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L� <br />BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC. <br />November 9, 2013 <br />Mr. Wally Erickson <br />/State of Colorado <br />!/ Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Battle Mountain Resources Inc. <br />San Luis Project <br />CMLRB Permit No. M -88 -112 <br />v6ctober 2013 Monthly Report <br />Dear Mr. Erickson: <br />EGEMVED <br />40V 13 2013 <br />'ov®n <br />The following summarizes monitoring and site activities at the Battle Mountain Resources Inc. (BMRI), <br />San Luis Project for the month of October, 2013. <br />Surface and ground water monitoring and analysis were completed for all required sites during the month <br />per the terms and conditions of the TR -32 Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) plan. <br />The M -14 well water sample collection program continues as outlined in the Response Plan which was <br />approved on September 16'b. The Response Plan was submitted in accordance with TR -32 in order to <br />evaluate the elevated Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) detected in this well. <br />Vacuum on the tailing lysimeters was verified on October 3155, no water was present for sampling and <br />subsequent analysis. <br />Depths to water were collected for the tailing impoundment main embankment piezometers and the West <br />Pit monitoring wells on October 315`. October tailing impoundment piezometer measurements identified <br />these installations were either dry or contained less than 12 inches of water as illustrated in Table 2. <br />Tables 1 and 2 below identify the depth to water measurements collected for each of the site monitoring <br />wells, piezometers and lysimeters as required by the terms and conditions of the TR -32 QA/QC plan. <br />The leak detection system was measured on October 31s5. A total of 910 gallons of water was excavated <br />from the leak detection system yielding a monthly average of 29.3 gpad. The tailings pond under -drain <br />measured 35gpm. <br />During the month of October, the West Pit water treatment plant operated efficiently discharging a total <br />of 8,228,100 gallons (25.25 acre -feet) of water to Rito Seco Creek and a total of 1,038,600 gallons (3.19 <br />acre -feet) of water was transferred from the West Pit to the tailings impoundment. Seepage along Rito <br />Seco Creek remained dry during the month. <br />P.O. Box 310 - San Luis, Colorado 81152 -0310 - (719) 379 -0798 - Fax (719) 379 -0713 <br />