2014-03-25_REPORT - M1988112

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 3/25/2014
• Doc Name: Annual Fee/Report/Map
• From: Battle Mountain Resources, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: WHE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

March 18, 2014 Mr. Wally Erickson
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Permitted Areas
Field surveys of the BMRI mine land disturbance and reclamation activities was completed by
Telesto Solutions, Inc. in 2002 and a subsequent computer aid design (CAD) drawing was
updated in the 2005 annual report. Based on the 2002 and 2005 work, approximately 509 acres
of disturbance was identified, of which, 422.8 were reclaimed in accordance with the approved
CMLRB reclamation plan. This results in 86.2 current unreclaimed acres.
The areas remaining for reclamation are associated with the West Pit water treatment plant and
operations, the tailing area, access roadways, West Pit, and remaining topsoil stockpile storage
area as summarized in Table 1.
Table 1— Remaining San Luis Project Mine Disturbance
Area
Remaining Reclamation Acres
West Pit
28.7
Tailing Facility Storage Pond
22.6
Topsoil Stockpiles
5.5
Road around Tailing Facility and Collection
Pond
4
Tailing Facility Perimeter Road
12.9
Waste Rock C Access Road
3.7
Pink Gneiss Pit Haul Road
3.8
Tailing Facility Under -drain Collection Pond
5
Total Area
86.2
Site Monitoring
Site monitoring and sampling data have previously been transmitted in the Monthly Reports and
Monthly and Quarterly Sampling Reports for the 2013 calendar year are included in Appendix A
of this report.
The TR -32 Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) requirements for monitoring and
analysis of surface and groundwater were performed in 2013 per the TR -32 plan requirements.
Monitoring and analysis results were previously forwarded to the Colorado Division of
Reclamation and Mining Safety (Division) in the Monthly and Quarterly Sampling Reports and
are included in Appendix A of this report.
During 2013, groundwater sampling and water level measurements were performed as required
in Technical Revision 32 (TR -32). Laboratory results for groundwater monitoring well M -14
exceeded the Permit Condition Value established for this well for TDS in initial and verification
sampling. As required under TR -32, a Response Plan was prepared by BMRI, approved by
CDRMS, and implemented by BMRI. M -14 will continue to be sampled and results reported as
required in TR -32.
Tailing lysimeters were monitored monthly. The lysimeters were dry and no groundwater was
present for sampling or analysis in 2013. Lysimeter LD -2 was damaged during the September
2012 inspection. A new lysimeter, LD -2R, was installed in August 2013. The monthly lysimeter