2015-10-13_REVISION - C1981014 ‎(6)‎

• Permit No: C1981014
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 10/13/2015
• Doc Name: Appendix B Proof of Publication
• From: Energy Fuels Coal, Inc
• To: DRMS
• Type & Sequence: SL3
• Email Name: RDZ
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

SOUTHFIELD MINE AND LOADOUT
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO SEEK BOND RELEASE
PUBLIC NOTICE
Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. (EFCI) intends to file an application with the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) for full bond release of the existing reclamation
surety bond for the Southfield Mine (Mine) and associated Coal Loadout Facility (Loadout).
EFCI is the owner, operator, and permittee under Permit No. C-1981-014 for the Mine and
and Loadout. The Mine is located approximately eight miles south of Florence, Colorado on
County Road 92. The Loadout is located approximately 1.5 miles northwest of Florence,
Colorado, on County Road 79. EFCI's business address is:
Energy Fuels Coal, Inc.
115 East Main Street, Suite 10
P.O. Box 459
Florence, Colorado 81226
[phone] or [phone]
The bond release request will apply to areas within the Mine and Loadout permit boundaries
that encompass all or portions of the following specific areas:
MINE AREA:
Township 205, Range 69W, 6th Principal Meridian - Sections 19, 30, and 31
Township 205, Range 70W, 6th Principal Meridian - Sections 23, 24, 25, 26 and 36
LOADOUT AREA:
Township 195, Range 69W, 6th Principal Meridian - Section 18
Township 195, Range 69W, 6th Principal Meridian - Section 17
These areas are shown on the Rockvale and Canon City, Colorado, 7.5 minute USGS
Quadrangle Maps.
The Mine operated from 1978 through 2000 under an approved permit from the DRMS. The
current mine permit was originally approved and issued in August 1984 and has subsequently
been renewed for multiple five-year incremental terms. The current renewal, that includes
both the Mine and Loadout, extends through July 30, 2019. The Southfield Mine ceased
active underground mining operations in December 2000, and EFCI subsequently completed
backfilling, grading, topsoil placement, and permanent seeding during 2001 through 2003.
During 2004, EFCI planted shrub clumps in the reclaimed facilities and refuse disposal areas
at the Mine Site in accordance with permit requirements. Reclamation work in subsequent
years included maintenance of drainage control strictures, limited interseeding, and sealing
specific drill holes. The completed work has resulted in reclamation of disturbed areas to
provide for long-term stability, effective drainage control, and vegetative establishment
consistent with the proposed postmining use of rangeland and wildlife habitat.
Mining operations at the Mine area resulted in disturbance of approximately 88.3 acres. Of
this, approximately 18 acres are not reclaimed that are associated with approved permanent
facilities.