2017-08-15_REPORT - M1988112

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 8/15/2017
• Doc Name: Receipt of Payment
• From: Battle Mountain Resources, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Report Quarter_Month: Jul
• Email Name: LJW
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC. DMSION OF RECLAMATION
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AND SAFETY
August 9, 2017
Mr. Lucas J. West
State of Colorado
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Re: Battle Mountain Resources Inc.
San Luis Project
CMLRB Permit No.M-88-112 V
July 2017 Monthly Report IV
Dear Mr. Lucas:
The following summarizes monitoring and site activities at the Battle Mountain Resources Inc. (BMRI),
San Luis Project for the month of July 2107.
Surface and ground water monitoring and analysis were completed for all required sites during the month
per the terms and conditions of the TR-32 Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC)plan.
Vacuum on the tailing lysimeters was verified on July 31', no water was present for sampling and
subsequent analysis.
Depths to water were collected for the tailing impoundment main embankment piezometers and the West
Pit monitoring wells on July 31". The July tailing impoundment piezometer measurements identified
these installations were either dry or contained less than 12 inches of water as illustrated in Table 2.
Tables 1 and 2 below identify the depth to water measurements collected for each of the site monitoring
wells, piezometers and lysimeters as required by the terms and conditions of the TR-32 QA/QC plan.
The leak detection system was measured on July 31". A total of 880 gallons of water was excavated from
the leak detection system yielding a monthly average of 28.3 gpad. The tailings pond under-drain
measured 38.5 gpm.
During the month of July,the West Pit water treatment plant operated efficiently discharging a total of
7,983,300 gallons(24.50 acre-feet)of water to Rito Seco Creek and a total of 632,700 gallons (1.94 acre-
feet)of water was transferred from the West Pit to the tailings impoundment. Seepage along Rito Seco
Creek remained dry during the month.
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