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ii- ~~iiii~iiiiu iii energy fuels mining company GG c ~~ Go,~„a.~ v.o. box 459 1lorence, Colorado 81226 October 29, 1997 (7191 784-6395 fax (719) 784.4352 RECEIVED NOV 0 6 1991 Mr. Michael B. Long, Director Division ofMineraisKGeorogy Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Re: Notice of Violation No.C-97-018 received by Energy Fuels Mining Company on October 20, 1997; Permit No. C-82-055 Information About the Violation, and Request to Vacate the Violation Dear Mr. Long: Energy Fuels Mining Company (EFMC) believes that the cited conditions are not in violation of the Rules or permit conditions, and therefore the Notice of Violation should be vacated. The violation alleges failure .to submit to the Division an Annual Reclamation Report for 1996, and failure to complete Year 2 vegetation monitoring as required by the permit. The facts supporting EFMC's request to vacate the violation, referencing both items mentioned in the violation, are explained below in detail. 1. Failure to submit the 1996 Annual Reclamation Report Submittal of the Annual Reclamation Report was an administrative oversight by EFMC. The DMG discussed submittal of the report during a telephone conversation with EFMC the week of October 6. EFMC compiled the report on October 10, then mailed the report to the Division on October 15. Although submittal of the Annual Reclamation Report was past the deadline set forth in Rules, EFMC did not intentionally withhold information from the Division that might be used to evaluate the progress of reclamation at the site. The only substantial information presented in the report, which may also be found in the DMG's inspection reports, is EFMC's documentation of reseeding approximately 3 acres of the reclaimed mine site during 1996.