Prince Albert Mine Plan of Operations

MINE PLAN of OPERATIONS & RECLAMATION PLAN FOR UNDERGROUND MINING PRINCE ALBERT MINE MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO
Submitted August 11, 2011 Revised October 9, 2012
Submitted by: Rimrock Exploration & Development, Inc. P.O. Box 430 Nucla, Colorado 81424
Prepared by: Rimrock Exploration & Development, Inc. with Pierce and Associates
Prince Albert Mine-Plan of Operations

Contents
1.0 OPERATOR INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................5 1.1 State Approvals................................................................................................................................................5 2.0 MINE LOCATION / CLAIM & LAND OWNERSHIP INFORMATION .......................................................................6 3.0 SITE BACKGROUND ..............................................................................................................................................7 3.1 Historical Mining Activity ...............................................................................................................................7 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Current Mining Activity .................................................................................................................................8 Geology .........................................................................................................................................................9 Soil Characteristics ........................................................................................................................................9 Vegetation.................................................................................................................................................. 10 Surface Water............................................................................................................................................. 11 Ground Water ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Paleontological and Cultural Resources ..................................................................................................... 13 Permanent Man-Made Structures and Owners ......................................................................................... 13
4.0 MINING OPERATION DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................. 14 4.1 Future Mining Activities................................................................................................................................ 14 4.2 Aboveground Activities ............................................................................................................................... 16 4.2.1 Prince Albert Mine Access and Transportation Routes ............................................................................ 16 4.2.2 Utilities ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2.3 Water Supply ........................................................................................................................................... 17 4.2.4 Topsoil Collection and Storage ................................................................................................................ 17 4.2.5 Ore Stockpile............................................................................................................................................. 18 4.2.6 Superfluous Rock Stockpiles .................................................................................................................... 19 4.2.7 Boreholes for Ventilation and Escapeway ............................................................................................... 20 4.2.8 Surface Water Management ................................................................................................................... 21 4.2.9 Quality Assurance.................................................................................................................................... 22
4.2.10 Ground Water Management ................................................................................................................. 23 4.2.11 Surface Structures and Equipment Support .......................................................................................... 24 4.2.12 Spill Contingency Plans.......................................................................................................................... 25
4.2.13 Processing facilities ................................................................................................................................ 25 Rimrock Exploration and Development, Inc. Page 2

4.2.14 Trash / Refuse Handling & Disposal........................................................................................................ 25 4.2.15 Noise and Visual Impacts ........................................................................................................................ 25 4.2.16 Radiation Protection ............................................................................................................................... 26 4.2.17 Weed Control ........................................................................................................................................ 26
4.2.18 Monitoring Plan ..................................................................................................................................... 26 4.2.19 Start Date and Occupancy ...................................................................................................................... 27 4.3 Underground Mining Operations................................................................................................................ 27 4.3.1 Mining Method ........................................................................................................................................ 27 4.3.2 Production Rates...................................................................................................................................... 27 4.3.3 Underground Mining Equipment............................................................................................................. 28 4.3.4 Blasting Operations.................................................................................................................................. 28 5.0 SCOPE of EXPLORATION DRILLING ................................................................................................................... 29 5.1 5.2 Prince Albert Mine Exploration Project Area ............................................................................................. 29 Surface Exploration Drilling Method.......................................................................................................... 30
5.3 Reclamation of Exploration Disturbances ................................................................................................... 31 5.4 5.5 Weed Control ........................................................................................................................................... 32 Surface Exploration Program State Agency Review and Approval ............................................................ 32
6.0 INTERIM MANAGEMENT PLAN......................................................................................................................... 33 6.1 6.2 6.3 Stabilize Excavations and Workings ........................................................................................................... 33 Storage or Removal of Equipment, Supplies and Structures ..................................................................... 34 Measures to Isolate or Control Toxic or Deleterious Materials.................................................................. 34
6.4 Maintenance of the Site ................................................................................................................................ 34 6.5 6.6 6.7 Monitoring Site Conditions during Periods of Non-operation ................................................................... 35 Closure Schedule and Reporting ................................................................................................................ 35 Weed Control ............................................................................................................................................. 35
7.0 RECLAMATION PLAN ........................................................................................................................................ 36 7.1 Post Mining Land Use ................................................................................................................................. 37
7.3 Site locations affected by Toxic or Deleterious Material............................................................................. 38 7.4 Location Specific Reclamation .................................................................................................................... 38 7.5 Drill hole plugging ....................................................................................................................................... 38 7.6 Reclamation of Ventalation Shafts ............................................................................................................. 39 Rimrock Exploration and Development, Inc. Page 3

7.7 7.8 Dismantling and Removal of Structures ..................................................................................................... 40 Mine Access Road Reclamation ................................................................................................................. 40
7.9 Topsoil Placement/Vegetation growth medium ........................................................................................ 40 7.10 Revegetation ............................................................................................................................................ 41
7.11 Riparian Mitigation ................................................................................................................................... 41 7.12 Wildlife habitat rehabilitation .................................................................................................................. 42 7.13 Weed Control ............................................................................................................................................ 42 7.14 Post closure Management ......................................................................................................................... 42 7.15 Reclamation Costs ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Figure 1 General Location Map ........................................................................................................................... 44 Figure 2 Site Map ................................................................................................................................................. 44 Figure 3 Mine Plan Site Map ............................................................................................................................... 44 Figure 4 Soils Map ............................................................................................................................................... 44 Figure 5 Overall Plan............................................................................................................................................ 44 Figure 6 Underground workings .......................................................................................................................... 44 Figure 7 Reclamation Map................................................................................................................................... 44 Figure 8 Stratagraphic column ............................................................................................................................ 44 Attachment A EPP.................................................................................................................................................... 53 Storm Water Management and Controls ............................................................................................................ 95 NRCS Custom Soil Survey .................................................................................................................................. 125 Emergency Response Plan ................................................................................................................................. 172 Attachment B Reclamation cost estimate ............................................................................................................. 190
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1.0 OPERATOR INFORMATION
The Operator for this Mine Plan of Operations is Rimrock Exploration & Development, Inc. (Rimrock).
Rimrock Exploration & Development, Inc. P.O. Box 430 Nucla, CO. 81424 Phone: Fax: Federal Tax Payer ID Number: Operation Name: Primary Contact: Secondary Contact: (970) 864-7199 (970) 864-7263 20-2705691 Prince Albert Mine Alan Chiles, President Wesley Chiles, V.P. ( 970-417-1239) ( 970-417-5068)
1.1 State Approvals

Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (CDRMS) Prince Albert Mine Permit number M-2011-040, Approved July 13, 2012 The Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and the Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) are a part of the approved application with the CDRMS.
<http://drmsweblink.state.co.us/drmsweblink/0/doc/959657/Electronic.aspx?searchid=a39b1667-21cc-4650ad30-4118f880a7ff> *Environmental Protection Plan is on file with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety all files can be viewed online at < http://drmsweblink.state.co.us> Storm Water Discharge Permit <Certification Number COR040247>*
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2.0 MINE LOCATION / CLAIM & LAND OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
The Prince Albert mine consists of ten unpatented mining claims which are located on public lands administered by the United States Bureau of Land Management. The claim numbers and owners of record are identified in Table 1. Rimrock has a Mineral Lease Agreement with Colby and David Chiles. The legal description location of the mine site is in T48N, R17W SW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 31, New Mexico Prime Meridian in the State of Colorado, County of Montrose. The mine site is accessed from Nucla, Colorado by traveling 4.2 miles west on W. 10 th Avenue / Montrose County Road CC / Calamity Road from Colorado State Highway 97 to Colorado State Highway 141. Turn right (north) on Highway 141 and travel 11.0 miles to the intersection of Highway 141 with Montrose County Road EE22. Off-highway road access is via Montrose County Roads EE22 and U16 from Colorado Highway 141. Turn west onto Road EE22 (aka Long Park Road) from Highway 141 and travel approximately 2.5 miles to the intersection with Road U16. Continue travelling west on Road U16 for approximately 2.0 miles to the existing two-track jeep trail that serves as the mine access road to the Prince Albert site. Turn north onto the mine access road and travel approximately 0.2 miles to the Prince Albert Mine site. General NAD 83 12 N coordinates for the site are X0676437; Y4275888. See Figure 1 General Site Location Map.
Table 1 Owner Information

