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46 ENERGY FUELS RESOURCES <br />CORPORATION <br />July 23, 2009 <br />G. Russell Means <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />101 South 3rd, Suite 301 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />Transmittal: Second Quarter 2009 Report, File No. M-2007-044 <br />Whirlwind Mine, Mesa County, Colorado <br />Dear Russ: <br />Attached is the Second Quarter 2009 report for the Whirlwind Mine. On April 20, 2009, <br />the PR Spring tank pipe and monitoring well W-1 were sampled and DP Spring and the <br />Whirlwind Mine Decline (sump) were measured for field parameters. Monitoring well <br />W-1 was sampled again on June 24, 2009. The laboratory data reports for the PR Spring <br />and monitoring well W-1 samples are attached. <br />The flows at PR Spring and DP Spring were estimated by determining the time required <br />to fill a 5-gallon bucket. The estimated flow rates are consistent with historical records <br />for these springs. The inflow within the Whirlwind decline could not be measured <br />directly because it occurs over approximately 100 feet of the decline and within the drifts. <br />The Whirlwind inflow is estimated based on the volume of water treated and estimations <br />of the volume of water evaporated off the untreated water tank and brought out of the <br />mine in ventilated air. <br />The analytical data for PR Spring and monitoring well W-1 were added to Tables 1 and <br />3, respectively, which also show previously collected data for comparison purposes. The <br />water sample from PR Spring was similar in chemistry and water quality to previous <br />sampling events. The fourth and fifth sampling events from monitoring well W-1 shows <br />a leveling off in values of various major ions and metals that had indicated a slight <br />decreasing trend in previous sampling events. <br />The sediment pond has been monitored since its construction in November 2008 in <br />accordance with DRMS stipulations. Although storm events have occurred, none have <br />resulted in stormwater discharge from the pond. As a result, no stormwater samples have <br />been collected from the pond to date. Energy Fuels will continue to monitor the sediment <br />pond for discharge and will collect samples in the event of discharge. <br />Discharge into Dolores River from Lumsden Creek has been monitored during treatment <br />plant operation and discharge since September 2008 in accordance with BLM <br />Energy Fuels, Inc. 44 Union Blvd., Suite 600 <br />www.energyfuels.com Lakewood, Colorado 80228 <br />Phone: 303-974-2140 <br />Fax: 303-974-2141