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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 />June 14, 2010 <br />COLORADO <br />D I V IS I ON OF <br />RECLAMATION <br />MINING <br />SAFETY <br /> Bill Ritter, Jr. <br />George Patterson Governor <br />Energy Fuels Coal Inc. James B. Martin <br />P.O. Box 459 Executive Director <br />Florence CO 81226 Loretta E. Pineda <br /> Director <br />Re: Southfield Mine, C1981-014, Quarterly Refuse Pile Inspections-Third and Fourth Quarters 2009 <br />Dear Mr. Patterson: <br />On May 17, 2010, the Division received Third and Fourth Quarter 2009 Refuse Pile Reports for the <br />Southfield Mine Refuse Disposal Area. Inspections were conducted on October 20, 2009, and January 9, <br />2010. The Refuse Disposal Area has not had coal waste placed on it since December 2000. The Pile has <br />been regraded to final topographic contours, topsoil replaced, and seeded. A healthy stable vegetative <br />community has become established on the reclaimed Refuse Disposal Area. No problems were identified <br />during either the October 2009, of January 2010 inspection. <br />Rule 4.10.2 states that coal waste bank (refuse disposal sites) inspections shall occur at least quarterly. <br />Reports need to be forwarded to the Division within two weeks after each inspection in accordance with <br />Rule 4.09.1(11). Please assure the Division receives the quarterly reports in a timely fashion. <br />Inspections conducted in the following quarter cannot meet the requirement for a report for the preceding <br />quarter. The inspection conducted on October 20, 2009, applies to the report for fourth quarter 2009, not <br />third quarter 2009. First quarter is January l St to March 31 st , second quarter runs April 1 st to June 30th, <br />Third quarter is July 1st through September 30th, and fourth quarter is October 1St through December 31St <br />Please correct the reports to reflect the actual quarter the inspection was conducted during. In other <br />words, the inspection conducted in 2010 cannot count for a 2009 inspection. Please assure that all future <br />refuse area inspections occur within the reporting time period. <br />Please call me should you have any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />Janet H. inns <br />Enviro ental Protection Specialist II <br />(303) 80-3567 ext. 8107 <br />C:jhb/C81014/Reports/RDA 3`d & 4th review.doc <br />Office of Office of <br />Mined Land Reclamation Denver • Grand Junction • Durango Active and Inactive Mines