Claim Name Prince Albert #1 Prince Albert #2 Prince Albert #3 Prince Albert #4 Prince Albert #5 Prince Albert #6 Prince Albert #7 Prince Albert #8 Prince Albert #10 Prince Albert #11 Prince Albert #15 CMC# CMC254069 CMC254070 CMC254071 CMC254652 CMC254653 CMC254654 CMC254656 CMC254657 CMC254659 CMC254660 CMC2575825 Claim Owner Colby Chiles Colby Chiles Colby Chiles David H. Chiles David H. Chiles David H. Chiles David H. Chiles David H. Chiles David H. Chiles David H. Chiles David H Chiles Legal Description S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM S 31, T 48N, R 17W, NMPM
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3.0 SITE BACKGROUND
3.1 Historical Mining Activity
The Prince Albert Mine site (PA) is located on Club Mesa in southwestern Colorado. This area is a part of the Uravan Mineral Belt and has an extensive history of uranium and vanadium ore mining activity that extends from the late 1800s to the present day. The inactive Buckshot and Better Be mines are located in the immediate vicinity of the Prince Albert Mine site with the Buckshot Mine last active in the 1980s. The Buckshot Mine is typical of the uranium mines in the Uravan Mineral Belt and consists of both a shallow decline and horizontal drift into the ore zone with extensive underground workings excavated in a random room and pillar methodology that follows the ore deposit. The underground workings were ventilated by industrial fans, which either incast or exhausted air through tunnel openings, or 1 foot to 2 foot diameter holes bored from the surface to the ore zone. Surface disturbance for this type of mine typically consisted of constructing or upgrading new and existing roadways for site access and access to ventilation boreholes; topsoil and vegetation removal in waste rock and ore stockpile areas; the construction of surface run-off diversions and impoundments for erosion control and the containment of potential surface water contaminants; site grading in administrative and maintenance areas. Both the Buckshot and Better Be inclines and portal areas have been reclaimed under the State of Colorado and BLM abandoned mines program. This reclamation has primarily consisted of the closure of mine openings with a bat gate or by backfilling. There is no evidence of ground water seepage from either of these mines. Small standing pools of water can be found inside the mine workings, but their origin can be readily traced to direct infiltration through openings that connect to the surface (open boreholes or drill holes, large fractures). There is no evidence of subsidence or significant instability that would affect the surface in either of these nearby inactive mines, both of which have underground excavations dating back 50 years or more. The decommissioned Uravan uranium-milling facility is also in the vicinity, located approximately 2 miles east of the Prince Albert mine site. The area impacted by this historical uranium ore processing facility includes sites along the banks of the San Miguel River and locations on the tops of both Club and Spring Creek Mesas along the sides of the San Miguel River canyon. The clean-up and reclamation of this facility is considered essentially complete and the site is under review for release from the Superfund program by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The extensive environmental studies conducted for the Uravan Mill site provide significant current and historical data relevant to the Club Mesa, and the local San Miguel and Dolores River segments
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3.2 Current Mining Activity
The Prince Albert Exploration program under BLM COC#68758 and CDRMS NOI P-2005-21 is the only active mining operation in the area. Mining activity authorized under this NOI consists of accessing the ore deposit and confirming surface originated drill-hole data regarding ore thickness and grade. This underground mineral assessment was accessed via a decline tunnel driven from the surface to the ore zone for the purpose of collecting and shipping a 1000-ton bulk sample of ore to a uranium ore processing facility for amenability and product recovery testing (see Figure 2 Existing Site Map). Mining facilities and disturbances currently included in the NOI consist of the following: a. Re-opening the access road to the mine site from Montrose County Road U16. b. Constructing ore and waste rock stockpile areas after stripping and salvaging topsoil and vegetation from the appropriate locations. c. Excavating a mine portal opening and decline tunnel of approximately 550 feet in length to access the ore body. d. Establishing topsoil stockpile(s) for salvaged growth medium. e. Mining and shipping to an appropriate milling facility up to 1000 tons of natural uranium and vanadium ore. f. Setting up secure explosives magazines and tool storage. g. Completion of one down gradient monitoring well to a total depth of 435 feet. h. Structures and equipment include- A 20-foot storage container; three explosives magazines; a skid steer loader; two underground haul trucks; a small air compressor; diesel- powered ventilation fan; two or more pneumatic drills; a crew truck. The initial mine development work and collection of the 1000-ton bulk ore sample for the Prince Albert Mine was completed under CDRMS mine permit P-2005-21 and BLM mining notice COC 68758. This NOI and BLM mining notice also included a total of 100 surface exploration drill holes. The surface exploration drilling program is proposed to continue under this mine plan to locate and define uranium ore deposits throughout the group of mining claims. The CDRMS approved Rimrocks 110D mining permit application M-2011-040 on July 13, 2012. This permit can be viewed online at < http://drmsweblink.state.co.us>
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3.3 Geology
The Prince Albert ore deposit is a sedimentary carnotite ore typical of the local area. It is situated in the Salt Wash Member of the Jurassic age Morrison Formation at a depth of 100 to 600 feet below the surface elevation. The Salt Wash member is composed of fine-grained sandstone inter-bedded with mudstone. The target uranium and vanadium ores are confined to beds that vary in both thickness and width. Carnotite ore is a Potassium Uranium Vanadate mineral with a chemical formula of K2(UO2) 2(VO4) 2-3H2O. The water content can vary and small amounts of Calcium, Barium, Magnesium, Iron and Sodium are often present.
3.4
Soil Characteristics
The areas of planned surface disturbance are defined as Bodot dry, Ustic Torriorthents Complex (Soil Map Unit 23) as mapped by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS, 2007 - 2010). This soil type is slightly alkaline and occurs on slopes ranging from 5 to 50 percent. The soils in the northern section of the affected area are made u p of thin, isolated, and discontinuous pockets of weathered sandstone, mudstone, and shale mixed with accumulated organic matter and vegetative debris, such as pine and juniper needles, from plants growing on the slopes. These soil pockets range in thickness from zero to six inches, at most. Soil is very discontinuous in the northern part of the affected area and the recovery of soil for post-mining growth medium will be limited to an average depth of two inches. The southern portion of the affected area has locations with a deeper soil horizon and an estimated recoverable soil depth of four to eight inches. Figure 4 Soil Thickness Map. A more complete soil survey report can be found in Exhibit A, Appendix C, NCRS Soil Survey Report.
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3.5 Vegetation
Vegetation on Club Mesa and in the affected area of the Prince Albert Mine site consists of two major community types: pinion-juniper woodlands and sagebrush-grass. The pinionjuniper community occurs on canyon slopes and mesa tops throughout the Club Mesa area and is predominant in the proposed mine permit area. The major canopy species in the pinion juniper woodland are pinion pine (Pinus edulis), and two species of juniper (Juniperus scopolorum and Juniperus osteosperma). Juniper comprises 60 percent or more of the canopy with both pinion and juniper tree density dependent upon the degree of slope and soil depth. Steep slopes and shallow soils yield 10 to 30 trees per acre, while shallow slopes with deeper soils yield 140 to 190 trees per acre. Shrub species associated with the pinion-juniper woodland include serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis), four-wing saltbrush (Atriplex canescens), snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus), mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus spp.), cliffrose (Cowania Mexicana), and Mormon tea (Ephedra viridis). The understory for the pinion-juniper community can include needle and thread grass, Sandberg bluegrass, sand dropseed, Indian ricegrass, and western wheatgrass. The sagebrush understory includes the above mentioned species as well as scarlet globemallow, arrowleaf, balsamroot and junegrass. The sagebrush-grass community is mostly found in canyon bottoms, on mesa tops, and on the shallow slopes of ridges, often occurring as open parks within pinion -juniper vegetation where the two community types intergrade. In the Prince Albert permit area this community occurrence is typical and is found in the flat, open area located in the southeast portion of the mine site. Sagebrush forms approximately 10 20 percent of the plant cover with perennial grasses and forbs comprising about 50 percent and 5 percent, respectively, of the cover. Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridantata), fringed sagebrush (Artemisia frigida), and winterfat (Ceratoides lanata) are the major shrub types. The BLM Uncompahgre Field Office (UFO) has conducted a Threatened and Endangered Species Survey at the proposed Prince Albert Mine site COC# 68758 and the near vicinity as part of the review process for CDRMS, NOI P-2005-21 and no items of concern were found at that time (Charles Sharp, 2010). The UFO staff have also expressed an interest in performing a Sensitive Species survey for the area prior to the start date for the mining operations.
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3.6 Surface Water
There are no perennial or intermittent streams on the Prince Albert site. Two ephemeral drainages exist, one on the east side of the affected area and one on the west side of the affected area. These drainages flow only during storm events and possibly during the peak snow melt. The mine portal location and affected area boundary were sited between these drainages so that runoff from storm events and snow melt could be routed around the disturbed area and site facilities with minimal impact to surface water resources. Ephemeral flow direction is to the east and northeast, down the steep slopes below the mine permit area and to the San Miguel River approximately one mile away. Surface water bodies within 2 miles of the proposed mine site are stock watering ponds located over one mile away and both the San Miguel and Dolores Rivers. The planned permit area was surveyed (Pierce, 2010) and no springs or seeps were found within the planned permit boundary or within 2 miles of the proposed mine site. Operations at the Prince Albert Mine site would have very little effect on surface water resources. On-site storm-water control structures and best management practices for any site runoff that may be impacted by mine operations are designed to prevent contaminants from entering the local ephemeral drainages in concentrations that exceed the Water Quality Standards for the local San Miguel River segment. Surface water management is discussed in more detail in Section 4.2.8 and in Exhibit A, Environmental Protection Plan
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3.7 Ground Water
The hydrogeology of the area was examined in depth in the Revised Environmental Report, Uravan Project, Radioactive Materials License No. 660-02S, UMETCO Minerals Corporation submitted to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on November 14, 1997. Findings from this report are summarized below and in Exhibit A EPP, Section A (7). Drilling in the area near the mine workings has indicated no ground water . A hole was drilled down gradient to a depth two hundred feet below the mine workings also showing no water and has been dry since being drilled in December 2008. See Exhibit A, Figure A.7.4. The primary source of ground water that could be affected during mining is the Salt Wash member of the Morrison Formation, which is considered relatively permeable and transmissive due to fracturing. The Salt Wash sandstone is jointed in an orthogonal patt ern that strikes northeast-northwest with fractures that generally completely transect individual sandstone beds which are two or more feet thick. Fractures are two to three feet apart and appear to be transmissive in the subsurface environment because the y display well developed liesegang banding parallel to the fractures as well as along some bedding surfaces. The sandstone itself is relatively impermeable, displaying no open pores during petrographic analysis. The Salt Wash member is capped by the Brushy Basin member of the Morrison Formation, although it has almost completely eroded away in the location encompassed by the mine permit area. The Brushy Basin Member is composed largely of varicolored bentonitic shale and mudstone with local lenses of conglomerate that give it its characteristic low permeability. It is considered relevant to the mine site hydrologic condition primarily due to its potential to limit recharge to the Salt Wash Member up gradient of the mine site where it is still present under the highly transmissive Dakota Sandstone Formation. The Salt Wash Member, in turn, overlays the Wanakah (ex. Summerville) Formation, which is up to 90 feet thick in the Club Mesa area. The Wanakah Formation consists of red shale alternating with mudstones in even, horizontal beds that were deposited in a quiet transitional environment following the retreat of marine conditions at the beginning of the Glen Canyon time. The lithology of the Wanakah and its stratigraphic geometry are strong influences on its h ydrologic properties. The Wanakah has a very low hydraulic conductivity (<1.0x10-8cm/sec), which makes it a very effective aquitard (or even an aquiclude) (UMETCO 1997).
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3.8 Paleontological and Cultural Resources
The Morrison Formation is a dinosaur-fossil bearing formation in the United States. The San Juan/San Miguel Resource Area Resource Management Plan (RMP) (1985) does not provide specifics for paleontological resources, stating that this resource category needs further study. The Grand Junction Resource Area RMP (BLM, 1987) classified all formations in this resource area as having the likelihood of significant fossil occurrence (usually vertebrate fossils of scientific interest). The BLM Grand Junction Field Office has classified the entire Morrison Formation as Class 4-5 paleontology category, which indicates the formation is known to, or is likely to, produce vertebrate and/or scientifically important fossils. It is possible that dinosaur fossils may be encountered in the Prince Albert underground mine workings or on the surface of the project area. Dinosaur fossils are primarily contained in the shales and mudstones of the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation in this part of the western United States, but these fossils have also been discovered in the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. The likelihood of finding dinosaur fossils at the Prince Albert mine is reduced somewhat by the fact that both the surface and underground portions of the mining operation lie entirely in the Salt Wash Member since the Brushy Basin Member has been weathered away at this location. The BLM Uncompahgre Field Office has conducted a cultural resources survey of the proposed Prince Albert Mine site in 2010 and the results of that survey are incorporated by reference. No items of concern were found.
3.9
Permanent Man-Made Structures and Owners
There are no permanent man-made structures or residences within, adjacent to, or in the nearby vicinity of the proposed Prince Albert mine area.
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4.0 MINING OPERATION DESCRIPTION
4.1 Future Mining Activities
Mining activity in the future for the Prince Albert Mine will be conducted under CDRMS M2011-040 and BLM COC # 75902. The project will be an expansion of the bulk sampling operation performed under CDRMS P-2005-021and BLM #COC68758. The CDRMS P-2005021 will remain in effect for exploration drilling and the new CDRMS M -2011-040 will be added for mining activities. The new BLM COC#75092 will replace the old COC #68758 for both exploration and mining. This expansion of activity will primarily focus on increasing the output of uranium and vanadium ore to a production level between 5 and 75 tons per day, and continuing the surface exploration drilling program. Up to six ventilation holes ranging in size from 2 to 7 feet may be required for the health and safety of the workers. The one 7 foot vent hole will serve as a secondary escape way for the workers. Ventilation holes will be cased to a depth reaching a solid formation and sealed at the surface with grating on top for safety of personnel and wildlife. The mine will operate from one to two shifts per day seven days per week, with two to four employees on each work shift, or six to eight people employed at the mine site during a five day work week. The mine is expected to operate for up to ten years if mineable reserves are expanded through further exploration by surface and underground drilling. Future exploration will consist of the construction of up to one mile of road and one hundred fifty drill holes. Permits will be obtained from the state at approximately 30 holes every other year. Mining and exploration permits will be completed in phases with the CDRMS . This will allow for smaller disturbance areas to prevent undue degradation of the surface and lower operating costs should the mills close down.
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Mining activity will include both an expansion of the underground excavations for development drifting and ore production stoping, and an expansion of the surface disturbances associated with temporary uranium ore storage, permanent superfluous rock stockpiles, temporary equipment maintenance and materials storage, and temporary and permanent surface water control features. The maximum potential surface disturbance currently planned under the expanded mining operation will increase from the existing maximum of 2.5 acres in the NOI to 8.294 acres in the 110(d) permit. This affected acreage does not include exploration drilling activity outside of the proposed 110(d) mining operation permit boundary, which could occur anywhere within the Rimrock controlled claim block with appropriate prior approvals. Under Federal Regulations at 43CFR 3809 a mining plan of Operations is required for projects whose surface disturbance exceeds 5 acres.
Table 2 Permit Affected Area

Affected Area Description Mine Access Roads Vent Shaft Area Water Drop Area Surface Water Retention Ponds Waste Pile(s) Growth Medium Stockpile Ore Stockpile Area Ore Pad Sump
Potentially Disturbed Affected Area Total Permitted Affected Area
Previous Affected Area Additional Affected Area (acres) (acres) Disturbed Areas within Permit Boundary 0.385 0.0 0.00 0.076 0.00 0.041 0.065 0.50 0.08 0.807 1.06 0.4
Totals 0.385 0.076 0.041 0.872 1.560 0.480 0.140 0.042 4.698 8.294
0.140 0.0 0.042 0.0 Currently Undisturbed Areas within Permit Boundary 0.820 2.04 3.878 6.254
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4.2 Above Ground Activities 4.2.1 Prince Albert Mine Access and Transportation Routes
The Prince Albert Mine site is accessed by using an existing upgraded two -track road that intersects with Montrose County Road U16. Note that access to the mine site is restricted by a locked gate at the intersection of Road U16 and the mine access road when mine personnel are not present at the mine site. Ore shipped from the Prince Albert Mine will be transported to the Energy Fuels Resources (USA), Inc. White Mesa Mill in Blanding Utah. A uranium milling facility is also bei ng proposed at a location in the nearby Paradox Valley below Monogram Mesa in Montrose County, and ore may be shipped to that location if the planned mill is built. The ore transportation routes from the Prince Albert Mine to either milling location would be the same over local county roads and state highways with the only difference being the final highway leg of the route to the Blanding mill location using Utah Highways 46 and 191. The routes to the highway from the from the mine site are illustrated in Figure 1, General Location Map. Ore will be hauled from the mine site to the milling facility by a contract trucking company. The mine-run ore will be loaded into the trucks from the Ore Stockpile at the Prince Albert Mine by either Rimrock or contract trucking company personnel using a wheel loader. Loaded ore trucks will proceed south on the mine access road to Road U16. The route over unpaved roads will be to travel easterly to Road EE22 (Long Park Road) and turn north proceeding down Road EE22 until it intersects with Highway 141. Turn right onto Highway 141 and travel in a southeasterly direction until Highway 141 intersects with Colorado Highway 90. Turn right onto Highway 90 and travel to the new mill location near Mile Marker 23 or continue to the Utah State border where Colorado 90 becomes Utah Highway 46. Proceed down Highway 46, passing through La Sal until Utah 46 intersects with Utah Highway 191 at La Sal Junction. Turn left onto Highway 191 and proceed through Monticello to the Mill located outside of Blanding, Utah. All ore shipped from the mine will be transported by experienced contractors in compliance with the USDOT 181 and Colorado DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation regulations.
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4.2.2 Utilities
No utilities are available from public utilities. planned for the surface. No power distribution or water lines are
Diesel powered generators will be placed on surface as close as practical to underground openings. These units will be relocated as needed with no set locations.
4.2.3 Water Supply

Untreated well water from a private source will be used for mining operations. The water will be trucked in and stored in one or more 500 to 3000 gallon tanks. As underground development progresses, a water unloading site will be installed southeast of the decline (see Figure 3 Mine Plan Site Map). This water unloading site will consist of a 500 to 3000 gallon tank feeding water to the underground workings through a piping system installed down an existing surface exploration drill hole. The tank will be located on the surface within a b ermed area for spill containment and runoff control. Potable water will be supplied in individual containers for human consumption.
4.2.4 Topsoil Collection and Storage

