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Status: Complied With <br />On June 16, 1989 a suitability evaluation of the Raton Creek Mine refuse <br />cover material was submitted and on July 7, 1989 the evaluation was <br />accepted by the Division. <br />Stipulation 2: <br />ENERGY FUELS MINING COMPANY WILL COMPLETE A SITE SPECIFIC ANALYTICAL <br />STABILITY ANALYSIS OF THE AMENDED CONFIGURATION PROPOSED FOR THE COAL <br />PROCESSING WASTE PILE AT THE ANIMAS UNDERGROUND COAL MINE. THIS ANALYSIS <br />WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW BY THE DIVISION NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS <br />FOLLOWING RETURN OF THE ANIMAS MINE TO ACTIVE MINING STATUS. THE <br />OPERATOR SHALL RESTRICT PLACEMENT OF COAL PROCESSING WASTE TO THE TWO <br />LOWER-MOST 50 FOOT THICK TERRACED BENCHES OF THE PROPOSED AMENDED WASTE <br />PILE UNTIL THE DIVISION HAS APPROVED THE STABILITY ANALYSIS AND <br />CORRESPONDING DESIGN. IN THE EVENT THAT THE STABILITY ANALYSIS <br />DETERMINES THAT THE SLOPES OF THE PROPOSED AMENDED COAL PROCESSING WASTE <br />PILE WILL NOT ATTAIN THE REQUIRED MINIMUM STATIC SLOPE SAFETY FACTOR OF <br />1.5, ENERGY FUELS MINING COMPANY SHALL REDESIGN AND RECONSTRUCT THE THEN <br />EXISTING EMBANKMENT TO CONFORM WITH THE DESIGN SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY <br />THE DIVISION. <br />IN SUCH EVENT, IF AN ACCEPTABLE REDESIGN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE <br />DIVISION WITHIN 90 DAYS FOLLOWING THE SUBMISSION OF THE ORIGINAL REQUIRED <br />STABILITY ANALYSIS, ENERGY FUELS MINING COMPANY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO <br />CEASE DEPOSITION OF COAL PROCESSING WASTE. <br />Status: Complied With <br />In January, 1988 a complete analytical stability analysis of the waste <br />pile was submitted and accepted by the Division. <br />Stipulation 3: <br />ENERGY FUELS MINING COMPANY WILL COMPLETE A SURVEY DESCRIBING THE <br />POTENTIAL EFFECT ON THE STRUCTURE (AMENDED COAL PROCESSING WASTE PILE) <br />FROM SUBSIDENCE OF THE SUBSURFACE STRATA RESULTING FROM PAST UNDERGROUND <br />MINING ACTIVITIES AS REQUIRED BY RULE 2.05.3(8)(a)(i)(D). ENERGY FUELS <br />MINING COMPANY SHALL SUBMIT THAT SURVEY, FOR REVIEW BY THE DIVISION, NO <br />LATER THAN ONE YEAR FOLLOWING RETURN OF THE MINE TO ACTIVE MI NTNG <br />STATUS. THE OPERATOR SHALL RESTRICT PLACEMENT OF COAL PROCESSING WASTE <br />TO THAT AREA DELINEATED ON THE MAP SUBMITTED AS A SUPPLEMENTAL AMENDMENT <br />TO THE TECHNICAL REVISION APPLICATION, UNTIL THE DIVISION HAS APPROVED <br />THE SUBSIDENCE SURVEY. IN THE EVENT THAT THE REQUIRED SUBSIDENCE SURVEY <br />WERE TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDED COAL PROCESSING WASTE PILE <br />MIGHT POTENTIALLY BE DAMAGED BY ANTICIPATED SURFACE SUBSIDENCE, ENERGY <br />FUELS MINING COMPANY SHALL REDESIGN THE PROPOSED AMENDED EMBANKMENT TO <br />RENDER THE DESIGN ACCEPTABLE TO THE DIVISION. <br />Status: Complied With <br />In January, 1988, Energy Fuels submitted a stability study which complied <br />with the Division's requirements. <br />-4- <br />