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CM0001522 <br />Rationale for Recommendation for Approval Over Objections <br />Regular 112d(3) Permit Amendment Application • <br />Climax Molybdenum Company <br />Climax Mine, File No. M-1977-493 <br />March 7, 2011 <br />Introduction <br />On March 7, 2011, the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety ("Division") issued its <br />recommendation for approval of a 112d(3) Permit Amendment Application, over objections. This <br />document is intended to provide a basis for the Division's recommended approval over concerns and <br />reasons for objection to Climax Mine Amendent-06, File M-1977-493. <br />The Climax Mine permit amendment application for AM-06 was found complete and considered filed <br />with the Division on August 24, 2010. The site is located at the top of Freemont Pass on Colorado <br />Highway 91. The site is located primarily in Summit County, Colorado with portions also within Park <br />and Eagle Counties. The proposed permit area is 7908 acres in size. This mine has been active since <br />1916, and permitted with the State of Colorado since the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act went <br />into effect in 1977. Due to the scale of this operation, reclamation at the site occurs concurrently <br />wherever possible and practical. The current approved post-mined land uses for the site are <br />recreational, rangeland, industrial (water treatment), and developed water resource. <br />1. OBJECTIONS: • <br />The Division received objections from attorney P. Fritz Holleman of Porzak Browning & Bushong <br />LLP representing the following individuals. Objections were received during the public comment <br />period, which ended October 13, 2010. <br />Obiector Dated Date Received <br />July 8, 2010 and July 8, 2010 and <br />Eagle Park Reservoir Company October 13, 2010 October 13, 2010 <br />July 8, 2010 and July 8, 2010 and <br />Eagle River Water and Sanitation District October 13, 2010 October 13, 2010 <br />Upper Eagle River Regional Water July 8, 2010 and July 8, 2010 and <br />Authority October 13, 2010 October 13, 2010 <br />July 8, 2010 and July 8, 2010 and <br />Clinton Ditch and Reservoir Company October 13, 2010 October 13, 2010 <br />0