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(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: M-t 9Aft_t t ~ <br />INSPECTION DATE: t ~-t t-~~ INSPECTORS INITIALS: -1D- <br />OBSERVATIONS <br />Completed a partial inspection of this operation to review reclamation activities at the site. <br />The operator has reclaimed about 3T acres ai this site since the last inspection. This included pulling bock the <br />side cast material along the access road (from the county road to the equipment parking area), grading the <br />material and reseeding the disturbed area. The south waste dump was graded, topsoiled and reseeded. The <br />equipment parking area was graded topsoiled and reseeded. The stormwater sump along the access road was <br />cleaned out, graded and reseeded. <br />Reviewed the impoundment area. Currently, the pond footprint is about 7 acres and the pond (which is very <br />shallow) is only 3 - 31/2 acres. <br />The sludge deposit cell south of the pond is currently in use. Several tons of sludge have been deposited in the <br />cell. <br />The seeps along the north bank of the Rito Seco have remained dry. Flow in the Rito Seco has increased <br />dramatically since the last inspection due to recent significant precipitation (snow) events east of the site. <br />The Rj0 unit continues to operate about 4 days per week. When the unit is down, the operator pumps the West <br />pit backfill water into pond #1 in order to maintain a constant wafer level in the West pit. <br />Did not observe any obvious problems at the site. <br />I & E Contact Address <br />NAME: Bill Lvle <br />OPERATOR: Battle Mountain Resources <br />STREET: P n aax 31 n <br />CITY/STATE/ZIP: San I i iic Cn ftt 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 WQCD (CH) <br />r OTHER <br />