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~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ~ <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Shcrman $i., Room 2I5 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Phone: 1303) 866-3567 <br />FAX: 13031 8328106 <br />February 3, 1994 <br />Ken Klukedahl <br />Battle Mountain Resources Inc. <br />P.O. Box 310 <br />San Luis CO 81152 <br />RE: Process Water Spill, San Luis Project, File No. M-88-112 <br />Dear Mr. Kluksdahl: <br />pF COQ <br />~~ ~ <br />~~ b <br />.'^~ o <br />• 'GJ ~ <br />~ ~e T6 <br />Roy Romer <br />Governor <br />M¢hael B. tang <br />Division Director <br />Thank you for alerting the Division to the spill of process water that <br />occurred February 1, 1994 from the pump house adjacent to the process water <br />storage tank. The Division understands that approximately 3,000 gallons of <br />water escaped the containment system of the pump house because the sump pump <br />in that facility was not adequate to handle a leak. Your verbal and written <br />notices were timely and your initial response has been appropriate. <br />Please ask Core Laboratories to rush the analyses of the soil and spill water <br />samples. Provide the results to the Division ae soon as possible. <br />You stated in your letter that BMRI is evaluating precautions to be <br />implemented against similar situations in the future. Your Technical Revision <br />No. 17 which ie your response to the Mined Land Reclamation Board's request <br />that you provide the Division a plan to prevent spills from the process water <br />handling system between the mill and the tailings disposal area should include <br />your plan to prevent future spills from the pump house. I underet~d that <br />your response to the Division's adequacy review letter for this re ision was <br />mailed recently. if Chat response does not contain ouch a plan, please change <br />your response to add it. <br />The Division will review the Core Laboratories analytical results and your <br />plan for preventing this type of spill before deciding whether or not to take <br />further action in this matter. <br />Please call if you have questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~~~~ <br />~' Larry D. Oehler <br />Environmental Protection Specialist <br />cc: Mike Long, DMG <br />Bruce Humphries, DMG <br />Jim Stevens, DMG <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />M:\OSS\amm\spill.ltr. <br />