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' III III III I II IIII III <br /> AMAX Mineral Resour ;ompany <br /> 1707 Cole Boulevard <br /> Golden,CO 80401-3293 999 <br /> 303 234-9020 51' E C E i V E D <br /> MAR 0 31987 <br /> it AMA> MINED LAND <br /> Minerals+Energy <br /> February 25, 1987 RECLAMATION DIVISION <br /> CERTIFIED MAIL P 424 752 091 <br /> Ms. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst <br /> Chairperson <br /> Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board <br /> 423 Centennial Building <br /> 1313 Sherman Street <br /> Denver, Colorado 80213 <br /> RE: Annual Report Permit No. M-77-493 ; Climax Mine <br /> Dear Ms. Hullinghorst: <br /> As with the last four years, 1986 continued to be extremely <br /> depressed for the mining and minerals industry generally, and <br /> particularly for molybdenum mining and production. The Climax <br /> Mine followed the down side of this trend in 1986. Climax <br /> began 1986 operating at a rate of 22 , 509 tons/day ( 15 , 590 <br /> tons/day from the open pit and 6919 tons/day from underground) <br /> or 47% of total mine capacity. Manpower at the beginning of <br /> 1986 was 511 . By December, 1986, the mine employment was down <br /> to 197, and the mine was producing only 7255 tons/day from the <br /> underground operation. The open pit was shut down. The <br /> December production rate represents 15% of capacity. Until <br /> the molybdenum market improves, this downward trend in <br /> production and employment can be expected to continue through <br /> 1987. <br /> AFFECTED LANDS <br /> Because of limited production in 1986, affected lands did not <br /> increase significantly during the year. The only area <br /> affected was the Ten Mile tailing pond and dam (Area 13a, b) <br /> which increased areally less than five acres. All tailing <br /> produced during the year was deposited in the Ten Mile pond. <br /> The Mayflower tailing pond continued to be used strictly for <br /> water treatment. Material removed from the open pit while it <br /> operated was deposited primarily on the lean ore stockpile <br /> ( now known as the E Dump) with minor amounts deposited on the <br /> McNulty dump. The McNulty dump did not increase in acreage <br /> during 1986 and is not expected to increase in size during the <br /> next few years. Therefore, no additional topsoil was removed <br /> from the toe area of this dump. <br />