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2012 Reclamation Report <br />Southfield Mine <br />As stated in previous Annual Reclamation Reports, during the year 2004, EFCI planted shrub <br />clumps in the reclaimed facilities and refuse disposal areas at the Mine Site in accordance with <br />permit requirements and in response to landowner preference. Accordingly, during May 2004, <br />approximately 1,800 plants were purchased from and then planted by the Colorado State Forest <br />Service. Based on a plan approved by the DRMS, EFCI established a total of seven (7) shrub <br />clumps (plots) on the refuse pile, the Pond 3 and 4 areas, and a total of five (5) shrub clumps in <br />the facilities area on the Vento property. The approved shrub clumps were planted based on the <br />following composition of seedlings: <br />Refuse Area Shrub Clumps (small) <br />12 Rocky Mountain junipers <br />4 Ponderosa pine <br />48 Skunkbrush sumac <br />Refuse Area Shrub Clumps (large) <br />(2 times the above seedling numbers) <br />Shrub clump planting involved specific methods intended to improve plant survival rates. All <br />seedlings were placed in holes along with a moisture retaining gel to keep the roots moist. On the <br />ground surface, various methods of mulching were installed which incorporated approximately <br />sixty percent of the planted seedlings. In addition, nearly half the plants were wrapped with <br />plastic shrub guards to reduce wildlife browsing damage. <br />During the summer season of 2006, Mr. Kent Crofts of I.M.E., Inc. did the interim revegetation <br />sampling and reporting at the mine site, the refuse pile area and at the Loadout site. Energy Fuels <br />was committed to monitor vegetation during Year 3 (2006) and Year 7 (2010) in the permit <br />document. The vegetation sampling was completed and the respective reports are on file with the <br />DRMS. <br />Four (which is 33 %) of the twelve shrub and tree seedling plots were also sampled during 2006. <br />Plots sampled were: 1B; 2B; 2E; & 3C. The plots are labeled and can be seen on Map 1, Mine <br />Site Reclamation Map. Averages of overall survival of species are as follows: Ponderosa Pine, <br />87.5 %; Rocky Mtn Juniper, 74.2 %; Skunkbush Sumac, 51.3 %; Mountain Mahogany, 44 %; <br />Pinion Pine, 62.5%. The Rocky Mtn Juniper fared best of the plots sampled ranging from 66.7% <br />to 100 %. Mountain Mahogany had the higher mortality rate of the sites sampled. It was visibly <br />noticeable that the Mountain Mahogany appeared more stressed & suffered more mortality than <br />the other seedling species. With limited precipitation during both years 2011 and 2012, the small <br />trees and shrubs are showing signs of stress due to the lack of moisture. <br />4 <br />Facilities Area Shrub Clumps <br />60 Rocky Mountain junipers <br />20 Ponderosa pine <br />16 Pinon pine <br />4 Red cedars <br />52 Mountain mahogany <br />48 Skunkbrush sumac <br />