1980-07-11_REVISION - M1977493 (8)

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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII CLIMAX MVLY9BDENUM COMPANY �y ! A DIVISION OF AMJ%3<INC. 13949 WEST COLFAX AVENUE • GOLDEN, COLORADO SO401 (303)234-9020 WESTERN OPERATIONS / July 10 , 1980 Mr. Robert Turner, Chairman i Mined Land Reclamation Board Centennial Building , Room 423 1313 Sherman Street Denver , Colorado 80203 Dear Mr. Turner: Attached is an application for amendments to the existing Mining/Reclamation permit number 77-493 for the Climax Mine as required by Colorado Revised Statutes 1973 , 34-32-101 , et. seg- and by The Regulation of the Mined Land Reclamation Board. The amendment is mainly comprised of what might be termed housekeeping items. It does not reflect any significant change in the Climax mining plan. The amendment does incorporate significant increases in both the permitted acreage and the affected land acreage . The reasons for these increases are : 1 . Pre-1969 disturbed lands - Our original permit excluded a number of island areas within our permit boundary, all of which had been disturbed prior to 1969 . We had no intention of redisturbing these areas. We now realize we occassionally need access to certain of these areas and wish to accept responsi- bility for reclamation and bonding of these previously affected lands. 2. Unaffected island areas - Our original permit also excluded a number of small island areas of unaffected land within the permit boundary. We now realize that approach was impractical and wish to include these areas in our permit. 3. Buffer Zone - Besides requiring room for expansion, Climax now realizes a definite need for some buffer zones around our operation. To facilitate both expansion and buffer, Climax is applying to exchange approximately 3 ,000 acres wth The U. S. Forest Service. r