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BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC. <br /> REeElVeb <br /> JAN 13 2016 <br /> January 08, 2016 <br /> DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br /> Mr. Wally Erickson MINING AND$pFEry <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-8 <br /> December 2015 Monthly Report'' <br /> Dear Mr. Erickson: <br /> The following summarizes monitoring and site activities at the Battle Mountain Resources Inc. (BMRI), <br /> San Luis Project for the month of December, 2015. <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 /> Vacuum on the tailing lysimeters was verified on December 30th, 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 December 29th and 30t. December tailing impoundment piezometer <br /> measurements identified these installations were either dry or contained less than 12 inches of water as <br /> illustrated in Table 2. Tables 1 and 2 below identify the depth to water measurements collected for each <br /> of the site monitoring wells, piezometers and lysimeters as required by the terms and conditions of the <br /> TR-32 QA/QC plan. <br /> The leak detection system was measured on December 30th. A total of 830 gallons of water was excavated <br /> from the leak detection system yielding a monthly average of 27.6 gpad. The tailings pond under-drain <br /> measured 41 gpm. <br /> During the month of December,the West Pit water treatment plant operated efficiently discharging a total <br /> of 9,243,700 gallons(28.37 acre-feet)of water to Rito Seco Creek and a total of 2,021,000 gallons(6.20 <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 /> u., <br />