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Energy Fuels Mining Company <br />Raton Creek Mine <br />2002 ANNUAL RECLAMATION REPORT <br />Introduction <br />The Annual Reclamation Report documents backfilling, grading, topsoiling, and seeding <br />activities conducted by Energy Fuels Mining Company (EFMC) at the Raton Creek Mine during <br />the 2002 calendar year. Raton Creek remained in permanent cessation -reclamation status <br />during the reporting period. <br />This report includes text, discussion, and a map in accordance with the requirements of Rule <br />2.04.13. In addition, the Division's Annual Reclamation Report Form is completed and attached <br />hereto. <br />Reclamation work during the reporting period included minor site maintenance and visual <br />monitoring. Detailed information about the relevant 2002 reclamation work is discussed below. <br />Disturbed Areas <br />No additional acreage was disturbed, or re-disturbed, during the reporting period. The only <br />significant site maintenance included removal of sediment from the majority of the contour <br />furrows on the south-facing refuse disposal area. The limited disturbance resulting from this <br />work was interseeded by hand immediately following completion of the work. <br />During February, sediment was cleaned from Section "C" of the Watershed Diversion -Ditch 2. - <br />During August, the entire length of Ditch #2 was traversed and cleaned -where neccesary. <br />Diversion Ditche # 4, Section "A" was cleaned and reshaped and rip-rap was replaced in several <br />small washes along the west end of the ditch. Throe rock dams were installed in the drainage <br />ditch located on the south side of the main entrance road that enters from the main, west gate: <br />Approximately 100 ft of silt fence was added to the CWDI Disturbance SAE area that is located <br />adjacent to Section "A" of Diversion Ditch 2. - . - - <br />Silt fence that had been previously installed at the Topsoil Stockpile SAE site. was removed <br />because vegetation at that site was sufficiently established. <br />No areas were backfilled and graded during the reporting period. <br />ToQsoiled Areas <br />No areas were topsoiled during the reporting period. <br />