1980-07-11_REVISION - M1977493 ‎(8)‎

• Permit No: M1977493
• IBM Index Class Name: REVISION
• Doc Date: 7/11/1980
• Doc Name: Submittal
• From: Climax
• To: MLRB
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1 . INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 -1
2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION/MINING PLAN . . . . . . 2-1
2. 1 MINING AND RECLAMATION TIMETABLES . . . 2-2
2. 2 ORE BODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2. 3 OPEN PIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2. 4 OPEN PIT WASTE ROCK DUMPS . . . . . . . 2-5
2.5 UNDERGROUND MINING . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
2. 6 CRUSHING AND MILLING . . . . . . . . . 2-8
2.7 TAILING DEPOSITION . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
2. 8 DOMESTIC WATER AND INDUSTRIAL WATER
CIRCUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2. 9 AGGREGATE MINING . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
3. LAND USE HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3. 1 PRE-CLIMAX OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3. 2 ADVENT OF CLIMAX OPERATIONS . . . . . . 3-4
4 . GEOLOGY/GLACIATION/EROSION . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4. 1 GENERAL GEOLOGY • • 4-1
4. 2 GLACIATION AND EROSION AT CLIMAX 4-4
5. CLIMATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
6. DISTURBANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
7. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7. 1 VEGETATION . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.2 SOIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
7. 3 WILDLIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.4 AIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
7. 5 OUTDOOR RECREATION/SCENIC . . . . . . . 7-11
8 . WATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8. 1 CLIMAX WATER RIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8. 2 CLIMAX WATER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . 8-4
8. 3 GROUNDWATER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
8.4 ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE . . . % . . . 8-5
8. 5 EAGLE RIVER DRAINAGE . . . . . . . . . 8-5
8. 6 TENMILE RIVER DRAINAGE . . . . . . . . 8-7
8 . 7 WATER QUALITY CONTROL . . . . . . . . . 8-9
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