2007-11-27_PERMIT FILE - M2007044

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~'~` ~ ~r ENERGY FUELS RESOURCES CORPORATION November 21, 2007 f Mr. Brian Farnsworth ~ / Information Network for Responsible Mming P.O. Box 3637 Evergreen, CO 80437 (303) 881-8645 / Re: Response to INFORM Comments Dated October 10, 2007 Whirlwind Mine, DBMS File No. M-20044 Mesa County, Colorado Dear Mr. Farnsworth: ~®~ ~ ~ 207 Division o9 r~e~ran~sa2ion, Mining and s~~ety The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DBMS) has requested that Energy Fuels Resources Corporation (Energy Fuels) respond directly to the comments submitted by the Information Network for Responsible Mining (INFORM) on our permit application. These comments were dated October 10, 2007 and were received by DBMS on October 11, 2007. Based on the nature of the comments, DBMS has classified them as an objection to the permit. In reviewing your comment letter, it appeared that you were requesting that the DBMS be thorough in their review; however, we did not fmd any specific objections to our application. Below, we have responded to the concerns that you expressed in your letter that appear to be within the regulatory purview of DBMS. Hopefully, the environmental control measures that we have proposed will reduce your concerns regarding the project. We have also attempted to provide clarification, where appropriate, regarding both the project and regulatory requirements. Your comments are in italics and our responses are in standard font. Comment 1 We would like to offer our support for DMO designation of the Whirlwind Mine and the resulting heightened regulatory scrutiny required for DMO mining operations. The documentation in the record should leave no doubt that the Whirlwind Mine be regulated as a DMO. ~~~ ~~ tin ~.,v ~ '~ 2007 ~ GRAND a`~I~~ # ~~°°a r~ELU OFFICE DIVISION OF RECWMATION MINING & SAFETY F.~~~r~~ 1~~~~i.~ E{c:~c~tit-~•c~:~ C'c~thts~-s~ti~~i~ ~~1 IJni~.~t~ 13~yuit~~~,rG!_ `~E~ilc: ti(i{} I:~ks~r~~~c~~l, C'~> ~(il:?14 1'Exy~~c: ~t1i-X74-Zl~~t}