2002-10-31_REVISION - M1977342

• Permit No: M1977342
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 10/31/2002
• Doc Name: Discussion With Anne Beierle
• From: DMG
• To: File
• Type & Sequence: AM4
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1313 Sherman St., Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203 D I V I S 1 0 N o r
Phone: [phone] MINERAL S
FAX: [phone] / &
DATE: October 31, 20024 ~~' ~~ G E O L O G Y
RECLAMATION
MINING•SAFETY
TO: File No. M-1977-342//
~~~ Bill Owens
Governor
FROM: Allen Sorenson ! Greg E. Walther
t// Executive Director
RE: Discussion with Anne Beierle, Environmental Coordinator for Ronald w. canany
the Climax Molybdenum Company, Henderson Mine and Mi[Z Acting Division Director
Henderson will submit an amendment application to address the following issues:
Incorporation of a new tree and shrub planting plan. Working with the Colorado Division of Forestry,
Henderson has been developing a forest management plan for the mill property over the past several years.
There has been substantial beetle kill on the public land surrounding Henderson property, and Henderson
has done considerable logging in an effort to prevent beetles from entering their-land. There has also been a
logging program underway in the tailing basin to facilitate topsoil salvage in advance of the rising pond
elevation. With the information Henderson has collected, and the advice they have received, they believe
that they can present acost-effective plan that will fit with the selected post mining land use of rangeland.
Henderson will not request elimination of tree and shmb planting requirements.
Change in the post mining land use for the Henderson Mine to industriaUcommercial. I provided documents
to Ms. Beierle describing the type of information that would be required to allow approval of
industria]/commercial land use allowing certain of the mine buildings and facilities to remain in the post
mining landscape.
Change in the post mining land use on portions of [he tailing basin to allow for the development of wetlands
and free water ponds as a component of the reclamation plan. Although Henderson intends to request this
change in the pending amendment, the plan provided would of necessity be conceptual, with the detailed
design of wetlands and ponds to be provided as a subsequent technical revision. Until the detailed plans aze
submitted and approved, the wetlands and ponds will be considered an alternate conditionally approved plan
for the purpose of bonding, and the amount of bond will continue to be based upon the dry reclamation
currently approved.
In addition to the discussion of the pending amendment submittal, the technical revision TR-12 currently under
consideration was also discussed. I provided Ms. Beierle with the following fertilization recommendation for
incorporation into TR-12 if Henderson so chooses:
Actual fertilization at the time of reclamation to be based on the results of soil tests. The assumption for
the purpose of bonding will be 1000 pounds per acre 18-46-0 over the entire acreage to be seeded, then
two subsequent applications over 50 percent of the acreage using 18-46-0 at 500 pounds per acre.
Further, I explained that the fertilization procedures upon which the Division's 2002 reclamation cost estimate
were based could be found in Exhibit L to amendment AM-Ol (AKA the 1980 amendment).
cc: Carl Mount, DMG (via electronic transmission)
Erica Crosby, DMG (via electronic transmission)
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