the pump station and the pipeline. <br />3. REFERRALS <br />E Staff Report Date: 06.24.08 <br />This 1041 Permit Application was referred to the following departments and agencies with a request for <br />comment: <br />¦ Eagle County Engineering Department <br /> <br />Eagle County Community Development <br />Page 1 of 11 <br />Exhibit 57