Topsoil will be collected from the surface areas prior to the u se of that area and stored in the designated topsoil stock pile areas. Topsoil stockpiles will be seeded with selected seeds from the BLM approved seed mix to prevent soil erosion. Silt fencin g may be used if vegetation is not adequate to control erosion. Initially, a roadway will be cut through the topsoil to the farthest extent of the footprint limit for construction of the North storm water pond and then topsoil and vegetation will only be removed as necessary to accommodate the material brought out of the mine. Excavated top soil and stripped vegetation will be stored in the flat area southwest of the mine portal location (see Topsoil Stockpile, Figure 3 Mine Plan Site Map).
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4.2.5 Ore Stockpile
Uranium ore from the mine is placed in a stockpile on the surface prior to shipment to the milling facility. As part of CDRMS, NOI P-2005-21, and BLM COC#68758 the surface storage pad for the uranium ore at the mine site has been constructed on an existing large outcropping of solid rock and consists of an existing 40 ft. x 90 ft. stockpile area and downgradient sump. The Naturally occurring clay liner under the rock outcrop inhibits the downward migration of uranium from the stockpile. The shallowest aquifer is 1000 feet beneath and has several aquitards making it an excellent location. See Appendix A, Exhibit A Figure A.7.1. The direct precipitation runoff flows from the ore stockpile to the down gradient sump for collection. The sump is sized to contain a direct precipitation runoff volume that is the equivalent of the 10-year 24-hour storm event. Any volume of runoff that exceeds the 10 -year 24- hour event will run down the mine access decline and be contained within the underground workings. There will be no discharge of runoff from the ore stockpile location to areas outside of the permitted area. Sediments that precipitate in the sump from runoff are periodically removed from the sump using a skid steer loader and deposited on the ore stockpile for shipment to the milling facility. A synthetic Precipitation Leach Procedure analysis of a typical ore sample is in Exhibit A, Figure.10.3 of the EPP.
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4.2.6 Superfluous Rock Stockpiles
The term Waste Dump is still used today in the mining community. The miners had two categories of material, one that was ore, and all other rock was waste and dumped into a pile, hence the term waste dump. The mine waste rock stockpiles for the Prince Albert Mine consist of the superfluous rock from the underground workings. This rock is identified as sandstone and mudstone. Any ore grade material that is spotted in the rock piles is picked out by hand and placed in the ore stockpile. The superfluous rock stockpile located northeast of the mine portal from development work conducted under NOI P-2005-21 and BLM COC #68758 will be incorporated into an expansion of that same pile under the mine permit. This rock stockpile is labeled as the Primary Waste Dump on the Figure 3 Mine Plan Site Map. A second superfluous rock stockpile may also be developed under the expanded mine operation depending upon the overall size of the ore resource and the economics associated with accessing that resource from one location. This rock pile would be located southwest of the mine portal and is labeled as the Secondary Dump on the Figure 3 Mine Plan Site Map. The superfluous rock piles will be constructed with a 3H to 1V exterior slope as material is excavated from underground and brought to the surface. The rock will be dumped from the underground haul trucks along the forward edge of the pile as it advance s, then spread and wheel-roll compacted with a skid steer or mid-sized wheel loader. The rock placement method will result in waste piles that are in a final configuration for reclamation when ready. The placement of a growth medium cover, seeding, and vegetation growth monitoring will be all that is required to complete final reclamation for the rock piles. This methodology of superfluous rock placement should result in a minimum of surface disturbance and limit the soil erosion potential in the mine operations area. The two rock piles at their maximum extent during the life of the mine will have the following physical and chemical characteristics. a Primary Rock Pile . b Secondary Rock Pile . = = 13,369 cubic yards with a footprint of 1.146 acres. 3,371 cubic yards with a footprint of 0.416 acres.
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c. Two representative samples of waste rock were collected and the SPLP analytical results demonstrate a leachable fraction that is below the applicable Water Quality Standards listed in Appendix A,Exhibit A.8.4 of the EPP. Laboratory results for these samples are included as Figures A.10.1 and A.10.2 to the EPP.
4.2.7 Boreholes for Ventilation and Escape Way

One 7 foot bore hole is currently planned as a secondary escape way from the underground workings. This borehole will intersect the underground development headings from the surface and will provide ventilation and will be used as an emergency egress point for the safe operation of the mine. A ladder with landings every 30 feet maximum will be installed to allow workers to exit the mine. Alternatively a small head frame and hoist may be erected on top of the borehole for the same purpose. Five more 2 to 4 foot ventilation holes may be required to reduce the workers exposure to radon and emissions from equipment. The ventilation boreholes will be steel cased for the first 10 feet and sealed at the surface, with additional casing installed and grout sealed during placement. Alternatively, the ventilation borehole may be cased for 4/5ths, or more, of the total depth if it is used as a secondary escape way. A work pad area 66 ft. x 66 ft. will be cleared on the ground surface to accommodate the pilot-hole drill rig, a 20 ft. X 20 ft. concrete pad (if necessary), and the raise bore equipment. This same area will be used for the installation of the ventilation fan and a portable generator (if an electric fan is used) after the borehole is completed. Each borehole pad area will be accessed by a 10 ft. wide roadway. Alternatively, each ventilation borehole may be constructed by excavating a conventional raise from the underground workings or constructed from the surface using a surface drill rig and drop-raise excavation technique.
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4.2.8 Surface Water Management
A storm water control plan is part of the CDRMS approved Environmental Protection Plan Exhibit U; from CDRMS (Exhibit U Attachment U.8.1 Prince Albert Storm Water Management Plan). This same plan is listed in this Plan of Operations as Exhibit A, Attachment A.8.1. Exhibit U was changed to Exhibit A per BLM request for ease of reading the Plan of Operations. The disturbed areas of the mine site are bounded on both the southeast and northwest sides of the affected area by existing natural drainages. Precipitation runoff from undisturbed areas up slope from the areas that may be disturbed during mining operations will be diverted into these drainages and around the disturbed areas using constructed ditches, berms, water bars and swales. These diversions will eliminate the direct run-on of surface water from undisturbed areas into the areas disturbed by mining activity. Direct precipitation runoff in the ore storage and handling area and current storage and maintenance area will be diverted to a sump location (see Section 4.2.5 Ore Stockpile). All diversion structures are designed for a 100-year, 24-hour storm event. Ditches, swales and berms will have a maximum side slope of 2H:1V. Structural erosion control features such as riprap, silt fence, and straw-bale or excelsior velocity- check barriers will be implemented as needed to minimize erosion. The growth medium stockpile(s) will be seeded with the specified BLM seed mix at an appropriate interval to reduce erosion and loss of material. Direct precipitation surface drainage that accumulates within the affected area will be diverted into one of four proposed detention ponds. One pond (Ore Pad Sump) is located directly down gradient of the ore stockpile and is described under Section 4.2.5 Ore Stockpile. The other three ponds (labeled North, Central, and South Detention Pond on Figure 5 Overall Plan are sedimentation ponds at three locations down gradient of potentially disturbed areas that are not ore storage and handling areas. The sedimentation ponds are designed to contain the 10-year, 24- hour event and will safely pass the 100year, 24-hour event. The North Detention Pond, with a capacity of 6,370 cubic feet, is located northeast and down gradient of the Primary Rock Pile and will collect runoff from this pile. The Central Detention Pond, with a capacity of 5,837 cubic feet, is located northeast and down gradient of the mine portal and ore handling areas and will collect runoff that is diverted around the ore storage and handling area and from the disturbed areas between the Primary and Secondary Rock Piles. The South Detention Pond, with a capacity of 6,369 cubic feet, will collect run-off from the Secondary Rock Pile and future maintenance / office location southwest of the Secondary Rock Pile. These ponds will remain throughout the life of the active mine, and the initial period after reclamation, until adequate vegetation has been established over the newly disturbed areas.

4.2.9 Quality Assurance
All activities associated with the construction of retention ponds, embankments, berms, and the installation of temporary surface structures, will be carried out by the mine operators own employees and or contracted specialists under the supervision of the mine operator. Impoundments and stormwater diversion structures will be constructed in accordance with the construction plans and construction schedule listed in Attachment B from the CDRMS Exhibit U Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) prepared in accordance with CDRMS Designated Mining Operation regulations. These construction plans have been certified by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Colorado. All ore shipments to the milling facility will be carried out by a contractor that operates in conformance with the U.S. Department of Transportation and State of Colorado Department of Transportation regulations concerning the transportation of hazardous substances. Any water samples collected, either surface or groundwater, will be collected in accordance with the appropriate protocols established in the storm water monitoring plan included as Attachment A.8.1 to Appendix A of the Exhibit A EPP.
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4.2.10 Ground Water Management
Negative effects on ground water resources from mining operations at the Prince Albert Mine are expected to be very limited due to the characteristics of the local and regional hydro-geologic system described under Section 3.7 Ground Water. One down gradient monitoring well has been completed to the Entrada Formation (a total depth of 435 feet) at the Prince Albert mine site and an up gradient monitoring well can be installed, as necessary, after consultation with State CDRMS and BLM staff. No ground water was encountered during the drilling and completion of the down-gradient monitoring well on December 15, 2008. An attempt was made to collect a sample from the down gradient well on twelve separate occasions during 2008-2011, with the last attempt made on 08/10/2012, and the well was found to be dry on each sample collection attempt. No ground water has been encountered to date in the underground workings of the Prince Albert Mine. The only ground water encountered in the nearby and currently inactive Buckshot Mine, an underground mine similar to the Prince Albert, consisted of small quantities from direct infiltration through significant fractures or as a small perched pool on top of a clay lens. Any ground water could be expected to daylight as springs and seeps at the formation contact in the nearby San Miguel and Dolores River canyons, since the potential for the downward migration in ground water of any contaminants from the mining operation in the Salt Wash Member is very small due to the presence of the Wanakah aquitard below the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. See also Exhibit A, of the EPP Section U.7.
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4.2.11 Surface Structures and Equipment Support
Structures and equipment used in the surface operations of the Prince Albert Mine will be portable and stored on the surface. This equipment is typical in the support of a small mining operation. These structures and equipment may include the items listed in Table 3A.
Table 3A
Surface Equipment / Structures Surface Equipment 250 gal Used Oil Tank 400 gal. Livestock Tank (Oil Tank Containment) 500 gal. Diesel Fuel Tank 650 gal. Livestock Tank (Fuel Tank Containment) Explosives Magazine 175-900 CFM Compressor Generator and Fans Potable Water Tank Operations Water Tank Water Truck Number of Pieces 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 1 1 1 Surface Equipment Access Road Gate 20ft x 8ft x 8ft Container (Wind-and-Watertight) Portable Toilet Crew Transport/Utility Truck Skidsteer Loader 3-4 yd Rubber Tire Loader Medium Size Bulldozer Motor Grader Surface Drill Rig Mine Haulage units Number of Pieces 1 2 Shop/Storage/Office 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
4
Rental/ Contracted Equipment 25 t Highway Haul Trucks
Number of Pieces 1 3
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4.2.12 Spill Contingency Plans
Prince Albert Mine Emergency Response Plan (ERP) is presented in Appendix C, of Exhibit A of the EPP. It includes measures for properly storing and handling toxic substances and petroleum products, and also for responding to and reporting spills. Secondary containment facilities will be provided for all containers of 55 gallons or larger. The containment facilities will be sized to contain at least 110 percent of the largest container in the secondary containment system. Steel shipping containers (socalled c-tainers) or reefer style trailers will be used for the storage of containers of petroleum products (motor oil, grease, etc.) and household-use-sized containers of non-petroleum but potentially toxic substances (antifreeze, cleaning agents, etc.) with a volume of 55-gallons or less. These steel containers or reefer trailers are wind-and-watertight and may also form the sidewalls of a future maintenance shop.
4.2.13 Processing facilities

There will be no processing facilities on site. All mine-run ore will be loaded into trucks and transported to one of the milling facilities described under Section 4.2.1
4.2.14 Trash / Refuse Handling & Disposal

Non-hazardous trash and refuse generated during the surface and underground mining operations will be transported to, and stored in, standard covered trash containers with liners. The trash containers will be stored in the surface storage container / cargo van and will be periodically transported off-site for proper disposal in a sanitary landfill when the containers are full. Hazardous waste that may be generated will be stored in a proper container until disposal can be arranged at an appropriate hazardous waste disposal facility.
4.2.15 Noise and Visual Impacts

Noise: The mine ventilation fan(s) will be the most significant noise source during mine operations. Noise levels at the fan location are routinely monitored as part of the MSHA occupational safety program and have been below applicable standards during previous mining activity. Noise levels at the proposed permit boundary during mining activity are not expected to exceed 25 decibels. Visual: The location of the Prince Albert Mine surface facilities was chosen in part to minimize potential visual impacts from the mining operation. The primary surface activity areas (including the waste rock piles at their proposed maximum extent) of the proposed mining operation are not visible

from County Road U16, State Highway 141, or either the San Miguel or Dolores River corridors.
4.2.16 Radiation Protection

Radiation protection measures for the Prince Albert Mining operation are detailed in Attachment B from CDRMSM-2011-040 Section U.13 of the EPP. Note that the Prince Albert Mine operation is exempt as a de minimis source from the monitoring and reporting requirements for mine ventilation exhaust radon-222 concentrations under the Federal 40 CFR Subpart B NESHAPS regulations.
4.2.17
Weed Control
Noxious weeds will be controlled during the mining operation period using the local BLM- approved Weed Control Plan that will be in effect during the operation of the mine. The Weed Control Plan will include: a. A thorough weed survey of the reclaimed area each spring. b. Spraying of any identified noxious weeds using the BLM-approved herbicides at the appropriate rate and during the appropriate time periods. c. Ongoing monitoring and additional spraying, as necessary during the growing season.
4.2.18 Monitoring Plan

Monitoring of site conditions during periods of operation will continue uninterrupted in accordance with the provisions of the SWMP. In addition, both the BLM and CDRMS will be conducting inspections per their agencies requirements. Wildlife in this arid region is sparse and rarely seen. If any wildlife mortality is observed the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the BLM will be notified to help determine the cause or source of the problem. Corrective action will be taken immediately if the cause is related to mining activities.
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4.2.19 Start Date and Occupancy
Mining operations have taken place at the Prince Albert Mine site under both DRMS NOI P-2005-021 and BLM Notice COC-68758. The approval of the Limited Impact 110(d) permit application and this BLM Plan of Operations will be a continuation of that activity. The proposed start date for continued mining activity is on or before September 1, 2011, depending upon approvals. The Prince Albert Mine will normally operate for 8 to 12 hours per day on one or more days during a standard calendar week. There are currently no plans for a continuous (24-hour per day) presence on site. The mining operation may operate on an intermittent basis, but there are no plans for an extended period (six month, or longer) of site inactivity.
4.3 Underground Mining Operations 4.3.1 Mining Method

