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energy fuels coal, inc. <br />southfield mine • post office box 459 - fiorence, colorado 81226 • (719) 784-6395 kt <br />July 15, 2015 <br />Ms. Janet Binns RECEIVED <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />1313 Sherman St, Rm. 215 JUL 2 0 2015 <br />Denver, CO 80203 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />Re: Response to PAR Response Review (Second Adequacy Review) <br />Technical Revision No. 45 (TR -45), Modify Vegetation Standards <br />Southfield Mine (Permit No. C-1981-014) <br />Dear Janet Binns: <br />Energy Fuels Coal Inc. (EFCI) has reviewed your initial adequacy review questions in your letter <br />of June 10, 2015 concerning Technical Revision No. 45 (TR -45). Each DRMS question is <br />repeated for reference and followed by EFCI's response. <br />1. DRMS concern <br />Please use consistent acreage values when referring to the approved reference areas. On <br />page 2.04.10-6 (approved TR -39, revised date December 3, 2013) EFCI reported acreage <br />values for the respective reference areas. <br />Weighted % <br />Grassland (Refuse Pile reference area) <br />2.80 acres 52.93% <br />PPJ (Plot B -Portal area) <br />0.42 acres 7.94% <br />New Portal Area Reference area (PJ) <br />2.07 acres 39.13% <br />Total reference area acres <br />5.29 acres <br />Page 4 of the TR45 application letter provided the following acreage values for the <br />respective reference areas: <br />Grassland reference area 2.80 acres 58.6% <br />PPJ (Plot B -Portal area) 0.29 acres 60% <br />New Portal Area Reference area (PJ) 1.69 acres 3.54% <br />4.78 acres <br />The acreage values of the approved reference areas must stay consistent. Please continue <br />to use consistent acreage values as approved. If a correction to the surveyed acreage is <br />necessary, then the respective pages, with an explanation of the need for the correction is <br />required. <br />