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`. <br />J <br />~ ~~~ BATTLE ~1OUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC. <br />September 9, 2004 / <br />Mr. font' W:tlJmn ~ RECEIti'ED <br />State of Cok+rado <br />Divisirnt of Minerah and Gwilogy SEP ~ 3 (~04 <br />1313 Shaman Street. Room ? I S <br />Drm•cr, CO 80203 ui+o .~~ of Mu.+:+,. ~. r~ain9Y <br />Rr: Battle Mountain Resources tree. <br />San Luts Projrct <br />CMLRI3 Permit No. M-88- 12 <br />August 201}4 Monthly Report / <br />fkntr Mr. Waldron: <br />Tltc following summaries monitoring and site uctivities at the Battle Mountain Rrsourers Inc. <br />(BMRq. San Luis Projrct lix the month of August 20(Yt. <br />Surlacr and ground water monitoring and analysis wcrc rnmpletcd for all required sites during <br />the momh per the trmis and conditions of the TR-32 Quality Assumncc and Quality Control <br />(UNQ(') plan. <br />Vacuum on the tailing hsimeters was verified nn August 30'", no water was present for sampling <br />and subscxlucnt analysis. <br />Ikpths to water wcrc collcciexl for the Wiling impoundment main embankment piezometers on <br />August 31", and the West Pit and tailings embankment monitoring wills on August 29a'. The <br />August .31'+ tailing impoundment piezometer mrasurenunts identilicd these installations nacre <br />either do or contained Irss than 12 inches of water as illustrated in Table 2. Tables I and 2 <br />below idcmify the depth to water mrnsurcmcnts collected for each o(thc site monitoring wells. <br />piezomcters and h•simctcrs as r~uired by the terms and conditions of thc'1'R-32 QAlQC plan, <br />The Wiling impoundment collection pond undcrdroin flow was pumped intermittently during the <br />month to mmimin the adlectiun pcmd level. fhe kak detection system was measured on August <br />31°. The August tailings pond undcrdrain flow average was 36.22 gpm and a total of 480 gallons <br />of water was excavated from the Irak detection system yielding a monthly average of 13.71 gpad. <br />During August. the West Pit water trrmment plant operated cflicicnth disclwrging a total of <br />9,075,800 gallons (27.8$ acre-feet) of water to Rito Sreo Crick and a total of 441,100 gallons <br />(1.35 acrc•fert) o(water was tmnsfcrred fmm the water trraunrnt plant to the tailings <br />impoundment. Sixxpage along Rito Sew Creek remained dry during the month. 'fhe monthly <br />precipitation accumulation for August was .25 inches, with the largest accumulation occurring on <br />August 3"' (.l3"). <br />1'(1 n++A?111 C.u:l un. ['ulnraJu ti115'_dl{UI • +?191 }74~1+7vS fa~(71911"4-~ <br />