The mining method employed for underground operations will be a traditional room-and-pillar method modified to account for the varied height and width of Salt Wash formation ores. Underground operations will continue the development work started under CDRMS, P-2005-21, and BLM, COC # 68758 with a potential underground development of over 4000 additional feet of eight-foot wide by nine-foot high drift driven along and into the ore-bearing zones. Underground development work will focus on finding and accessing economical ore bodies and excavating a horizontal drift to establish adequate underground ventilation pathways and a suitable secondary escapeway for a potential underground emergency. A Second phase development plan includes driving a development drift towards the southeast to connect with the existing decline tunnel at the inactive Better Be mine. Ore production will occur in conjunction with the ongoing development work. Ore thickness and width varies and the mining height may be up to twelve feet high and over twenty feet wide at times, with superfluous rock typically produced at two to five times the ore production rate in tons.
4.3.2 Production Rates

The following maximum production rates are anticipated for the Prince Albert Mine: a. 75 Tons / Day of Uranium and Vanadium Ore b. 375 Tons / Day of superfluous rock
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4.3.3 Underground Mining Equipment
Equipment used in the underground mining operation will be equipment that is typical for a small underground uranium mining operation and may include equipment listed in Table 3B: Table 3B Underground Equipment Equipment Number of Pieces Diesel/ Hydraulic Jumbo Drill 2 Jackleg Pneumatic Rock Drill 8 yd Skid Steer Loader 3 1 to 3.5 yd LHD Loader 3 5 to 10 Ton Haul Truck 4 Air Compressor 2 5 to 50+ hp Ventilation Fan 6 Diesel Powered Generator 2
4.3.4 Blasting Operations

Both surface and underground blasting activities in support of the mining operation will be conducted in accordance with the regulations established by the Federal Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (BATF). Explosives will be stored in locked surface and / or underground BATF-approved magazines. Proper safety zones will be established for any surface blasting operations.
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5.0 SCOPE of EXPLORATION DRILLING
The surface exploration drilling program is used to identify a mineable resource and expand the resource once identified. Exploration drilling in and nearby the Prince Albert Mine CDRMS M-2011040 permit boundary is conducted in direct support of that mine operation. The drilling program will consist of a total of one hundred fifty test holes drilled from the ground surface to the desired depth, as the mining operation progresses, and the construction of up to 4,000 linear feet of new access roadway and the utilization of up to 5,280 feet of pre-existing and previously disturbed roadways in the project area.
5.1
Prince Albert Mine Exploration Project Area
As noted in Sections 3.0 and 4.0, a surface exploration drilling program started under CDRMS NOI P2005-021 and USBLM Notice COC-68758, and following previously approved requirements, will be used to locate and define uranium ore deposits throughout the group of mining claims maintained by Rimrock Exploration and Development, Inc. The exploration area for the Prince Albert Mine Plan of Operations includes the Prince Albert Mine site as defined by the proposed CDRMS 110(d) Permit M2011-040 boundary and a claim block that includes the Prince Albert (PA) #1, PA #2, PA #3, PA #4, PA #5, PA #6, PA #7, PA #8, PA #10, PA #11, and PA #15 mining claims (see Figure General location Map for the boundary of the Prince Albert Mine Plan of Operations Area).
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5.2 Surface Exploration Drilling Method
The general methodology for surface exploration drilling by Rimrock is described below. 1. Road access is established to the desired test-hole location. Generally, access to the drill site is over an existing, previously disturbed road surface that was established in the past for mineral exploration or other purposes. The road surface is repaired just enough to permit the passage of the drill rig and support vehicles using a small loader or bulldozer. 2. On occasion a new segment of two-track equivalent roadway may have to be established to access a drill site that cannot be located on previously disturbed ground. The new roadway may be constructed using cut-and-fill, the removal of selected individual trees and brush and/or surface grading. Every effort is made to limit the amount of new disturbance, and subsequent reclamation, required to gain access to the drill site. 3. The drill site is established by grading a 12-foot wide by 30- foot long area(or similar suitable configuration) to a near level ground surface to accommodate the drill truck. Again surface disturbance is limited as much as is possible. 4. Provisions may be made at the drill site to accommodate a 10-foot wide by 10-foot long by 2- foot deep pit (mud pit) designed to contain water from the test hole if water is required for drilling the test hole or if ground water is encountered during the drilling of the hole. Alternatively, an eight to ten foot diameter galvanized stock tank may be kept on hand to function as a containment basin for water from the hole. 5. A truck mounted drill is used to drill a four to six-inch diameter test hole from the ground surface to the desired depth. 6. A water tanker truck, crew service truck, and a utility truck to carry additional drill stem and other support equipment may also be used in support of the drill rig. 7. A geophysical log using a truck-mounted probe system may also be used to evaluate the geology and mineralogy of the test hole during and after drilling.
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5.3 Reclamation of Exploration Disturbances
The following general methodology is used to reclaim surface exploration drilling-related disturbances. 1. After the test hole is completed and evaluated, the drill cuttings are placed back in the drill hole to plug the hole to a depth five (5) feet below the ground surface; a three foot cement or expanding foam plug is placed on top of the backfilled drill cuttings to within two feet of the surface; and the top two (2) feet of the hole is backfilled with native material. Any remaining cuttings will be buried or hauled to the mine waste rock pile Note: Any drill holes where ground water is encountered will be sealed using bentonite or cement to plug the test hole from a depth 25 feet below the zone of ground water inflow to 25 feet above the inflow zone. 2. Any mud pit that was constructed is dewatered by evaporation, or by pumping any accumulated water into a suitable container for reuse, and the pit is graded to bury any remaining accumulated drill cuttings and conform to the surrounding terrain. 3. The drill site is graded to conform to the surrounding terrain and ripped or disced for seed bed preparation. 4. The access road is graded and disced or ripped where necessary for seed bed preparation. 5. The disturbed areas are seeded with the BLM-specified seed mix for the Club Mesa area, or other suitable seed mix as specified by conditions of approval, and stipulations. 6. The reclaimed areas are monitored for proper vegetation growth, with suitable weed control reseeding provided as necessary. and
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5.4 Weed Control
Noxious weeds will be controlled during the Exploration period using the local BLM- approved Weed Control Plan that will be in effect during the operation of the mine. The Weed Control Plan will include: a. A thorough weed survey of the reclaimed area each spring b. Spraying of any identified noxious weeds using the BLM-approved herbicides at the appropriate rate and during the appropriate time periods. c. Ongoing monitoring and additional spraying, as necessary, during the growing season.
5.5
Surface Exploration Program State Agency Review and Approval
BLM will be notified when additional exploration work beyond the activity defined in CDRMS; NOI P-2005-021 is warranted. Expansion of the surface exploration drilling program currently defined in CDRMS NOI P-2005-021 will be done through the CDRMS; NOI Review and Approval process along with BLM.
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6.0 INTERIM MANAGEMENT PLAN
The Prince Albert Mine has a projected life of at least 10 years based on a work schedule of 5 to 7 day work weeks and 10 to 12 hour work days. There are currently no plans for a period of extended shutdown. This interim management plan has been developed in accordance with Section 3809.401 of Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and addresses management of the Prince Albert Mine site during any potential periods of temporary closure to prevent any unnecessary or undue degradation to public lands. The plan detailed in this section is a contingency plan that will be placed into effect in the event an extended period of inactivity at the site occurs. Issues that may have negative effects on operations at the mine are listed below. a. A significant decrease in the price of uranium ore or increase in the mining costs resulting in uneconomic mining conditions. b. A lack of adequate manpower to operate the mine efficiently. c. Road closures due to weather or other causes. d. Inadequate ore reserves or grade resulting in the need to conduct additional exploration activities prior to further mine development. e. Loss of a contract for selling ore. f. Poor ground conditions, flooding, or other physical changes in the mine that may require reevaluation and modification of the mining method. g. A shut down or significant problem that results in a reduction in uranium ore processing capacity at the milling facility.
6.1
Stabilize Excavations and Workings
The underground workings are maintained in a stable condition in accordance with prudent work practices and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regulations. The underground areas of the mine will be periodically inspected during temporary closure. Roof bolts, mats, wire mesh, cribbing and other types of support will be installed as needed to maintain the stability of the mine back and ribs. Equipment will be removed from immediate working faces and from lower areas of the mine

where water may collect. The portal gates will be double locked to prevent unauthorized access.
6.2
Storage or Removal of Equipment, Supplies and Structures
Equipment and supplies will be maintained on site in secure areas during short-term closure periods. Mining equipment will be parked underground and the portal gates will be locked. Some supplies may also be moved and locked up underground. If the temporary closure period extends beyond six months, then some or all equipment and supplies may be removed from the site to minimize potential theft and/ or vandalism.
6.3
Measures to Isolate or Control Toxic or Deleterious Materials
Potentially toxic materials on site are limited to storm-water runoff from ore stockpiles, fuel, and oil. All stockpiled ore will be transported off site to an appropriate processing facility or placed back in the underground workings within six months of any temporary closure in accordance with DRMS requirements. During short-term shut-downs of one to six months, all materials that represent a spill threat to the environment (fuel, oils and other petroleum products) or a physical threat to the public (explosives) will be kept in locked secured areas with secondary containment features. Secondary containment features will be periodically inspected and maintained. If mine operations are suspended over a longer time period, all hazardous materials will be removed from the site.
6.4 Maintenance of the Site

The surface areas will be maintained in accordance with the projects Storm Water Management Plan. Areas exhibiting erosion will be repaired and runoff will be monitored in accordance with the SWMP. Ditches, and other surface drainage features, will be periodically inspected and cleaned out as needed. See, attachment A.8.1 Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) to the Exhibit A EPP. All areas of the site will be kept clean and free of litter and debris. Trash, used tires, old equipment parts, empty barrels, and other miscellaneous materials will be removed from the site and either recycled or disposed of properly. Site security and the safety of the general public will be maintained by discouraging unauthorized access through the use of locked gates, fences, and warning signs.
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6.5 Monitoring Site Conditions during Periods of Non-operation
Monitoring of site conditions during periods of non-operation will continue uninterrupted in accordance with the provisions of the SWMP. In addition, all surface areas will be inspected at least weekly during a closure of six months or less. If site conditions remain stable and the closure period extends beyond six months, Rimrock may reduce the frequency of surface inspections to once per month.
6.6
Closure Schedule and Reporting
No seasonal or maintenance shutdowns of the project are anticipated at this time. Rimrock will provide notice to the BLM within 30 days after any suspension in operations that may last longer than 180 days in conformance with Part 3802.4-7 of Title 43 of the CFR. This notice will include: a. Verification of intent to maintain structures, equipment and other facilities. b. The expected reopening date. c. Current mine contact information. d. Any revisions to this Interim Management Plan.
6.7
Weed Control
Noxious weeds will be controlled during the interim periods using the local BLM- approved Weed Control Plan that will be in effect during the operation of the mine. The Weed Control Plan will include: a. A thorough weed survey of the reclaimed area each spring. b. Spraying of any identified noxious weeds using the BLM-approved herbicides at the appropriate rate and during the appropriate time periods. c. Ongoing monitoring and additional spraying, as necessary, during the growing season.
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7.0 RECLAMATION PLAN
This section of the Plan of Operations describes the post-mining land use, site reclamation timetable, location specific reclamation of site features that are not related to toxic materials; and a conservative reclamation cost estimate associated with returning the affected lands to the post-mining land use. A map of the site that depicts the post-reclamation features of the site is attached as Figure 7 Reclamation Plan Map. A detailed discussion of the reclamation required for each specific location on the site that may be affected by toxic, or potentially toxic, materials is included in Exhibit A Environmental Protection Plan (EPP).
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7.1 Post Mining Land Use
The Prince Albert Mine site will be reclaimed as dry rangeland and wildlife habitat. 7.2 Reclamation Timetable
A timetable for the commencement and completion of reclamation is provided below. Reclamation under this plan is not staged and occurs at the end of the mine life.
Table 4 Prince Albert Reclamation Timetable Description

Access and mine the Prince Albert ore deposit. Post-Mining Site Reclamation Reclaim the Ore Pad Area Reclaim the Prince Albert Decline Portal Reclaim the Ventilation Shaft(s) Dismantle and Remove Structures Reclaim Storm Water Diversions / Structures (Concurrent w/ Waste Piles) Reclaim Waste Piles Rip the Prince Albert Portal Area and Site Access Roads Place Topsoil and Harrow Seed and Mulch Monitor Vegetation and Re-seed, as necessary (based on the standard DRMS monitoring period of three years post-seeding). Total Reclamation Period (months)
Months
120.0 0.25 0.25 0.75 0.50 (0.25) 0.50 0.25 0.50 0.50 36.0 39.5
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7.3 Site locations affected by Toxic or Deleterious Material
Details for the reclamation of mine site areas and locations that are affected, or may be affected, by toxic materials are included in, Exhibit A EPP. These areas include the following locations a. Decline Portal (EPP) b.Uranium Ore Storage and Handling (EPP) Uranium Ore Transportation (EPP) c.Mine Waste Rock Storage and Handling (EPP) d.Storm Water Management (EPP)
7.4 Location Specific Reclamation

Reclamation procedures for areas or features that do not involve the handling of toxic, or potentially toxic, materials are listed below. Reclamation procedures for specific locations related to toxic, or potentially toxic, materials handling are detailed in Exhibit A EPP.
7.5 Drill hole plugging

