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energy fuels coal, inc. <br />southfield mine - post office box 459 - Florence, colorado 81226 - (719) 784-6395 <br />April 27, 2011 <br />Mr. Rob Zuber, P.E. <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street - Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: 2010 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) <br />Kerr Coal Company - Marr Mine and Loadout <br />Permit No. C-80-006 <br />Dear Rob Zuber: <br /> <br />1?1# 0 4 2011 <br />Qivl:,juj, i,, ,«ciamation, <br />Mining end S4 * <br />to1 <br />The letter report represents the Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) for the year 2010 for the Kerr <br />(Mary) Mine & Loadout site located in Jackson County near Walden, Colorado. <br />To recapitulate, active mining and related activity was suspended and final reclamation activities <br />were initiated in early 1993. Final reclamation of most mine disturbance areas was completed <br />during the period from 1993 through 1996. Disturbance areas reclaimed in 1999 - 2000 <br />included the Loadout Area, a portion of the shop/warehouse facilities pad and the former <br />powder magazine area, soil stockpile area and associated road. All areas reclaimed in 1999 <br />except the Loadout, were initially seeded to the annual rye mulch crop followed by the <br />permanent revegetation seeding in 2000. The Loadout was seeded to the permanent <br />revegetation seed mixture in 1999 and re-seeded with the permanent mix again in the fall of <br />2000. A final bond release (SL-4) was approved for the majority of the mine area with final <br />approval effective January 5, 2009. Two small parcels located at the mine were not released <br />because they were not yet eligible for release. The Loadout site was approved for a Phase 2 <br />Partial Release and became eligible for Phase 3 release in 2010 pending reclamation of the <br />Loadout Pond. <br />As part of Kerr's regular site maintenance activities, the surface water control structure at the <br />Loadout was inspected. Any concerns noted by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />(DRMS) in their regular site inspection reports were considered. For certification, the <br />pond/embankment was inspected by a registered P.E., Mr. Brian Len of NWCC, Inc. of <br />Steamboat Springs, Colorado during April, 2010. The DRMS recommended that the discharge <br />ditch serving the primary discharge of the Loadout Pond be cleaned of sod and overgrowing <br />grasses. The local contractor was contacted and the ditch was cleaned during December, <br />2010.