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May 28, 2014 C- 1981 - 037 /GEC Strip Mine JHB <br />Sediment is no longer deposited in sediment pond A, but flows alongside Fremont County Road and is deposited <br />along the county road, as well as near to and north of the green gate. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) <br />Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) <br />Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) <br />Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br />The access road that connects to Energy Fuels' Monarch Fan Road continues to show signs of erosion and <br />sediment deposition. Gullies cutting along the sides of the road on the west side of "Chen's Hill" continue to <br />reduce portions of the road. The Division's SUV was able to negotiate the road. The access road immediately <br />west of the Southfield permit boundary and the Monarch fan road continues to rill with sediment deposition at the <br />California crossing where drainage from the East pit crosses the access road. The Division had no difficulty <br />crossing this segment of road in a 2 -wheel drive SUV. <br />The road that continues northward from the east side of the permit also had significant gullying across it. ( Photo <br />19) This road was not a part of the GEC operation. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />Although sediment movement off the slopes continues to a lesser degree, a perennial self - regenerating <br />vegetative community is becoming established in the reclaimed areas. Few noxious species are present, and the <br />vegetative community has species adapted to supporting grazing by livestock, and is clearly utilized by wildlife, <br />elk and mule deer, in addition to numerous small bird species. <br />REVEGETATION — Rule 4.15 <br />Vegetative Cover; Timing: <br />In response to recent precipitation, the vegetation on the mine site was vigorously growing and many of <br />the wildflowers were in bloom. The majority of the reclaimed mine site has a well established community of <br />perennial grasses and forbs with scatterings of shrub and tree species. <br />Some gullying continues in portions of the steep slopes, but much of the slopes have a well established vegetative <br />community. (Photos 8, 10, 11, 15, 19 & 21) Species present are adapted to the area and support the post- mining <br />land use of rangeland and wildlife habitat. Very few noxious species were present on the reclaimed area. <br />Cheatgrass (a noxious species) is much more prevalent in the undisturbed community than on the reclaimed areas. <br />(photo 17) <br />SUBSIDENCE — Rule 4.20: <br />Subsidence holes have been observed on neighboring mines, attributed to underground mining in the area. <br />No subsidence holes have been identified on the GEC reclamation areas. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />