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<br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br /> <br />January 8, 2016 <br /> <br />Al Weaver <br />Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. <br />P.O. Box 459 <br />Florence, CO 81226 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Southfield Mine (Permit No. C-1981-014) <br /> Bond Release Application No. 3 (SL-3) Second adequacy letter <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Weaver: <br /> <br />DRMS staff has reviewed your responses to our adequacy items (responses in submittal from EFCI dated 31 <br />December 2015). The following adequacy issues require additional responses by Energy Fuels (EFCI). <br /> <br />From general review of application <br /> <br />1. No additional response required. <br />2. No additional response required. <br />3. The Division understands that the reference to Attachment 1 was a mistake; no additional <br />Regarding EFCI explanation as to why the LS factors for the reclaimed <br />response required. <br />areas and the non-mined areas are identical, the Division still believes that is best to assess <br />the LS parameter separately: the post-mining condition should be based on the current <br />topography of the areas where bond release is sought, whereas the pre-mining condition <br />should be based on the pre-mining topography of the actual location of the RDA and <br />facilities area or on the topography of adjacent unmined areas. Also, Map 13 and 29 are <br />referenced in the sediment demonstration for the mine site; however, these maps are related <br />to the loadout. Please correct this error. <br /> <br />4. No additional response required. <br />5. No additional response required. <br /> <br />From review of vegetation reports in application <br /> <br />6. No additional response required. <br />7. No additional response required. <br /> <br />From bond release inspection and previous inspections <br />8. No additional response required. <br />9. As EFCI noted, this discussion is pending the water quality laboratory results. <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, CO 80203P 303.866.3567 F 303.832.8106 http://mining.state.co.us <br /> <br />John W. Hickenlooper, Governor | Mike King, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />