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PERMIT #: M-1981-021 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: RCO <br />INSPECTION DATE: April 20, 2011 <br />some of the grasses that the operator seeded there. The piles are mostly covered in the annual weed Kochia. <br />This is not presently a problem, but since the topsoil is being saved for reclamation and its quality will affect <br />the success of the reclamation, the operator should endeavor to reduce the amount of Kochia and increase <br />the amount of grasses. The operator must ensure that the topsoil does not become infested with Halogeton. <br />The stockpile area is on a slight rise, allowing the potential for soil erosion in several directions. This is another <br />reason for grass seeding on the topsoil. Evidence of straw bales placed below the toe of the stockpile was <br />observed, but it appeared that range animals had found the straw irresistible and destroyed the bales. <br />Replacement of the bales or substituting a silt fence there is advisable. <br />All activities performed should be reported to the Division annually, including closure or opening of portal or <br />vent shafts, building removal, debris clean-up, seeding or weed control, sediment and runoff control, mining, <br />etc. <br />All responses to this report should be directed to this inspector at the Division's Durango Field Office: <br />DRMS <br />691 CR 233, Room A-2 <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />Tel: 970-247-5193 <br />Inspection Contact Address <br />Christy Woodward <br />Denison Mines (USA) Corp. <br />1050 17th Street, Suite 950 <br />Denver, CO 80265 <br />CC: James Blair, BLM, Dolores <br />(Inspection photos are on the following page.) <br />Page 3 of 4