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wwl = Western Water & Land, Inc. <br />May 5, 2009 <br />Mr. Russ Means <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />101 South 3`d Street, Suite 301 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />RE: Report: Hydrologic Reconnaissance December 2008, Whirlwind Mine and Packrat Mine <br />Dear Mr. Means: <br />Western Water & Land, hic. (WWL) has completed the Fall 2008 hydrological reconnaissance of the <br />Whirlwind Mine and Packrat Mine areas held under DRMS Mine Permit No. M-2007-044 by Energy <br />Fuels Resources Corporation (EFR). This reconnaissance was the second of two planned field <br />assessments, the first occurred in the June 2008. This report summarizes the findings of the <br />reconnaissance work conducted in December 2008. <br />WWL conducted the hydrological reconnaissance to identify key hydrological features and <br />hydrogeological relationships between hydrostratigraphic units in the vicinity of the mines. Surface <br />water features in proximity to the mines and water occurrences in underground workings were <br />identified and described. Where appropriate, flow measurements and water quality sampling was <br />conducted. WWL identified surface and underground features that should be monitored for these <br />characteristics over time (life of mine operations and possibly an extended period after mine closure). <br />This letter report discusses the field work performed, interpretation of results, and recommendations. <br />Attachments that accompany this report include: <br />Attachment A Photographs <br />Attachment B Field Sampling Forms <br />Attachment C Raw Analytical Data <br />Figures 1 and 2 show reconnaissance observation points and sampling locations. Figure 3 shows a <br />Piper diagram of various water quality data from the Whirlwind Mine area. <br />FIELD WORK <br />WWL conducted hydrological reconnaissance of the Whirlwind Mine and Packrat Mine area on <br />December 3 and 4, 2008. The purpose of the reconnaissance was to inspect and assess the surface and <br />underground hydrologic setting in the Whirlwind Mine and Packrat Mine area as described above. A <br />Applications in Earth Science 743 Horizon Court Suite 330, Grand Junction, CO 81506 <br />Phone: (970) 242.0170 Fax: (970) 242-0270