2013-04-15_REPORT - C1980006 (3)

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energy fuels coal, inc. southfield mine • post office box 459 florence, colorado 81226 • (719) 784 -6395 April 9, 2013 Mr. Rob Zuber, P.E. Reclamation Specialist Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety 1313 Sherman Street - Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: 2012 Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) Kerr Coal Company — Marr Mine and Loadout Permit No. C -80 -006 Dear Rob Zuber: This letter report represents the Annual Reclamation Report (ARR) for the year 2012 for the Kerr (Marr) Mine & Loadout site located in Jackson County near Walden, Colorado. To recapitulate, active mining and related activity was suspended and final reclamation activities were initiated in early 1993. Final reclamation of most mine disturbance areas was completed during the period from 1993 through 1996. Disturbance areas reclaimed in 1999 - 2000 included the Loadout Area, a portion of the shop /warehouse facilities pad and the former powder magazine area, soil stockpile area and associated road. All areas reclaimed in 1999 except the Loadout, were initially seeded to the annual rye mulch crop followed by the permanent revegetation seeding in 2000. The Loadout was seeded to the permanent revegetation seed mixture in 1999 and re- seeded with the permanent mix again in the fall of 2000. A final bond release (SL -4) was approved for the majority of the mine area with final approval effective January 5, 2009. Two small parcels located at the mine were not released because they were not yet eligible for release. The Loadout site was approved for a Phase 2 Partial Release and became eligible for Phase 3 release in 2010 pending reclamation of the Loadout Pond. For certification during 2011, the pond /embankment was inspected by a registered P.E., Mr. Brian Len of NWCC, Inc. of Steamboat Springs, Colorado during April, 2011. During November 2011, the Loadout Pond and related inflow ditch was drained and backfilled in accordance with the approved permit document. Due to the ground frost conditions at the time, seeding of the pond and ditch footprint was scheduled for the following spring season as soon as ground conditions permitted. At the mine site, the former Ponds C and G were reclaimed, re- seeded, mulched and crimped during 2006. In 2005, Kerr requested changing the status from temporary to Permanent Light Use for the access road to the former Pond G area (north of the county road) and 900 feet of the main mine, entrance road where it intersects with CR12E. Also, a Permanent Pond demonstration for Pond F was submitted to the DRMS. Approval of these changes was granted during 2007 for the road segments and to retain Pond F as a permanent structure. 1