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RIECENED <br />JAN 0 8 2000 <br />Division of Reclamation, <br />Mining and Safety <br />ENERGY FUELS RESOURCES-"*" <br />CORPORATION <br />December 23, 2008 RECEIVED <br />Colorado Department of Health DEC 2 9 2008 <br />Water Quality Control Division GRAND JUNCTION FIND OFFICE <br />WQCD-P-B2 DIVISION OF <br />RECLAMATION MINING & SAFETY <br />4300 Cherry Creek Drive South <br />Denver, CO 80246-1530 <br />RE: Submittal of November 2008 Discharge Monitoring Report and Notification of <br />Non-Compliance <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br /> <br /> <br />Energy Fuels Resources Corporation (Energy Fuels) is providing the attached Discharge <br />Monitoring Report (DMR) for the month of November 2008. The Whirlwind Mine water <br />treatment plant is located at 30100 5110 Road, Gateway, Colorado 81522. Discharge of <br />treated water from the Whirlwind Mine is allowed in accordance with Colorado <br />Discharge Permit System (CDPS) permit number CO-0047562. In addition, this letter <br />serves as a written notification of non-compliance as required in Part II.A.4 of the permit. <br />On November 24, 2008 the Whirlwind Mine was put on stand-by status. At this time, the <br />mine will continue to be dewatered during stand-by and Energy Fuels will continue to <br />treat and discharge mine water and to comply with CDPS permit conditions. Mine water <br />collects in the mine at a slow rate (approximately 2 to 3 gpm) and is being pumped into <br />the untreated water tank and treated in batch runs, as necessary. Currently, batch runs are <br />occurring at a rate of approximately one run every month. One batch run occurred from <br />November 17 to 20, 2008. A quarterly discharge sample was collected on November 18, <br />2008 in accordance with the aforementioned permit. Analytical sample results indicate <br />that one exceedance of the effluent limitations occurred during the November 2008 batch <br />run discharge as follows: <br />iinerp, Fuels, Inc. 44 Union Blvd, Sui[e 600 <br />NA wA xnergy,`uels.com Lakewood, Colorado <N0228 <br />Phone: 303-974-2140 <br />Fax: 303-974-2141