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Mr. Don Coram/M-1978-342/TR-04 <br /> December 9,2013 <br /> Page 2 <br /> 5. Grading and sloping of the waste rock dump. The out-slope of the waste rock pad will be <br /> reduced to a maximum gradient of 3H:1 V by pulling up the edge materials and respreading them <br /> on the top surface of the pad. After the reshaping and slop reduction tasks are finished,the <br /> construction of the new stormwater control berm may proceed, as described under item 6. <br /> 6. Topsoil replacement. After reshaping the waste rock pad and dump slopes,the topsoil that is <br /> presently stockpiled will be respread uniformly across the new waste rock surfaces. <br /> 7. Stormwater berms. The site currently contains a stonmwater control berm along the crest of the <br /> waste rock pad,and a stormwater control berm is now approved as a permanent feature on the <br /> site. Please note that the new berm will be established along the dump pad crest after the waste <br /> rock dump is regraded and topsoiled(see items 5 and 6). <br /> 8. Revegetation. The DOE-required seed mix has been approved to become part of Gold Eagle's <br /> reclamation plan. The revised Reclamation Map delineates the area to be revegetated as the <br /> reshaped waste rock dump(including slopes)and the portal area. Though the map did not <br /> indicate it,the footprint of the topsoil stockpile location will also need to be revegetated,after the <br /> stockpile has been removed and respread. The Division approves the DOE seed mix and requires <br /> that the operator revegetate all areas affected by the reclamation of the permitted site. <br /> 9. It is noted that no uranium ores were produced at this mine site and/or stored on the surface. <br /> Any final reclamation radiometric measurements or limits that are required by the DOE must be <br /> complied with by the operator. <br /> 10. The Division acknowledges and concurs with other details shown on the revised Reclamation <br /> Map, including:fuel tanks and ore bins have been removed. <br /> Please be aware that the Division is not approving any modification to the May 31,2014 deadline by <br /> which Gold Eagle must complete all reclamation earthwork and initial seeding.The Division has <br /> approved the items and tasks in the revised reclamation plan,but the reclamation schedule that Gold <br /> Eagle has proposed in TR-04 does not comply with the May 31,2014 deadline.Therefore,the proposed <br /> schedule for completion of the reclamation is not in conformance with Division's requirements. Failure <br /> to comply with the May 31,2014 deadline may result in the Division bringing the possible violation <br /> before theMined Land Reclamation Board for a formal hearing regarding the noncompliance. <br /> Because the DOE is the primary oversight agency for lease tract permit reclamation,Gold Eagle must <br /> submit the DRMS-approved reclamation plan to DOE for its concurrence. If for any reason Gold Eagle <br /> cannot gain DOE approval or is legally precluded from completing the required reclamation by the May <br /> 31,2014 deadline,Gold Eagle may file a Petition for Declaratory Order requesting a hearing before the <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board to extend the completion deadline. <br />