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Amendment July 25, 2008 <br />October Ore Pile Reclamation <br />110(d) Limited Impact Permit Application <br />Nuvemco LLC <br />6.3.3 Exhibit C - Mining Plan <br />Exhibit C <br />This permit application is for reclamation of a disturbed area currently occupied by the <br />October Ore Pile. The plan of operation consists of removing this existing low-grade <br />stockpile of uranium and vanadium ore that sits on approximately one-third of an acre <br />(0.35 acres). The removal of this low grade uranium and vanadium ore stockpile is a <br />reclamation project. The stockpile will be loaded and shipped for processing to the <br />White Mesa Mill, located outside Blanding, Utah, by semi trucks. These trucks will use <br />Mesa County Road Z2.40 to Mesa County 4.40 Road (John Brown Road) as well as <br />Colorado and Utah state highways. A permit from the Mesa County Road Department <br />has been issued for the usage of the county roads and is included in Addendum 1. <br />The loading operation will require use of one front end loader with no other equipment <br />being necessary. Each day fifteen semi trucks with end dump trailers will be utilized to <br />remove the stockpile. The removal will be conducted Monday through Friday and last <br />for approximately one month, calculated as follows: <br />Approximately 7500 tons divided by 21 tons (the legal load limit) = 357 loads <br />357 loads divided by 15 trucks = 24 days of hauling <br />Alternative 1. <br />After removal of the ore pile, the underlying soil will be scarified and reseeded with the <br />approved mixture described in Exhibit D. Similarly, the area disturbed by the truck turn- <br />around will have the stockpiled soil replaced, scarified and reseeded. The natural <br />surface in this area is largely a rock ledge with scattered areas with about 2 inches of <br />soil and limited plant growth. <br />Alternative 2. <br />After adequate time, should Alternative 1 not result in adequate re-vegetation of the <br />disturbed area under the ore pile, the BLM has requested that Nuvemco place a silty soil <br />base over the disturbed area as topsoil for re-vegetation. Mesa County has a spoil pile <br />of silty soil from an area in John Brown Canyon which has been silting up from <br />precipitation and wind caused soil erosion. If required and the spoil pile is proven to be <br />capable of growing native plants, Nuvemco will have trucks haul the soil to the ore pile <br />site where it will be deposited. The soil will be spread over the disturbed area, returned <br />to contours shown on Map 3 in Exhibit D and the site re-vegetated. This part of the <br />reclamation process should require approximately four days. <br />6.3.3 (1) (a) Reclamation dates <br />Nuvemco seeks to reclaim this site as soon as possible. A start date on or <br />before August 1 would lead to a completion by September 15, 2008 <br />6.3.3 (1) (b) Soil for reclamation (amended) <br />The ore pile will be carefully removed by front end loader leaving the soil which <br />underlies the ore pile in place. As previously described, the underlying existing soil will <br />be scarified and reseeded as Alternative 1. <br />Alternative 2 will include transport of silty soil from John Brown Canyon to be placed <br />over the entire disturbed area to a depth of approximately two (2) inches and graded to <br />the contours shown on Exhibit D, Map 3. The site will then be broadcast-seeded with a <br />16