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Supplementary Information to 1984 Annual Report, Climax Mine March 21, 1985 Page 3 Question 3: Please provide documentation as to how the costs were derived for "Flood Control" for each area requiring such activity. Answer : Table 2, Flood Control Calculations, shows how these costs were derived . As with the rock haul , these costs are adequate to accomplish the task , but we must reserve the right to make adjustments to the design if future work indicates the task can be accomplished less expensively. Reclamation Costs - Specific Question: Area 7-McNulty Soil Stockpile : We are unable to locate this stockpile on map sheet 1 of 2. Please specify the location of this stockpile in relationship to the McNulty Dump. Answer: As explained in our phone conversation of March 14, 1985, this stockpile is located below the major turn on the 11, 650 elevation haul road to McNulty Dump, very near the Area 11 boundary. This location was pointed out in one or more previous annual reports. Question: Area 11-Revegetation at $250. 00/acre : Please specify why this lower amount was used when the prelude specified an "average revegetation cost" would be $2, 250. 00. Answer: Portions of nearly all of the 36 affected land areas at Climax contain some "Buffer" , which is undisturbed land reserved for future possible disturbance. It happens that Area 11 is all buffer. None of the area has been disturbed in the recent past. Your confusion is justified. We should not post financial warranty for this area. The area was logged during the mining boom days before the turn of the century. We have voluntarily planted evergreens in the area in an attempt to initiate the reestablishment of a forest. The $6 , 000 shown as a revegetation cost represents money to continue this effort.