2012-06-26_INSPECTION - C1981014 (2)

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June 18, 2012 C-1981-014/Southfield Mine JHB Ditches throughout the mine site are in good condition. PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES Rule 4.10 and 4.11 Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization; Placement: The RDA appears stable. The vegetation on the RDA is very dry due to dry conditions. No gullies were observed nor are there any new erosional features forming. The animal trail on the NW corner of the RDA that the landowner was concerned with in 2011 as a gully location, is healed over and no sign of this trail was visible this growing season. (Photo 9) ROADS Rule 4.03 Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3) Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4) Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and (6)/4.03.2(5) and (6) Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): No problems were noted with the access roads throughout the mine site. Water bars on the access road to the Refuse Disposal Area have filled in. Water is not down cutting this steep portion of the road at this time. The northern portion of the access road to the Monarch fan has runoff concentrating at the lower end. This concentrated flow is cutting into the edge of the road. This initiation of a gully is located outside of the GEC permit area, and is within the Southfield permit area. The beginning of the gully is located east of the orange painted t-post marking the Southfield disturbance boundary. (photos 17 and 18) Energy Fuels will need to disperse this concentrated flow, and repair the initiation of the gully to impede further cutting into the access road. RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: Energy Fuels has a technical revision under review with the Division regarding a change to the Ponderosa-Pinyon- juniper reference area (Reference Plot B). The inspector once again tried to locate the extent of Reference plot B. The corners of the reference area are marked with orange painted T-posts. The southwest corner is marked with a southeast corner was located, marked with an orange painted t-post approximately 20 feet north of the reclaimed explosives area. The SE corner post is on the edge of brushy oakbrush/pinyon community. The inspector tried to locate the NE corner post by walking 30 degrees from the SE corner post. This east side of the plot is very steep with oak brush, mountain mahogany, and pines along the course. The inspector did not encounter the NE corner post. The NW corner post was located. This post is an orange painted t- side of a grassy reclaimed area approximately 200 ft. from a reclaimed historic mine portal (Peacock Mine?). The area within the Reference Plot B is patchy with a couple of drainages crossing through the reference area, some rocky bare areas, an apparently reclaimed road to the historic mine portal, some grassy openings, as well as brushy oakbrush, pinyon pine, juniper, and some ponderosa pine. The understory is composed of fairly sparse grasses and forbs. REVEGETATION Rule 4.15 Vegetative Cover; Timing: Native vegetation is the area is showing evidence of Juniper mortality. Temperatures have been unusually high Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 9 Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 315 Page of