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III1111111111111111 <br />999 <br />INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />TO: KENT GORHAM <br />FROM: JANET BINN %' <br />SUBJECT: RATON EEK C-82- S,ENERGYFUELSRESP T01998ARRQUESTIONS <br />DATE: DECEM 12, 2000 <br />CC: DANL~RNANDEZ <br />I have reviewed Energy Fuels responses [o the Division's May 4, 1999 questions regarding Raton Creek <br />Mine's 1998 Annual Reclamation Report. These questions were forwarded to the operator a second <br />time on September 2, 1999. The Division requested the information to aid in assessing the Revegetation <br />Sampling Study conducted on the reclaimed mine site during July 1998. The Revegetatiott Sampling <br />Study was undertaken to determine vegetation establishment success on reclaimed areas not receiving <br />topsoil in comparison with those areas of the mine that did receive topsoil. In the fall of 1999, and May <br />2000 prior to submitting the requested information, the operator implemented some mitigation measures <br />in the non-topsoiled area of the mine. <br />The information requested by the Division in May 1999 and September 1999 is repeated below: <br />Please provide, on arr crccurale map, of the loaztlorrs of the / 998 sample transacts. This Wrap should <br />also define where topsoiled versus non-topsoiled areas are. None of the previous annual <br />reclamation report maps make this defnition clear. <br />Energy Fuels submitted the requested information on June 21, 2000. The response package was <br />forwarded to me Yor review on November 7, 2000. Energy Fuels submitted Figure 2 (rev. 5/00) with <br />the requested infomtation contained on it. Of note, Energy fuels states that, "the perimeter of the <br />non-topsoiled area is shown on Figure 2. All other areas within the reclaimed mine site area <br />received topsoil." Minor exceptions to this statement include refuse ditch no. 1 did not receive <br />topsoil, and the remaining access roads did not receive topsoil. Submittal of this map answers my <br />original question. <br />2. Please indicate on the map that seeding was conducted in 199.1 and in what month seeding <br />occurred. Only those locations seeded/re-seeded in 1996 are designated on the submitted map. <br />Energy Fuels provided the requested detail on Figure 2 (rev. 5/00). This response answers the <br />Division's question. The seeding perimeters and dates should be retained on future reclamation <br />maps. <br />3. The ARR reports that patches of Canada thistle were sprayed with herbicide. Please define when, <br />where and with what specifrc herbicide spraying was conducted with. <br />12/12/00 <br />