2015-10-13_REVISION - C1981014 ‎(4)‎

• Permit No: C1981014
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 10/13/2015
• Doc Name: Application for Request for Bond Release
• From: Energy Fuels Coal, Inc
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: SL3
• Email Name: RDZ
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Energy Fuels Coal Inc. Application for Bond Release — October 2015
The DRMS proposed to approve Technical Revision No. 43 (TR -43) on September 28, 2015. TR -43
terminated all water monitoring requirements at the Mine site; approval to cease water monitoring at
the Loadout Area was terminated previously by approval of TR -37. Details regarding the approval of
TR -43 are found in the public record for TR -43 (http://drmsweblink.state.co.us/drmsweblink/search.aspx?dbid=o), more
specifically in the following documents;
• 11/6/2014, EFCI Application for Revision, 7 pages
• 2/12/2015, DRMS adequacy review, 20 pages
• 3/24/2015, EFCI adequacy review response, 111 pages (Weaver Engineering Services Analysis
and Bishop/Brogden Report)
• 4/28/2014, DRMS 2nd adequacy review, 12 pages
• 8/28/2015, EFCI 2nd response, 79 pages
• 9/28/2015, DRMS Proposed Decision, 1 page
DRMS approval of TR -43 conclusively demonstrates that the Southfield Mine minimized onsite
hydrologic impacts and prevented offsite hydrologic impacts.
At this time, EFCI is not requesting approval or release of liability over the greater affected area of the
mine, excepting the affected area that is directly associated with the 102 disturbed acres considered in
this request.
SL -03 Request for Release of Well Sealing Costs
EFCI is also requesting a full bond release for costs associated with sealing a significant number of
drill holes/wells that are currently included in tasks 53 and 53A of the RN -06 reclamation cost
estimate. Well abandonment reports for these drill holes/wells were submitted to the DRMS on
November 18, 2014. The drill holes/wells are shown on Map 12 of the approved permit and are listed
below.
MW -8, MW -10, SF87-07, Liberty #2, Manley #3, Vento #2, Zenith #2, SR -46, SF -87-06, SR -7, SR -
22A, WW -186, WW -370, WW -250, WW -330, and SF -88-10*.
*SF -88-10 was field located/inspected with DRMS on 2/6/15 and was documented in the inspection report as sealed. No sealing is required.
Based on the RN -06 reclamation cost estimate, EFCI calculates approximately $25,680.00 in direct
costs and $7,036.000 in indirect costs for a total requested for release of $32,716.00 for the sealing of
these drill holes/wells. This amount is included in the total requested for release in the application
contents section above.
Conclusion
EFCI believes that a Phase I bond release is warranted for 9 acres, further described as the Loadout
pond areas, the substation reclaimed area, the road to the Corley well, and permanent ponds 4 and 5.
EFCI believes this application demonstrates that a Phase II/III bond release is warranted for 102 acres
at the Southfield Mine and Loadout. EFCI is requesting release of all further reclamation liability for
the 102 acres of reclaimed lands and permanent facilities and a total monetary release of $351,376.00
of the cash reclamation bond held by the DRMS.
Surety Release No. 3 (SL -03) Southfield Mine