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y~ <br />EXHIBIT B---SITE DESCRIPTION <br />• <br />VEGETATION AND SOIL CHARACTERISTICS <br />~II IIIII~II~II~~'~~ <br />sss <br />The Van 4 shaft is located on the top of Monogram Mesa in a large open <br />park having a gentle undulating southerly aspect. The terrain is visually <br />dominated by low-growing grasses interspersed with Sagebrush and an <br />occasional Juniper. The surrounding vegetation consists of Pinyon-Juniper, <br />Sage and grasses, Vegetative cover for the pa ~ is estimated at iv°io consisting <br />of the following: short grasses 88% (56°k blue Grama and 32% Western <br />Wheatgrass), 6% Snakeweed, Scarlet Falsemallow, and other fortis, 4% <br />Sagebrush 12-24 inches high, and 2% Cactus. The site elevation is <br />approximately 6900 feet. (See Figure 6.3.2.1) <br />PERMANENT MAN-MADE STRUCTURES <br />The only buildings in the area are those that support the mining operation <br />and are owned by Energy Fuels. They include the headframe and ore bins, the <br />hoist house, the shop and the change room . County road DD-19 provides <br />access to the site and passes through the site as close as 200 feet from the <br />shaft. A San Miguel Power power line parallels the road 50 feet further to the <br />east, with a barbed-wire fence between the road and the power line. <br />Approximately 650 feet southwest from the shaft is a pre-mine stock pond that is <br />currently not used. (See Figure 6.3.2.2) <br />WATER RESOURCES <br />Drainage from the affected area is controlled by berms around the toe of <br />the dump area and as such will not leave EFN property boundaries. Drainage in <br />the area is generally to the southwest, but there are no major streams or springs <br />in the area of the shaft or the mining claims that make up the Van 4 property <br />holdings. As on other areas of Monogram Mesa, there are numerous small stock <br />ponds in the area, none of which will be impacted by continuing operations. <br />• <br />