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Prince Albert Mine Plan of Operations 110(d) Operation Description <br />4.1 Aboveground Activities <br />4.1.1 Prince Albert Mine Access Route <br />The Prince Albert Mine site is accessed by using an existing upgraded two -track road that intersects <br />with Montrose County Road U16. Turn north onto the mine access road and travel approximately 0.2 <br />miles to the mine site. Note that access to the mine site is restricted by a locked gate at the <br />intersection of Road U16 and the mine access road when mine personnel are not present at the mine <br />site. County Roads EE22 and U16 are also utilized by the general public for access to public lands. <br />4.1.2 Ore Transportation <br />Ore shipped from the Prince Albert Mine is currently transported to the Denison Mines White Mesa <br />Mill in Blanding Utah. A uranium milling facility is also being proposed at a location in the nearby <br />Paradox Valley below Monogram Mesa in Montrose County, and ore may be shipped to that location <br />if the planned mill is built. The ore transportation routes from the Prince Albert Mine to either milling <br />location would be the same over local county roads and state highways with the only difference being <br />the final highway leg of the route to the Blanding mill location using Utah Highways 46 and 191. <br />The routes to the highway from the mine site are illustrated in Figure 1 "General Location Map ". <br />Ore will be hauled from the mine site to the milling facility by a contract trucking company. The <br />mine -run ore will be loaded into the trucks from the Ore Stockpile at the Prince Albert Mine by either <br />Rimrock or contract trucking company personnel using a wheel loader. Loaded ore trucks will <br />proceed south on the mine access road to Road U16. The route over unpaved roads will be to travel <br />easterly to Road EE22 (Long Park Road) and turn north proceeding down Road EE22 until it <br />intersects with Highway 141. Turn right onto Highway 141 and travel in a northeasterly direction <br />until Highway 141 intersects with Colorado Highway 90. Turn right onto Highway 90 and travel to <br />the new mill location near Mile Marker 23 or continue to the Utah State border where Colorado 90 <br />becomes Utah Highway 46. Proceed down Highway 46, passing through La Sal until Utah 46 <br />intersects with Utah Highway 191 at La Sal Junction. Turn left onto Highway 191 and proceed <br />through Monticello to the Denison Mines White Mesa Mill located outside of Blanding, Utah. <br />All ore shipped from the mine will be transported by experienced contractors in compliance with the <br />USDOT 181 and Colorado DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation regulations. <br />Rimrock Exploration and Development Page 10 of 27 <br />