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Letter to Bryce Romig 4 April 12, 2001 DRAFT approval of SR-03 as detailed below. Limitations to the release of reclamation responsibility for the 3- Dam capping project are as follows: • On-going maintenance of storm water controls and repair of rills and gullies may be required on 3- Dam (see 9/26/00 inspection report). • Revegetation responsibility release was not requested by Climax and is not included. • Area C-19 illustrated on the permit amendment AM-02 map is not released (see 9/26/00 inspection report). Mayflower Tailings Area The DMG, through approval of Revision SR-03 releases Climax from reclamation liability for capping a portion of the Mayflower Tailings Area. Capping of all but approximately 218 acres of the Mayflower Tailings Area was completed in 1990. The remaining 218 acres is the water pool area of the Mayflower Pond currently used for water treatment. Capping costs for the Mayflower Tailings outside the water pool area were not included in the DMG's 1998 cost estimate and were not included in the Climax 1999 estimate that forms the basis for the current secured bond amount (see attached memo dated April 10, 2000). As a result, release of bond monies for the completion of Mayflower beach rock and soil cap installation is not applicable to the approval of Revision SR-03. A slight adjustment to the Mayflower tailing geogrid acreage, reflecting the updated estimate of 218 acres of water pool area, will be included in the pending financial warranty review process. Limitations to the release of reclamation responsibility for the Mayflower beach capping project are as follows: • Revegetation responsibility release was not requested by Climax and is not included. • Area C-19 illustrated on the permit amendment AM-02 map is not released (see 9/26/00 inspection report). • The Mayflower borrow area east of the tailing impoundment is not released (see 9/26/00 inspection report). 4. Robinson Tailings Area The DMG, through approval of Revision SR-03 releases Climax from reclamation liability for capping a portion of the Robinson Tailings Area. Capping of all but approximately 219 acres of the Robinson water pool was completed in 1994. DMG approves the reduction in bond amount of$1,734,094 requested in the SR-03 application. The total bond amount required as a result of the approval of SR-03 will reflect this reduction as detailed below. The only limitation to the Robinson capping project release is that revegetation responsibility release was not requested by Climax and is not included. The pending financial warranty review process will re-estimate and update reclamation capping costs for Robinson tailings based on the 219 remaining acres, the requirements of the reclamation plan, and the assumption that geogrid installation will be required to support the capping material.