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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />August 11, 2009 <br />George Patterson <br />Energy Fuels Mining Company <br />P.O. Box 449 <br />Florence, CO 81226 <br />RE: 2008 Annual Reclamation Report Review <br />Southfield Mine, Permit No. C-81-014 <br />Dear Mr. Patterson: <br />COLORADO <br />D I V I S ION OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br />Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />Governor <br />Harris D. Sherman <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />The Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) has completed review of the <br />2008 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) for the Southfield Mine. Acreage values <br />reported appear accurate and represent the current reclamation status at the mine. <br />As in 2007, no additional disturbance or reclamation work was completed during 2008. <br />Areas yet to be reclaimed include 8.4 acres of land occupied by temporary sediment <br />ponds at the main site and at the loadout. Activity at the site during the calendar year <br />included road grading and culvert maintenance. Weed control efforts for Russian <br />knapweed included herbicide treatment by the Fremont County Weed Control Agency. <br />The locations of these activities are noted on Map1 submitted with the report. <br />Discussion concerning the sinkhole that was repaired in 2007 has been added to the <br />report. Please add the repaired sinkhole location to Map 1 for future reporting. <br />The first growing season for this site was in 2004. The 2008 growing season was the <br />fifth growing season for the majority of the facility area reclamation. Qualitatively, the <br />reclamation success can be rated as good to excellent in all areas. <br />We have no further questions at this time. Thank you for completing your monitoring <br />and reporting as required. If you have any questions, please call me. <br />Sinc r <br />r, <br />Kent orham <br />Environmental Protection Specialist III <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand lunction • Durango ArtivP and Inartive Minw;