Plugging of drill holes will be done independently of the mine plan. A detailed description of the plugging of drill holes is in section 5.3 of this plan.
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7.6 Reclamation of Ventilation Shafts
For all bore holes a closure procedure will be submitted to the DRMS and BLM at the time of closure, for review and approval. A preliminary closure methodology for all boreholes is included below for this reclamation plan. Reclamation of the ventilation shafts will be done in the following steps: a. Remove the fan and fan support framework. b. Excavate the soils from around any installed borehole casing to form a work space using a track-hoe. The workspace will be approximately six (6) feet wide by three (3) feet deep. c. Cut any installed borehole casing off at the excavated ground level (cut off approximately three feet of casing). d. Install a borehole seal using expanding foam (PUFF) in accordance with the DRMS methodology detailed in the DRMS Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program. Alternate approved closure methods may be investigated during final reclamation period. e. Backfill the excavation with excavated soils and imported clean structural fill, as necessary, to bring to grade; bucket tamping the fill as it is placed. f. Grade smooth and then rip the disturbed area around the borehole location g. Spread the equivalent of six (6) inches of loose topsoil over the ripped area and drill seed in accordance with the seeding schedule listing below.
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7.7 Dismantling and Removal of Structures
All structures at the Prince Albert Mine will be portable, with wheel or skid mountings, or temporary fixtures that can be quickly and easily dismantled and removed. All of the structures at the site will be removed during reclamation. The current list of structures to be removed is identified in Tables 3A (Surface Equipment/ Structures) and 3 B (Underground Equipment).
7.8
Mine Access Road Reclamation
The site access road from Montrose County Road U16 to the mine site, vent borehole and water drop access roads will be reclaimed by ripping the road surface to a depth of 1.5 feet, where possible, and raking the soil berms running along the sides of the road across the ripped surface. This ripping action will improve moisture retention to encourage deep-rooted plant growth.
7.9 Topsoil Placement / Vegetation growth medium

Vegetation growth medium will be hauled from the Growth Medium Stockpile (see Figure 3 Mine Plan Site Map) and spread over areas where a suitable growth medium is lacking at the time of final reclamation. These areas will include, at a minimum, the following specific locations after they have been reclaimed to their final configuration: the Superfluous rock piles, decline portal, ore stockpile, borehole(s), water drop, maintenance and storage. This material will also be placed, when and as appropriate, on the surface water diversion swales and surface water detention pond locations. The growth medium will be spread to a relatively uniform depth of 4 inches or more depending upon the final quantity of growth medium available for recovery and reuse. Soil berms located along the site access road will be raked across the roadway to provide a growth medium. A seed bed will be developed by a disc or harrow, or a range drill will be used for planting.
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7.10 Revegetation
Seeding will typically be done in the late fall for final reclamation projects. However for erosion control purposes seeding may be done in the spring to temporarily establish a ground control vegetative cover. Once a seed bed has been developed, the areas will be seeded with the approved BLM seed mix (Table 6) or a different approved mix if requested by BLM. If conditions warrant the area will be mulched using a certified weed free straw. A hydro-seeding truck may be used, as appropriate, to broadcast the seed and mulch. A tackifier will be applied, if hydroseeding is used, to reduce seed and mulch loss.
Table 5 BLM Approved Seed Mix*

Species Lbs. PLS per acre Rincon or Native Four Wing Saltbrush 2.0 Lutana Cicer Milkvetch 0.2 Cedar Palmer Penstemon 0.1 Lewis Flax 0.5 Hachita Blue Grama 0.3 Needle and Threadgrass 1.6 Paloma Indian Ricegrass 1.4 Nordan Crested Wheatgrass 1.0 Luna Pubescent Wheatgrass 2.0 Primar Slender Wheatgrass 1.3 Arriba Western Wheatgrass 1.8 Total 12.22 *Note The rates are for drill seeding. Seed application rates will be doubled when using broadcast methods.
7.11 Riparian Mitigation

There is no pre-mining Riparian habitat.
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7.12 Wildlife habitat rehabilitation
No specific action to bring wildlife back into the area is planned. The size of the operation will allow for wildlife to have to move only two hundred feet from either side to regain complete access over the entire site. The broken sandstone with sand will hold more moisture deeper than the original sandstone that was impenetrable to the vegetation. These reclaimed sites typically offer better vegetation and ground cover than the original undisturbed areas. The trees originally removed from the site will be spread about creating shelter for smaller animals and reptiles.
7.13 Weed Control

Noxious weeds will be controlled during the post-reclamation period using the local BLM- approved Weed Control Plan that will be in effect during the operation of the mine. The Weed Control Plan will include: a. A thorough weed survey of the reclaimed area each spring. b. Spraying of any identified noxious weeds using the BLM-approved herbicides at the appropriate rate and during the appropriate time periods. c. Ongoing monitoring and additional spraying, as necessary, during the growing season.
7.14 Post closure Management

