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Mr. Travis Marshall <br />March 6, 2014 <br />Page 2 <br />5. Rule 6.3.3(1xn) is addressed in the application in Exhibit C Mining Plan, C(1), in the <br />third paragraph. To reiterate, the primary commodity is uranium, the secondary <br />commodity is vanadium, and there may be incidental production of copper. The <br />primary and secondary commodities will be transported from the mine to an off -site <br />processing facility and sold as a source for power generation and other uses as <br />allowed . <br />6. As described in paragraph ten of Exhibit C(1), the mine ventilation system is <br />comprised of the secondary decline which will be driven parallel to, and north of, the <br />primary decline. The ventilation system will be completely located within the mining <br />claim area, and specifically will be confined to within the mine portal area of existing <br />disturbance. <br />7. The road improvements will be restricted to the current width of the existing roads <br />which are within the proposed permit area. Drainage structures as specified in the <br />drainage plan will be installed. No road improvements beyond the existing road <br />disturbance are anticipated. The total area of disturbance for the mining operation, <br />including the access road, is less than 10 acres. <br />Exhibit D <br />8. Rule 6.3.4(1)(b) addresses the maximum gradient of reclaimed slopes, and DRMS <br />has requested a statement of the maximum anticipated thickness of waste rock. The <br />final contours of the reclamation plan preliminary design described in Exhibit D <br />indicate that the maximum anticipated thickness of waste rock following reclamation <br />is 26 feet at the portal with an average thickness of 2.4 feet across the rest of the <br />reclaimed site. The final contours are depicted on Sheet EX.E.3.1 attached in <br />Appendix B, Figures. Sheet EX.E.3.1 also addresses comment 15 of the preliminary <br />adequacy review, regarding Exhibit E. <br />9. Section D(1) statement "Access roads to the site will be upgraded during mining <br />operations and will be left open for recreational access after the mine has been <br />reclaimed." In personal communication with Scott Gerwe of the Bureau of Land <br />Management (BLM) on February 26, 2014, BLM commonly requires that the road <br />and portal area be reclaimed following completion of mining activity. However, as <br />the access road was constructed in the early 1970s, prior to the 1980 requirement for <br />reclamation, the BLM will not require road reclamation. <br />10. Section D(1.c.iv -v) states that "... broadcast seeding at one and a half times <br />acceptable rate of drill seeding" is required. Liberty commits herein to a broadcast <br />seed rate of twice the drill seed rate. <br />11. Rule 3.1.10(6): Weed Control Plan - Please see Appendix C for the proposed Weed <br />Control Plan. <br />12. Section D (1.e) Location Speck Reclamation: As stated in Section D(1.c) of the <br />Permit Application, topsoil will be stockpiled on or near the existing topsoil stockpile <br />and seeded for stabilization. Exhibit D Reclamation Plan, Section D(1.c.i) of the <br />Permit Application states that at the time of reclamation, the topsoil stockpile will be <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR 0 7 2014 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining & Safety <br />