REP09412

• Permit No: C1981014
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 2/17/2004
• Doc Name: 2003 Annual Reclamation Report
• From: Montgomery Watson Harza
• To: DMG
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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February 13, 2004

FEB 1 ~ 2U04
Mr. ]im Stark Division of 1J~iaerals and Geolam~
Division of Minerals & Geology
1313 Sherman Street -Room 215
Denver, Colorado 80203
[phone]
Re: Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. -Southfield Mine (Permit No: C-81-014),
2003 Annual Reclamation Report
Dear Mr. Stark:
The following summarizes final reclamation and site maintenance activities that occurred at the
Southfield Mine and associated Loadout during 2003. Active mining and related activity was
suspended in December 2000, remaining stockpiled coal was sold and shipped duxing]anuar}' and
February 2001, and final reclamation activities for the Mine Area were initiated in August 2001.
Energy Fuels Coal, Inc. (EFCI) discontinued use of the separate Loadout Area in 1996 and the
Loadout Area was reclaimed in 1997. At the end of 2002 a total of approximately 87.7 acres, of
the total disturbed area of 97.5 acres, had been backfilled, regraded, topsoiled, and stabilized with
temporary cover. This total reclaimed acreage included approximately 13.1 acres previously (1997)
reclaimed in the Loadout Area and approximately 68.6 aces reclaimed during 2001-2002 in the
Mine Area. An additional 0.4 acre was reclaimed during 2003 on [he North Well and substation
road. The 15.4 acres of disturbed area that remain include roads, facilities, sediment control
structures, and soil stockpiles, some of which 7.6 acres axe long-term facilities that have been
approved for permanent retention in conjunction with the approved postmining land use. The
remaining disturbed areas (7.8 acres) are associated with temporary facilities that will remain in-
place through the reclamation liability period to provide ongoing access and sediment control.
Limited interseeding (25 percent) of the reclaimed Loadout areas occurred in conjunction with
permanent revegetation seeding of reclaimed Mine disturbance areas. Due to ongoing drought
conditions, Mine areas reclaimed in 2001-2002 were initially seeded during early 2003 to the annual
cover crop to stabilize these sites. Permanent seeding of these areas was completed in October
2003.
As part of EFCI's regular site maintenance activities and consistent wi[h any concerns noted by
the DMG in their regular site inspection reports, surface water control structures were inspected.
Based on inspection, the surface water control structures were generally in good condition, with
the only required repairs or maintenance as noted below. In conjunction with final site
reclamation and ongoing site maintenance, and in addition to final revegetation seeding, EFCI also
completed the following specific project activities:
Re-tested fueling area for any deep h}'drocarbon contamination and removed and
disposed of any contaminated soils in a permitted off-site location
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