Vegetative growth on the reclaimed Prince Albert Mine site will be monitored on a quarterly basis during a three-year growth period. Any locations that do not demonstrate an acceptable level of revegetation will be examined to determine if the growth medium is suitable, and if not, the growth medium will be amended. Any locations with poor vegetative growth will be re-seeded and mulched during the late fall of that same year. BLM and CDRMS both will perform periodic inspections after final reclamation in accordance with their rules and regulations.
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7.15 Reclamation Costs
A total reclamation cost estimate for the Prince Albert Mine Site is $46,130.00. This estimate was provided by the CDRMS after reviewing the Reclamation Plan prior to issuing the Limited Impact 110(d) Mining Reclamation Permit M-2011-040. Estimated costs associated with the reclamation of the Prince Albert Mine site are provided as Attachment E. This reclamation cost is based on a third-party contractor performing the work. Actual costs are anticipated to be lower since some reclamation work will be performed on an ongoing basis during the mining operation, particularly with regards to the waste pile reclamation slopes. Exploration reclamation will be done annually and costs will also be determined by the CDRMS for each individual project. These small projects have typically been estimated at less than $10,000.00.
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Environmental Protection Plan Prince Albert Mine Plan of Operations
Based upon State of Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety M-2011-040 Permit
EXHIBIT A
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN (EPP)
Prince Albert Mine - Exhibit A - EPP EXHIBIT A - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PLAN This EPP was originally submitted to the State of Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (CDRMS) as a 110 D Mining Permit application in the State Document it is referred to as Exhibit U. It has been changed to Exhibit A; per BLM request. The Prince Albert Mine is a uranium mine and thus subject to regulation as a Designated Mining Operation (DMO). Every DMO must include an Environmental Protection Plan (EPP) as part of the permit application. The Environmental Protection Plan for the Prince Albert Mine is designed in accordance with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Act and the Mineral Rules and Regulations to help protect both the public and environment from the potential adverse effects of uranium mining. A (1) Environmental Protection Plan Maps Maps depicting the location of storage and handling areas for potential toxic materials; and the land, surface and ground waters which have the potential to be affected by the Prince Albert mining operation, are attached to this plan and referenced in the relevant sections discussing these features. A (2) Other Agency Environmental Protection Measures and Monitoring The following environmental protection measures and monitoring are required for the Prince Albert Mine operation by other agencies. A (3a) Colorado Stormwater Discharge Permit COR040247 The Stormwater Discharge Permit requires the control and monitoring of surface water associated with stormwater runoff. The controls and monitoring to comply with the discharge permit are detailed in the Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP). A copy of the SWMP for the Prince Albert Mine is included as Exhibit A, Attachment A.8.1 "Prince Albert Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)." A (3.b) Colorado Air Pollution Emission Notice for Fugitive Dust An air pollution emission notice (APEN), issued by the Colorado Air Quality Control Division, that details the measures taken to control fugitive dust emissions during mining operations on the surface will be required. This permit has not yet been applied for, but the application will be submitted prior to the commencement of mining operations under a 110(d) permit. A copy of the APEN will be forwarded to the DRMS as soon as it is issued by the Air Quality Control Division.
A (4) Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) Hazard Communication Program and Site Emergency Response Plan The site Hazard Communication Program and Emergency Response Plan includes procedures for the safe handling of hazardous materials and any uncontrolled releases of those materials. A copy of the site emergency response plan is attached as Appendix C, ERP "Prince Albert Emergency Response Plan." A (5) Designated Chemical(s) Evaluation Chemicals that meet the regulatory definition of Designated Chemical will not be used in the Prince Albert mining operations. A (6) Designated Chemical(s) and Material(s) Handling This section details the specific material handling and reclamation procedures for those materials and areas at the mine site that are subject to special handling procedures based upon the site status as a designated mining operation. The materials that qualify for this special consideration are limited to uranium ore, sub -ore (waste rock), and potential leachate from these two materials because the use of designated chemicals is not planned for the Prince Albert Mine operation and the geochemistry data indicates that acid -mine drainage will not occur. The material handling procedures for each material are detailed below followed by the reclamation procedures for each category and location. Note that ground water and surface water are covered under Sections A (8) and A (9), respectively. A (6.a) Uranium Ore Uranium ore is subject to special handling and reclamation procedures since it meets the definition of a toxic material under the regulations.
A (6.a.1) Ore Stockpile Mine -run uranium ore is placed in a stockpile on the surface prior to shipment to the milling facility. The surface storage pad for the uranium ore at the Prince Albert Mine has previously been constructed on an existing large rock outcrop as part of the bulk sample collection process under Prospect NOI P2005 -21 and consists of an existing 40 ft x 90 ft. stockpile area and down - gradient sump. The rock outcrop base under the ore stockpile is eight (8), or more, feet thick and limits the downward migration of uranium from the stockpile. Direct precipitation runoff sheet flows from the ore stockpile to the down gradient sump for collection. The sump is sized to contain a direct precipitation run off volume that is the equivalent of the 10 -year 24 -hour storm event. Any volume of run off that exceeds the 10 -year 24 hour event will run down the mine access decline and be contained within the underground workings. There will be no discharge of run off from the ore stockpile location to areas outside of the permitted area. Note that sediments in run off from the ore stockpile area will not contain any mineralization that is more significant than the mineralization that remains in the underground areas of the mine after the extraction of the uranium ore. Sediments that precipitate in the sump from run off are periodically removed from the sump using a skidsteer loader and deposited on the ore stockpile for shipment to the milling facility. Note: The geochemical analysis of a typical ore sample is discussed in Section A (10) "Geochemical Data" and the SPLP laboratory analysis of the sample is included as Figure A.10.3 to the EPP.
A (6.a.2) Ore Transportation Ore shipped from the Prince Albert Mine is currently transported to the Energy Fuels White Mesa Mill in Blanding, Utah. A uranium milling facility is also being proposed at a location in the Paradox Valley in Montrose County, Colorado and ore may be shipped to that location if the planned mill is built. The ore transportation routes from the Prince Albert Mine to either milling location would be the same over local county roads and state highways, only difference between the two being the final highway leg of the route to the Blanding mill location using Utah Highways 46 and 191. Ore will be hauled from the mine site to the milling facility by a contract trucking company in compliance with the USDOT and Colorado DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation regulations. The ore transport company is required to have a workable emergency response plan for transportation accidents involving radioactive materials and proper compliance with the regulations is a stipulation in any contract authorized by Rimrock Exploration and Development. The mine -run ore will be loaded into the trucks from the Ore Stockpile at the Prince Albert Mine by either Rimrock or contract trucking company personnel using a wheel loader. Loaded ore trucks will proceed south on the mine access road to Road U16. The route over unpaved roads will be to travel easterly to Road EE22 (Long Park Road) and turn north proceeding down Road EE22 until it intersects with Highway 141. Turn right onto Highway 141 and travel in a northeasterly direction until Highway 141 intersects with Colorado Highway 90. Turn right onto Highway 90 and travel to the new mill location near Mile Marker 23 or continue to the Utah State border where Colorado 90 becomes Utah Highway 46. Proceed down Highway 46, passing through La Sal until Utah 46 intersects with Utah Highway 191 at La Sal Junction. Turn left onto Highway 191 and proceed through Monticello to the Energy Fuels White Mesa Mill located outside of Blanding, Utah. See Exhibit A, Figure A.1 "General Location Map" for the routes to the highway. A (6.a.2a) Reclamation of Ore Storage and Handling Area The ore storage pad is located on top of a rock outcrop that forms a solid base for the ore during storage and shipment. During reclamation of the site, all ore that is readily recoverable using small mobile equipment and hand tools will be consolidated and shipped to the milling facility. The rock outcrop ore storage area will then be pressure washed to remove ore fines, with the washed material being collected in the local ore stockpile sump. The settled ore fines will be cleaned from the ore pad sump until the gamma radiation emission rate in the sump area and at the ore stockpile area is consistent with the highest reading recorded on the nearby Primary Waste Pile prior to the placement of growth medium on the waste pile. All fines will be shipped to the milling facility for processing or transported underground for disposal in dry areas of the Prince Albert Mine prior to the portal closure. Any excavated material that is returned to the underground workings will be placed in a portion of the mine workings that will ensure that it does not come in contact with any potential ground or meteoric water. A cap consisting of waste rock material up to two feet thick will be pushed by bulldozer from the nearby Secondary Waste Pile over the top of the ore storage area. This waste rock material will in turn be covered by growth medium and a vegetative cover established consistent with the remainder of the reclaimed mine site.
A (6.b) Mine Waste Rock The sub -ore grade, or waste rock, material excavated from underground and brought to the surface is subject to special handling and reclamation procedures because it is a potential source of toxic materials. A (6.b.1) Mine Waste Rock Stockpile(s) There may be two mine waste -rock stockpiles developed as part of the expanded 110(d) Prince Albert Mine. The existing waste pile located northeast of the mine portal from development work conducted under Prospect NOI P- 2005 -21 will be incorporated into an expansion of that same pile under the 110(d) permit. This waste pile is labeled as the Primary Mine Waste Pile on , Figure 3 "Mine Plan Site Map." A second waste pile may also be developed under the expanded 110(d) mine operation depending upon the overall size of the ore resource and the economics associated with accessing that resource from one location. This pile would be located southwest of the mine portal and is labeled as the Secondary Mine Waste Pile on, Figure 3 "Mine Plan Site Map." The waste rock piles will be constructed with a 3H to 1V exterior slope starting at the farthest extent of the final waste pile footprint and proceeding back towards the mine portal location as waste is excavated underground and brought to the surface. Initially, a roadway will be cut through the topsoil to the farthest extent of the footprint, and then only enough topsoil and vegetation will be removed in successive stages from a limited area at the leading edge of the waste pile to accommodate the waste rock being brought out of the mine. The waste rock will be dumped from the underground haul trucks along the forward edge of the pile as it is advanced back towards the portal location, then spread and wheel -roll compacted with a skidsteer or mid sized wheel loader. Excavated top soil and stripped vegetation will be stored in the flat area southwest of the mine portal location (see Topsoil Stockpile, , Figure 3 "Mine Plan Site Map "). This waste rock placement method will result in waste piles that are in a near -final configuration for reclamation at all times. The placement of a growth medium cover, seeding, and vegetation growth monitoring will be all that is required to complete final reclamation for the waste piles. This methodology of waste rock placement should result in a minimum of surface disturbance and limit the soil erosion potential in the mine operations area. The two waste piles at their maximum extent during the life of the mine will have the following physical and chemical characteristics: a. Primary Waste Pile = 13,369 cubic yards with a footprint of 1.146 acres. b. Secondary Waste Pile = 3,371 cubic yards with a footprint of 0.416 acres. Note: Section A (10) Geochemical Data discusses the geochemical evaluation of the waste rock samples and the SPLP laboratory results for these samples are included as Figures A.10.1 and A.10.2 to the EPP.
A (6.b.la) Waste Pile Reclamation The waste piles will be checked for proper slope configuration and all areas finish graded to a maximum slope of 3H:1 V during final reclamation. The final disposition of each waste pile is listed below. The Primary Waste Pile will be used as a source of backfill material for the decline excavation and as an initial cap material for the reclaimed ore stockpile area. a) Primary Waste Pile - A medium -sized bulldozer will be used to push waste rock into the decline excavation to backfill the hole and bring the area up to final grade. Waste rock will also be pushed from this waste pile to form a cap of at least two feet thick over the cleaned up ore stockpile area. Both locations will be filled or capped in one foot lifts and the dozer used to compact each lift during placement. The remainder of the waste rock at the Primary Waste Pile location will then be recontoured to meet the maximum slope criteria listed above. Quantities of waste rock to be moved and push distances are listed below: a. Backfill Decline: A total of 1,000 cubic yards will be pushed an average distance of 150 feet. b. Cap Ore Stockpile Area: A total of 1,000 cubic yards will be pushed an average of 250 feet to backfill the ore pad sump and cap the ore stockpile area. A (6.b.la) Waste Pile Reclamation (continued) The Secondary Waste Pile will be checked for proper slope configuration and all areas finish graded to a maximum slope of 3H:1 V during final reclamation. A (6.b.2) Reclamation of Decline Portal The Prince Albert Mine decline adit and approach ramp will be backfilled with approximately 1000 cubic yards of waste material. This backfill material will be pushed by bulldozer an average distance of 150 feet from the nearby Primary Waste Pile. The waste rock material will be placed in lifts of no more than one foot in depth and be track - compacted during placement. Final grade for the decline and ramp backfill will result in a slight hump or elevation to the ground surface over the decline location in order to prevent surface water from ponding over the backfilled opening. A (6.b.2a) Alternate Reclamation of the Decline Portal If an alternate closure option to establish a bat habitat is favored by the USBLM and Colorado Division of Wildlife, a steel bat gate will be constructed on -site and placed on the Prince Albert Mine decline portal. The gate will cost an estimated $2,400 to fabricate and install.
A (7) Ground Water The Club Mesa and regional geology and hydrogeological systems were examined in depth in the Revised Environmental Report, Uravan Project, Radioactive Materials License No. 660 -02S, UMETCO Minerals Corporation submitted to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on November 14, 1997. The sections of this report relevant to the Prince Albert Mine are summarized in Section A (7.a) followed by a discussion of site - specific groundwater quality and management practices. A (7.a) Ground Water Information This section summarizes the general geology, stratigraphy, and hydrogeology as they relate to the ground water regime for the local Club Mesa area. A (7.a.1) Geologic Setting and Stratigraphic Column Club Mesa is located in the Canyon Lands region of southwest Colorado, directly bounded to the southwest by the Dolores River canyon and to the northeast by the San Miguel River canyon. The mesa is typical of the region, consisting of well - defined and fairly uniform layers of Mesozoic age continental sandstone, shale and mudstone that are exposed by the deep incision of the river canyons. The formations dip at a shallow 1 to 3 degrees towards the axis of the Nucla Syncline to the northeast, which lies between the Salt Anticline region of the Paradox Valley to the west and the Uncompahgre Uplift to the east. Exposed formations of the Mesozoic age (from the bottom up) include Triassic Period the Chinle Formation ( -400 ft. thick) and the Glen Canyon Group Wingate Sandstone ( -250 ft. thick) and Kayenta Formation ( -180 ft. thick); Jurassic Period the San Rafael Group Entrada Sandstone ( -160 ft. thick) and Wanakah Formation ( -90 ft. thick) and the Morrison Formation Salt Wash Member ( -360 ft. thick) and Brushy Basin Member ( -430 ft. thick); and Cretaceous Period the Burro Canyon Formation ( -70 ft. thick) and the Dakota Sandstone ( -150 ft. thick). A stratigraphic section, which includes a general geologic description of each formation, is included as Figure U.7.1 "Generalized Stratigraphic Column Club Mesa." The Prince Albert Mine site is in a geologically stable area, with the nearest fault zone of significance lying over one mile to the west along the southwest edge of Saucer Basin and the headwaters area of Hieroglyphic Canyon. The Saucer Basin fault zone is part of a series of northwest trending fault zones off of the Salt Anticline in the Paradox Valley (see Figure A.7.2 "Suspected Regional Active Faults "). The conclusion that the mine site is in a geologically stable area is supported by the regularity of the northeasterly dendritic drainage at the headwaters of Hieroglyphic Canyon, the regularity of the drainage on Club Mesa, and the long -term stability of the San Miguel River channel.
A (7.a.2) _ Hydrogeology Negative effects on ground water resources from mining operations at the Prince Albert Mine are expected to be very limited due to the characteristics of the local and regional hydrogeological system. A generalized hydrogeologic cross - section of the area is included as Figure A.7.3 "Generalized Hydrologic Cross - Section H - H", Figure A.1 "General Location Map" for cross - section location). The primary source of ground water that could be affected during mining is the Salt Wash member of the Morrison Formation, which is considered relatively permeable and transmissive due to fracturing. The Salt Wash sandstone is jointed in an orthogonal pattern that strikes northeast - northwest with fractures that generally completely transect individual sandstone beds which are two or more feet thick. Fractures are two to three feet apart and appear to be transmissive in the subsurface environment because they display well developed Liesegang banding parallel to the fractures as well as along some bedding surfaces. The sandstone itself is relatively impermeable, displaying no open pores during petrographic analysis. The Salt Wash member is capped by the Brushy Basin member of the Morrison Formation, although it has almost completely eroded away in the mine permit area. The Brushy Basin Member is composed largely of varicolored bentonitic shale and mudstone with local lenses of conglomerate that give it its characteristic low permeability. It is considered relevant to the mine site hydrologic condition primarily due to its potential to limit recharge to the Salt Wash Member up gradient of the mine site where it is still present under the highly transmissive Dakota Sandstone Formation. The Salt Wash Member, in turn, overlays the Wanakah (ex. Summerville) Formation, which is up to 90 feet thick in the Club Mesa area. The Wanakah Formation consists of red shale alternating with mudstones in even, horizontal beds that were deposited in a quiet transitional environment following the retreat of marine conditions at the beginning of the Glen Canyon time. The lithology of the Wanakah and its stratigraphic geometry are strong influences on its hydrologic properties. The very low hydraulic conductivity ( <1.0x10 -8 cm /sec) of this formation make it a very effective aquitard that will severely limit the potential for the down ward migration of any affected ground water from the Salt Wash member through the moderately transmissive Carmel /Entrada formation and to the regional water table in the Kayenta Formation.
A (7.b) Ground Water Quality and Management The potential for the downward migration to the regional water table of any contaminants from the mining operation in the Salt Wash Member is limited by the Wanakah aquitard, which lies below the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. No ground water has been encountered to date in the underground workings of the Prince Albert Mine. The only water encountered in the nearby and currently inactive Buckshot Mine, an underground mine similar to the Prince Albert, consisted of small quantities from direct infiltration through significant fractures or as a very small perched pool on top of a clay lens. Ground water that is not intercepted by the underground workings of the Prince Albert Mine or that is otherwise impacted by the mining operation could be expected to "daylight" as springs and seeps at the Salt Wash / Wanakah formation contact in the nearby San Miguel and Dolores River canyons. One down gradient monitoring well has been completed to the Entrada Formation (a total depth of 435 feet) at the Prince Albert mine site to assess possible impacts to ground water quality from the mining operation (see Figure A.7.4 "Down Gradient Monitoring Well Log "). An up gradient monitoring well can be installed, as necessary, after consultation with State DRMS and USBLM staff. No ground water was encountered during the drilling and completion of the down - gradient monitoring well on December 15, 2008. An attempt was made to collect a sample from the down gradient well during the past twelve quarters since the installation date, with the last attempt made on 07/11/2011, and the well was found to be dry on each sample collection attempt. Water that may accumulate in the underground workings from direct infiltration, an encounter with a small perched aquifer above a clay lens, or from excess water used in the mining operation should be small enough in quantity that it will be absorbed into the broken and crushed rock that is the direct result of the mining process. This absorption of excess water is desirable because it aids in dust suppression and compaction during material handling both inside the mine workings and on the surface when waste rock is placed on the waste pile or ore is stored and then shipped to the milling facility. Any larger quantity of ground water that is encountered will be diverted into an excavated underground sump and used in the underground mining process for dust suppression and drill water.
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Figure A.7.2 Suspected Regional Active Faults Club Mesa Area
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Figure A.7.4 Down Gradient Monitoring Well Log
A (8) Surface Water There are no perennial or intermittent streams on the Prince Albert site. Two ephemeral drainages exist, one on the east side of the affected area and one on the west side of the affected area. These drainages flow only during storm events and possibly during the peak snow melt. The mine portal location and affected area boundary were sited between these drainages so that runoff from storm events and snow melt could be routed around the disturbed area and site facilities with minimal impact to surface water resources (see Figure A.8.1 "Existing Drainage Map "). Ephemeral flow direction is to the east and northeast, down the steep slopes below the mine permit area and to the San Miguel River approximately one mile away. Surface water bodies within 2 miles of the proposed mine site are stock watering ponds located over one mile away, and the San Miguel and Dolores Rivers (see, Figure.1 "General Location Map "). Water quality sample results for the five quarters of record are attached as Exhibit A, Appendix A, Attachment A.8.4 (Water Quality Sampling San Miguel / Dolores River Confluence 2009 2010"). The planned permit area was surveyed (Pierce, 2010) and no springs or seeps were found within the planned permit boundary or within 2 miles of the proposed mine site. A (8.a) Surface Water Containment and Diversion Structures Operations at the Prince Albert Mine site should have very little effect on surface water resources. On site storm -water control structures and best management practices for any site runoff that may be impacted by mine operations are designed to prevent contaminants from entering the local ephemeral drainages in concentrations that exceed the Water Quality Standards for the local San Miguel River segment (see Table A.8.1 "San Miguel River Segment 5 Water Quality Standards "). These control structures and best management practices are detailed in the Exhibit A, Attachment A.8.2 engineering drawings labeled Exhibit A -1 through A -5 and in the Stormwater Management Plan included as Exhibit A, Attachment A.8.1 "Prince Albert Mine Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)." The disturbed areas of the mine site are bounded on both the southeast and northwest sides of the affected area by existing natural drainages. Surface drainage from undisturbed areas up slope from the areas that may be disturbed during mining operations will be diverted into these drainages and around the disturbed areas using constructed ditches, berms, water bars and swales. These diversions will eliminate most, if not all, of the direct run -on of surface water from undisturbed areas into the areas disturbed by mining activity and significantly reduce the potential for surface water contact with toxic materials. Surface drainage from disturbed areas around the ore storage and handling location and current storage and maintenance area will be diverted around these areas and into sedimentation ponds. Direct precipitation runoff in the ore
storage and handling area and current storage and maintenance area will be diverted to a sump location (see Section A (6.a.1) "Ore Stockpile "). All diversion structures are designed for a 100 -year, 24 -hour storm event. Ditches, swales and berms will have a maximum side slope of 2H: 1V. Structural erosion control features such as riprap, silt fence, and straw -bale or excelsior velocity check barriers will be implemented as needed to minimize erosion. The growth medium stockpile(s) will be seeded with the specified BLM seed mix at an appropriate interval to reduce erosion and loss of material. Direct precipitation surface drainage that accumulates within the affected area will be diverted into one of four proposed detention ponds. One pond (Ore Pad Sump) is located directly down gradient of the ore stockpile and is described under Section A (6.a.1) "Ore Stockpile ". The other three ponds (labeled North, Central, and South Detention Pond on Appendix A, Attachment A.8.2, Exhibit A -1 "Overall Plan ") are sedimentation ponds at three locations down gradient of potentially disturbed areas that are not ore storage and handling areas. The sedimentation ponds are designed to contain the 10 -year, 24 hour event and will safely pass the 100 -year, 24 -hour event. The North Detention Pond, with a capacity of 4,915 cubic feet, is located northeast and down gradient of the Primary Waste Pile and will collect runoff from the Primary Waste Pile. The Central Detention Pond, with a capacity of 5,837 cubic feet, is located northeast and down gradient of the mine portal and ore handling areas and will collect runoff that is diverted around the ore storage and handling area and from the disturbed areas between the Primary and Secondary Waste Piles. The South Detention Pond, with a capacity of 6,369 cubic feet, will collect runoff from the Secondary Waste Pile and future maintenance / office location southwest of the Secondary Waste Pile. These ponds will remain intact throughout the life of the active mine, and the initial period of site reclamation, until adequate vegetation has been established over the newly disturbed areas. A (8.b) Surface Water Containment and Diversion Structure Construction Schedule The containment and diversion structures for surface water management at the Prince Albert Mine site will be constructed under a series of operational milestones that include prohibitions against beginning the next phase of operations until the construction schedule goals have been met for the current operational phase. This type of schedule was developed instead of a strict timeline in order to allow for the necessary flexibility required by a small mining operation and avoid a stringent timeline -based construction schedule that must be met regardless of adverse weather or logistics problems. The construction schedule is included as Attachment A.8.3 "Prince Albert Mine Surface Water Controls Construction Schedule."
A (8.c) Surface Water Containment and Diversion Structure Construction QA/QC All surface water containment and diversion structures will be built to the specifications detailed in the Appendix A, Attachment A.8.2, Exhibit A -1 through Exhibit A -5 construction drawings. The work will be inspected in the field by a qualified person at each critical phase during the construction process. Critical phases of construction are listed in Section A (8.d.1). The construction shall be certified as built to design specifications by a professional engineer (preferably the engineer performing the certification of the construction plans will also certify the field construction work). Any field modifications to the construction plan will be reviewed and certified by a professional engineer and submitted for approval to the CDRMS prior to the modification being implemented. Additional quality assurance / quality control measures are discussed in the SWMP included as Attachment A.8.1 to Exhibit A, Appendix A. A (8.c.1) Surface Water Containment and Diversion Structure Construction - Critical Phases The following construction phases and review criteria are considered critical to the proper performance of all surface water containment and diversion structures: Diversion Swale bank height and channel width (review at completion). Rip -rap size and placement (review of rip -rap during material and size gradation and at completion of placement). Pond bank height and width (review of footing installation and bank at completion). Pond overflow and spillway construction (review of erosion - control geotextile during installation and rip -rap at completion). Silt fence and excelsior installation practices (review of installation procedure and initial installation process, final review at completion of each segment installed). A (8.d) Reclamation of Surface Water Diversions and Detention Ponds The surface water run -on and runoff diversion swales and the three detention ponds will be recontoured during final reclamation, with post - reclamation maximum side slopes that will not exceed 3H:1V for the ponds and 4H:1 V for the diversion swales. The surface water diversion swales will be covered with topsoil and seeded after re- grading, remaining in place to divert surface water around to reclaimed waste piles and ore stockpile area after reclamation is complete. The ponds will remain in place after the initial phase of mine closure and reclamation to control runoff in the vicinity of the reclaimed waste piles. The ponds will then be graded to conform to the surrounding surface contours, covered with growth medium, and seeded once vegetation has been established on the reclaimed waste piles and ore stockpile area.
A (8.e) Surface Water Quality and Monitoring Plan All of the surface water drainages in the vicinity of the mine site are ephemeral. The nearest receiving water then becomes the San Miguel River, which lies approximately one mile to the north. The water quality standards (Regulation 35 Table Values) for the applicable river segment are listed in Table A.8.1 "San Miguel River Segment 5 Water Quality Standards," which will be used as the comparative standards for any surface water monitoring that may be performed at the mine site. The surface water monitoring plan is included as Attachment SWM to the SWMP, which is Exhibit A, Appendix A, Attachment A.8.1 "Prince Albert Stormwater Management Plan" to the EPP. The monitoring plan is a requirement under Stormwater Discharge Permit COR040247, issued by the State Water Quality Control Division.
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Figure A.8.1 Prince Albert Mine Existing Site Drainage
A (10) Geochemical Data The materials chosen for geochemical evaluation were limited to typical samples of the waste rock (sub -ore) and uranium ore that were collected from the working face under the Bulk Sample NOI. Both uranium ore and waste rock will be brought to the surface for storage during mining operations at the Prince Albert Mine. The uranium ore will be stored prior to shipment to a licensed processing facility in Utah or Colorado. The waste rock will be brought to the surface and placed in permanent storage on one of two possible waste rock stockpiles. These two types of materials were chosen based on their potential to release toxic materials or substances in excess of applicable water quality standards. There are no other materials that may be exposed during the mining process that are considered relevant candidates for geochemical analysis. A total of three samples were collected from the underground workings at a current working face and submitted to a contract laboratory for analysis. Two samples of waste rock material were collected, one taken from above a uranium ore zone with an ore grade that met the criteria for shipment to the mill, and one sample taken from below that same ore zone. It was anticipated at the time of sample collection that some uranium mineralization would be present in the waste rock samples, but that this would be more representative of waste rock material that would be placed in the surface stockpiles for disposal since not all uranium ore is recovered during the mining process. One sample of the uranium ore was collected from the ore zone between the two waste rock sample collection points. The Synthetic Precipitate Leaching Procedure (SPLP) was the method chosen to determine the leach potential of toxic substances from the two types of source material. This leach simulation procedure provides a conservative estimate of the concentrations of toxic substances that may leach from the source material under natural conditions. The leachate was then analyzed for a specified list of elements using standard analytical methods such as GFAA and ICP /MS. A (10.a) Waste Rock Geochemical Analysis The two waste rock samples yielded similar results after analysis. The sample taken from below the ore zone had higher levels of some constituents, which is consistent with the fact that the sample was taken from below the ore and would likely contain higher concentrations of most elements due to the downward migration of minerals during initial deposition in the mineralized zone or over the passage of time since initial deposition. The waste rock sample results were all below the water quality standards for the constituents of concern and demonstrate that there is very little potential for leachate from the waste rock to contain concentrations of toxic substances that are at levels harmful to humans or the environment. The SPLP analyses for both waste rock samples are included as Exhibit A, Figures A.4 0.1 and A.10.2 "Prince Albert Mine Waste Rock SPLP Sample Analysis Above Ore" and "Prince Albert Mine Waste Rock SPLP Sample Analysis Below Ore ", respectively.
A (10.b) Uranium Ore Geochemical Analysis The uranium ore sample SPLP analysis results were above the water quality standards for several of the constituents of concern. Specific elements that are present in elevated levels in the leachate and may exceed water quality standards include antimony, arsenic, mercury, selenium, and uranium. Note that the SPLP analysis results are for the total fraction of the element and that the listed water quality standards for antimony, arsenic, mercury and selenium are based on the dissolved fraction of the element. The geochemical analysis for the uranium ore does demonstrate a potential for leachate from the uranium ore to contain concentrations of toxic substances that are at levels considered harmful to humans or the environment, although it is not a significant risk. Containment, with zero discharge, of run -off from the uranium ore stockpile is necessary to ensure that human and environmental exposures to this material are maintained as low as is reasonably achievable. The surface water management structures and best management practices detailed in Section U (8) and the attached SWMP are designed to provide the requisite containment and control. The SPLP analysis for the uranium ore sample is attached as Exhibit A, Figure A.10.3 "Prince Albert Uranium Ore SPLP Sample Analysis" to the EPP.
Exhibit A
Figure A10.1 Geochemical Analysis Prince Albert Mine Waste Rock SPLP Analysis "Above Ore
Exhibit A
Figure A.10.2 Geochemical Analysis Prince Albert Mine Waste Rock SPLP Analysis "Below Ore
Exhibit A
Figure A.10.3 Geochemical Analysis Prince Albert Uranium Ore SPLP Analysis
A (11) Plant Growth Medium and soil Characteristics The areas of planned disturbance lie in Soil Map Unit 23 as defined by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS, 2010). This soil unit, identified by the NRCS as Bodot, Dry - Ustic Torriorthents Complex, occurs on slopes ranging from 5 to 50 percent, and is generally slightly alkaline, with limited utility as a construction material and a vegetation growth medium. A generalized custom soil report from the NRCS Web Soil Survey tool is attached as Exhibit A, Appendix C "Prince Albert Mine NRCS Soil Survey Report" and a site specific soil map is attached as Exhibit A, Figure A.11.1 "Prince Albert Mine Soil Map." Site specific soil mapping indicates that rock outcrops make up about 10 percent of the mapped soil type along the northern edge and in the central portion of the proposed affected area. Approximately 47 percent of the mapped area is made up of thin, isolated, and discontinuous pockets of weathered sandstone, mudstone, and shale mixed with accumulated organic matter and vegetative debris, such as pine and juniper needles, from plants growing on the slopes. These soil pockets range in thickness from zero to six inches, at most, and lie mostly in the northeastern and south-central part of the proposed affected area. The final 43 percent of the mapped area consists of a thicker and more uniform deposition of the weathered sandstone, mudstone and shale capped by a thicker (up to 3 inches) layer of accumulated organic matter and vegetative debris in the eastern and southern portions of the proposed affected area. These areas are identified in Figure A.11.1 "Prince Albert Mine Soil Map." Soil is very discontinuous in the central and northern part of the affected area and the recovery of soil for post-mining growth medium will be limited to an average depth of two inches or less. The eastern and southern portions of the affected area have locations with a deeper soil horizon and an estimated maximum recoverable soil depth of four to eight inches after it is amended with mulched vegetative matter from the growth medium stockpile. Any soil that is available in the areas to be disturbed will be stripped from each location prior to the construction of any mine facilities at that location and stockpiled for use as a plant growth medium in site reclamation. Stripped vegetation will be stockpiled and later mulched for use as an admixture and the primary soil amendment in the plant growth medium used for site reclamation. Table A.11.1 lists a maximum potential soil volume estimate for various areas and an estimate ofthe recoverable soil volume from within the proposed permit boundary.
Table A.11.1
Maximum Potential Soil Depth and Recoverable Soil Depth Estimate
Potential Topsoil Recovery Location
North - Central Area (thin, discontinuous soils) North - Eastern Area (thicker, discontinuous soils) South - Western Area (thickest, more uniform depth soils)
Maximum Area (fr)

