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C" o' M Form 3809 -5 UNITED STATES (May 2012) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FORM APPROVED BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OMB No. 1004 -0194 NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF OPERATOR AND ASSUMPTION OF PAST LIABILITY Expires: July 31, 2013 The mining law surface management regulations at 43 CFR 3809 require that obligations accrued or conditions created under an operation remain with that operator until (1) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) accepts a satisfactory replacement financial guarantee adequate to cover the previously accrued obligations and (2) BLM receives documentation that a transferee accepts responsibility for the transferor's previously accrued obligations. Therefore. the undersigned transferee hereby assumes all liabilities that may be outstanding on the plan of operations or notice shown below, including, but not limited to, the obligation to properly reclaim and restore the land disturbed on said plan or notice within the approved reclamation plan or notice filed with the BLM; provided that the obligation will not act to increase the potential or cumulative liability above the face amount of the replacement bond to which this notification attaches in the amount stated below as required from the transferee. 1. BLM Notice or Plan of Operations Number(s): Van 4 Mine, COC -62522 2. Date BLM Accepted Notice or Approved the Plan of Operations: December 7. 1998 3. Change of operator on the Notice(s) or Plan(s) shown is proposed on 08/18/2014 as follows: Energy F (Date) FROM: Current Operator (Transferor) uels Resources (USA) Inc. Address 225 Union Blvd., Suite 600 Address Lakewood, CO 80228 By Harold R. Roberts (Print Name) Signature Title Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Surface Reclamation Bonding Amount Currently Obligated: Sum of Seventy five thousand and fifty seven dollars U.S. dollars ($ 75,057 ) TO: Proposed Operator (Transferee) Pinon Ridge Mining LLC Address 31161 Highway 90, PO Box 825 Address Nucla, CO 81424 By George E. Glasierr Signature Title President and Chief Executive Officer wrint Surface Reclamation Bond: Sum of Seventy five thousand and fifty seven dollars U.S. dollars ($ 75,057 47- 0987913 L;nange of Operator Approved cc: State Office Surety, if applicable (Continued on page 2)