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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: - M-toast-t t9 <br />INSPECTION DATE: ~-'t-(1'~ INSPECTORS INITIALS: _JD- <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />Completed a partial Inspection of this operation as part of the normal inspection program. <br />Reviewed the tailings impoundment, the collection pond, the mill area, the main access road, the south waste <br />dump, the West pit and Pink Gneiss areas, the seep area and the R/O facility. <br />The tailings impoundment pond footprint is nearly dry. The pond is smaller than 3 acres <br />A contractor plans to begin removing the mill building and associated equipment sometime this year. <br />As previously reported, the south waste dump outslopes have been graded and the entire disturbance has <br />been topsoiled and re-seeded. Side cast material along the edge of the main access road has been pulled <br />back in to narrow the road to about 30 feet. The area along both sides of the road has been topsoiled and re- <br />seeded. Due to a moderately wet Spring, the area is becoming well vegetated. <br />The West pit area, and waste dump C outslopes, are well vegetated with Pubescent wheatgrass and Indian <br />ricegrass. Tumble Mustard weed covers a large area on the East side of the pit (as a matter of fact Tumble <br />Mustard weed is invading a large part of the disturbed area). Tumble Mustard is not on the noxious weed list <br />and does not pose a real problem, according to DMG weed experts. <br />Vegetative cover is good to excellent in the Pink Gneiss area. Pinyon and Juniper survival is excellent. <br />The seep area remains dry. Rito Seco flow was moderate. <br />The R/O unit continues to perform very efficiently. The facility only operates a few days a week. In order to <br />maintain the required groundwater elevation in the backtill material, the operator continuously pumps two of <br />the monitoring wells in the west pit. When the R/O unit is not running the water is pumped to the lined pond north <br />of the facility. When the unM is operating, water is pumped from the wells and the collection pond. <br />Did not observe any obvious problems at this site. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Bill Lvle <br />OPERATOR: Battle Mountain Resources. Inc. <br />STREET: a n Rox S t n <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: San I uic CCl at 1.59 <br />Harry Posey (e-mail) <br />cc: r CE <br />r BL <br />r FS <br />r HW <br />r HMWMD (CH) <br />r sE <br />r WOCD (CH) <br />r OTHER <br />