136,778 47,916 109,336
Average Depth (ft)

0.167 0.333 0.50
Maximum Volume (cu3)

22,842 15,956 54,668
Recoverable Volume(cu~
11,421 7,978 41,001
Exhibit A
Figure U.11.1 Prince Albert Mine Soil Map
Exhibit A
Figure A.13.1 Prince Albert Mine Site Baseline Gamma Survey
Prince Albert Mine 110(d) Permit Application References

UMETCO Minerals Corporation, 1997 Revised Environmental Report Uravan Project, Radioactive Materials License No. 660 -02S. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), 2011. Regulation No. 31: The Basic Standards and Methodologies for Surface Water (5 CCR 1002 -31). Water Quality Control Commission. Amended August 9, 2010; Effective January 1, 2011. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), 2011. Regulation No. 35: Classifications and Numeric Standards for the Gunnison and Lower Dolores River Basins (5 CCR 1002 -35). Water Quality Control Commission. Amended January 11, 2011; Effective June 3, 2011. Pierce, Timothy W., 2010, Spring and Seep Survey Report for the Prince Albert Mine Site andVicinity. Pierce & Associates, 265 E. 3rd Ave, Nucla, Colorado 81424. NRCS, 2007 - 2011, Soil Survey of Prince Albert Mine Area, Montrose County, Colorado: Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). Web Soil Survey Report for the area identified as T48N, R17W Section 31, New Mexico Principal Meridian. Cater, F. W. jr., Butler, A. P. jr., and Mckay, E. J., 1955, Geology of the Uravan Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey Map GQ -78, Washington DC. DOE, 2006. Uranium Leasing Program "Programmatic Environmental Assessment" Office of Legacy Management, July
Storm Water Management and Controls
Exhibit A
Appendix A Storm Water Management and Controls
Exhibit A
Attachment A.8.1 Prince Albert Mine Storm Water Management Plan ( SWMP )
Stormwater Management Plan
Prince Albert Mine

This stormwater management plan (SWMP) follows the current State of Colorado, General Permit Application and Stormwater Management Plan Guidance for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Metal Mining. All recommended components of the guidance are provided by Section within this document. This SWMP is a plan to reduce or eliminate pollution and /or sedimentation which might occur during precipitation runoff brought about by rapidly melting snows or thunderstorm activity. The Prince Albert Mine (Mine) owned by Rimrock Exploration and Development Inc.(Rimrock) is located in Montrose County, Colorado in the SE 1/2 of NW1/4 '' of Section 31, Township 48 North, Range 17 West, New Mexico Principle Meridian. The mine is located approximately 14.5 miles northwest of the town of Nucla, Colorado just off of Montrose County Road U16 on Club Mesa. The site is accessed from Colorado State Highway 141and Long Park Road (CR 22). 1) Description of Mining Activities The Prince Albert Mine is an underground uranium mine that is currently in development in a historic mining district. The surrounding area features significant disturbance from historic uranium mining activity. Rimrock is in the process of obtaining the necessary permits and responding to federal and state stipulations for the completion of exploration activities and the expansion of the mine into a production operation. The mine is currently operating under a Prospect Notice of Intent (NOI) for surface exploration drilling and underground mining to extract a maximum bulk sample quantity of 1000 tons of uranium ore. The mining operation is located on unpatented lode mining claims on public lands. The current affected surface area for the mine is less than 2.5 acres with the intent to expand the affected area to more than 7.5 but less than 10 acres. The mine has held a Prospect NOI and Notice of Intent with the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety and the U. S. Bureau of Land Management, respectively, since 2005.
2) Site Map The site plan (See Figure 5 "Overall Plan ") of the mine depicts the mine site features that may affect stormwater including: natural drainages; approximate overland stormwater flow directions; the types and locations of materials in use; access roads; and existing and planned best management practices that include plan views and cross sections of all stormwater detention basins and diversion structures. A description of various features depicted in the SWMP Site Plan is as follows: Mine Permit Boundary - Boundary that represents the operational limits of the mine under Prospect NOI P -2005-021 and also as proposed under the Limited Impact 110(d) Permit Montrose County Road U16 and Mine Site Access Road - Roadways for mine site access and transportation corridors within the mine permit boundary. Mine Portal - Location of the entrance to the underground workings. Water Flow Direction - Demonstrates the approximate overland flow direction of stormwater. Diversion Channels - Divert stormwater away from ore and waste rock piles, roadways, and other facility structures. The channels will average approximately 1.5 to 2ft in depth. Berms - Divert stormwater away from ore, waste rock, and other facilities; or channel runoff to detention structures. Check Dams and Velocity Checks Slow the velocity of runoff in diversion structures and reduce scour and other erosion effects. Water Bars and Shallow Dips - Used to divert stormwater off of access and onsite roadways to control road runoff and erosion. The average height of the water bar will be 6 inches and the length of the water bars will vary depending on the location. BLM guidelines will be followed for water bar and dip location. Stormwater Runoff Detention Basins Depicts existing and planned basins designed for the detention of runoff from the site affected areas. Explosive Magazine(s) - Location of the explosives storage containers that will be used as part of mining. Fuel /Oil Storage, Air Compressor, and Generator Area - Location of fuel and oil for equipment, air compressor, and electrical power generator. Topsoil Storage Area - Growth medium stockpile location for ongoing use as a part of the site reclamation (TSA1). Mine Buildings - Location of mine operations office buildings Maximum Waste Rock Stockpiles Footprint Location(s) of current and potential surface depositories of sub ore grade materials excavated during the mining operation.
Storage, Parking, and Maintenance Area - These areas include the existing and potential future storage area, parking area(s) for a mine office and equipment, and equipment maintenance area(s). Ventilation Borehole - Depicts the possible location of a proposed ventilation shaft for the mine, if needed. 3) Stormwater Management Controls Various stormwater management controls have been installed under the current prospecting activities and these features will remain in place and be expanded for the expanded mining activities associated with the Limited Impact 110(d) Permit. A summary of the best management practices to be used within the permitted area of the mine site are as follows; Water bars and berms will be used to divert stormwater away from the ore storage pad, site roadways, and onsite facilities and into bypass diversion channels or detention basins. Stormwater detention basins will collect combined flows from the affected areas of the mine site . Reclamation of disturbed areas will be an ongoing practice during mining activities in order to minimize the amount of exposed surface area. Disturbed ground will be covered with retained top soil and reseeded using BLM approved seed mixes. Soil will be recovered in surface activity areas for growth medium during reclamation efforts. a) SWMP Administrator Rimrock will administer the stormwater management plan. The point of contact for Rim Rock in regards to the mine site SWMP is: Alan Chiles Phone: 970 - 864 -7199 b) Identification of Potential Pollutant Sources and Best Management Practices Mining activity at the site will continue and expand under a Limited Impact 110(d) permit with the clearing of additional portions of the ground surface for work areas; the continued stockpiling of uranium ore, waste rock, and growth medium; the construction of stormwater detention basins and diversion structures; and the placement of mining - related storage, administration, and equipment maintenance facilities. The most likely pollutant source is sediment from native soils and uranium ore and waste rock generated during site preparation and mining activities. Sediment from these three sources will be controlled using the features shown in the EPP Exhibit A -1 through Exhibit A -5 and summarized above in subsections 2 and 3. The placement of the stormwater detention basins and diversion structures detailed in this SWMP are based upon sound design concepts using industry standard protocols and when combined with other best management practices should minimize the potential for a release of sediments from the affected
areas within the site. All site stormwater management features and spill containment structures will be monitored on a daily basis and maintained in good working order. All other potential pollutant sources include hydraulic fluids, gasoline and diesel fuel, lubricants, and small quantities of coolants and solvents. Non -fuel sources will be stored within the site wind- and water -tight container storage units. All petroleum product containers with a volume greater than five gallons will have secondary containment that is equal to or greater than 110% of the volume of the largest tank or container used for storage. Any spills of these fluids outside of containment will be promptly contained and cleaned up using appropriate methods. Spills inside containment structures will be cleaned up using appropriate cleanup protocols. c) Stormwater Management Structures The following subsection describes the various stormwater management structures currently in use and to be constructed as part of the ongoing mining activities. Stormwater Detention Basins: Stormwater detention basins will be constructed in the northeast corner of the mine permit boundary, upgradient of the Primary Mine Waste Pile, down gradient of the Ore Stockpile, and just north of the Secondary Waste Pile (Figure -1, "Overall Plan "). The stormwater detention basins will allow for significant water detention time and sediment settling. Each basin's capacity was designed to detain the complete runoff volume calculated for a 10 -year / 24 -hour event and detention with pass- through by overflow of the 100 - year / 24 hour event. Runoff water from precipitation events up to and including the 10 -year frequency of event would be completely detained in the stormwater detention basin system to settle out sediments and percolate into the soils over time. Excess flow from the 100 -year frequency of event would eventually overflow the spillway on each detention basin after dropping the bulk of the sediment load and be discharged offsite. Water Bars, Dips, and Berms: Water bars, dips, and berms will control water energy and route runoff off of roadways and into natural drainages or into detention basins from disturbed areas. Diversion Swales: Swales with velocity check dams are installed to divert runoff around disturbed areas or into detention basins. d) Sediment and Erosion Prevention Sediment is the most likely pollutant to be associated with the mine site due to soil exposures that result from surface disturbances. The best management practices described above are designed to mitigate the impacts expected from sediment loads in runoff by diverting run -on and capturing run -off, decreasing the water energy, and allowing sediment to settle out of the runoff flow before any water leaves the site. The diversion swales and berming will both divert runoff away from mining impacted areas and contain runoff from disturbed areas in basins that are designed to settle out sediments. Silt fencing and / or excelsior rolls will also be used where necessary for temporary sediment control during basin, berm and swale construction. Silt fence and excelsior will be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions regarding proper installation techniques.
e) Other Pollution Prevention Measures The mine site will be regularly inspected and maintained with Rimrock oversight. Stormwater conditions will be monitored and if additional control measures are needed, Rim Rock will identify and implement an appropriate management practice. Preventive Maintenance: Rimrock personnel will take active measures to assure environmental protection is adequate. A part of the oversight responsibilities will be to review the preventative maintenance requirements for in -place management practices that control stormwater. Any management practice that begins to show signs of erosion or failure will be maintained. Routine monitoring of the integrity of these features is a part of the ongoing routine monitoring of conditions under the mine reclamation permit. Good Housekeeping: Good housekeeping measures are a necessity for the orderly and safe activities at the mine. All buildings and structures will be locked. There is only one access road without a gate and this road has clearly marked `no trespassing' signs to limit activity. There is no anticipated change to these features. All mobile equipment will be located or parked in specific areas and any leaks or spills will be properly remediated. The overall site housekeeping will be monitored during routine site inspections as part of the stormwater management practice review. Employee Education: Rimrock personnel are experienced in stormwater management practice, design, and implementation and will be responsible for oversight of property activities. Stormwater management practices will be regularly monitored as part of the oversight in order to ensure their continued maintenance. Identification of Discharges other than Stormwater: There are no other discharges associated with the operation of the mine. All stormwater management practices associated with the mine operation are designed to be in compliance with the Clean Water Act. Additional SWMP Items for Sites Seeking Mine Remediation/Permit Termination Not Applicable Comprehensive Inspection Rimrock personnel will be responsible for routine inspections to review the site stormwater management practices and initiate any maintenance or revision where needed. The SWMP Administrator, or other designated Rimrock representative, will accompany CDPHE personnel on any comprehensive inspections. Rimrock will complete and submit to CDPHE a SWMP annual report that includes the results of routine inspections and any required changes to the SWMP by September 30 of each year.
Consistency with Other Plans This plan complies with the State of Colorado DRMS Prospect NOI P- 2005 -021 and BLM Notice ofIntent, and with the Limited Impact 110(d) Permit application and proposed Mine Plan of Operations. A copy of this plan will be retained at the mine site within the temporary storage building, or mine office trailer if one is installed. It will also accompany Rim Rock personnel who attend to the routine site inspections. Stormwater Monitoring Plan Appropriate sampling and monitoring will be performed of any discharges associated with stormwater. A stormwater monitoring plan is included as Attachment SWM to this SWMP.
Exhibit A
Attachment A.8.4 Water Quality Sampling San Miguel / Dolores River Confluence 2009 - 2010
Exhibit A
Attachment A.8.3 Prince Albert Mine
Surface Water Controls Construction Schedule
Exhibit A A.8.3
Attachment
Prince Albert Mine Surface Water Controls Construction Schedule

The construction schedule for the Prince Albert Mine surface water control structures is designed to ensure that an adequate system of surface water control is in place at all times during the life of the mine. This schedule establishes a series of construction milestones that must be met as work progresses under the mining plan. The construction schedule is event driven and not tied to particular calendar dates. Note: Please refer to the Exhibit A, Attachment A.8.2, Exhibit A -1 through A -5 Surface Water Control and Containment Facilities drawings for construction details. Milestone 1: All work under this milestone is to be completed prior to the deposition on the surface of any new waste rock materials mined from the underground workings under the Limited Impact 110(d) permit. Construct East and West Diversion Swales The diversion swales labeled DS on the construction drawings will be constructed. Install North and West Silt Fencing The silt fencing (labeled SF on the construction drawings) that must be installed from the location labeled Existing Container to the location labeled North Pond will be installed. Complete Central Pond The detention pond identified as the Central Pond on the construction drawings will be completed. The initial containment structure was completed as part of the Bulk Sample NOI. The pond bank will be extended south to the primary magazine location and the pond construction will be completed in accordance with the construction drawings. Construct Temporary Diversion Ditch /Berms A series of temporary surface water diversion ditches and / or berms will be constructed to route direct precipitation surface runoff from the area north of the location labeled Portal and Service Area to the North Pond location. These temporary diversions will be constructed along the toe of the existing surface - deposited waste rock materials to collect and route runoff to the North Pond using existing natural drainage paths. These temporary diversions will be relocated to always remain in front of the waste dump toe as additional excavated material is added to the waste dumps.
Milestone 3: All work under this milestone will be performed as part of an ongoing process during the initial phase of underground exploration work. This work is to be completed as soon as enough suitable material is excavated and brought to the surface from the underground workings under the 110(d) permit. Construct North Pond: The initial containment will be formed by pushing the existing soils from the area labeled North Pond on the construction drawings up into a berm to form the north bank of the containment. Waste rock excavated underground from outside the uranium - mineralized zone will then be brought to the surface as it is being mined and used to construct the pond banks inside of the earthen berm in accordance with the specifications detailed in the construction drawings. The earthen berm will be used as growth medium and graded over the top of the reclaimed pond banks during the final site reclamation. Milestone 4: All work under this milestone is to be completed prior to the deposition on the surface of any new ore materials mined from the underground workings under the 110(d) permit. Finalize Construction of the Ore Pad Pond The construction of the containment structure identified as the Ore Pad Pond in the construction drawings was largely completed under the Bulk Sample NOI. The existing structure will be checked for completeness and finished to the final configuration specified on the construction drawings, if necessary. Milestone 5: Silt fencing will be installed around the planned down - gradient footprint of the Topsoil Stockpile prior to the first placement of growth material at the Topsoil Stockpile location. Milestone 6: All work under this milestone is to be completed prior to the deposition on the surface at the Secondary Waste Dump location of any new waste rock materials mined from the underground workings under the 110(d) permit. Install Silt Fencing The silt fence (labeled SF on the construction drawings) running south from the location labeled Existing Container to its terminus point west of the Secondary Waste Dump will be installed. Construct South Pond The pond labeled as South Pond on the construction drawings will be constructed using waste rock excavated from outside the uranium - mineralized zone. The bank material will be pushed over the top of the cleaned ore pad location and used as part of the final ore pad cover material at the time of final site reclamation.
Attachment A.8.2
Exhibits A1 through A5
Exhibit U
Attachment U.8.3 Prince Albert Mine Surface Water Controls Construction Schedule
NRCS Custom Soil Survey
Exhibit A
Appendix B Prince Albert Mine NRCS
Soil Survey Report
Emergency Response Plan
Attachment B Reclamation cost estimate
Attachment B Prince Albert Mine CDRMS Reclamation Cost Estimates

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MINE PLAN of OPERATIONS & RECLAMATION PLAN FOR UNDERGROUND MINING PRINCE ALBERT MINE MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO

Submitted August 11, 2011 Revised October 9, 2012

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1.1 State Approvals

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Table 1 Owner Information

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Permanent Man-Made Structures and Owners

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Table 2 Permit Affected Area

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4.2.3 Water Supply

4.2.4 Topsoil Collection and Storage

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4.2.7 Boreholes for Ventilation and Escape Way

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Rental/ Contracted Equipment 25 t Highway Haul Trucks

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4.2.13 Processing facilities

4.2.14 Trash / Refuse Handling & Disposal

4.2.15 Noise and Visual Impacts

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4.2.16 Radiation Protection

4.2.18 Monitoring Plan

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4.3 Underground Mining Operations 4.3.1 Mining Method

4.3.2 Production Rates

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