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STATE OF <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />7313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />303 866-3567 <br />FA x. 303 832-8106 <br />~~pF COMDR <br />Ne ii~~9 <br />O <br />. ~~y'. <br />• mom <br />~ ~b Y6 ~ <br />Roy Romer, <br />Governor <br />April 24, 1992 Michael B. Long. <br />' Division D~reaor <br />Mr. Andre' Douchane, General Manager <br />North American Operations <br />Battle Mountain Gold Company <br />5670 Greenwood Plaza Blvd., Suite 106 <br />Englewood, Colorado 80111 <br />RE: NOV Abatement Plan <br />Dear Mr. Douchane; <br />Pursuant to your request directed to Mike Long, and Gary Dotso 's request <br />directed to Harry Posey, I am forwarding the attached amended copy f the <br />abatement requirements placed upon your March 31, 1992 NOV. I have amended <br />the original draft to include the changes imposed by the Board during the <br />passage of their resolution. I have also indicated my interpretati of the <br />deadlines and durations placed upon each requirement, where appropri te. I <br />encourage you and your staff to review the document and return comme is and <br />questions. It is important that there be no confusion regarding the e <br />requirements and deadlines. <br />Obviously, Battle Mountain Gold is faced with a significant se t'. of <br />demanding tasks to accomplish. The Division is committed to providi g <br />whatever comment, encouragement and advice we can. If you believe m etings <br />between your professional team and our staff would expedite your pro ress, I <br />encourage you to contact Bruce Humphries or myself. I will be in th field <br />next Tuesday noon through Thursday noon. Other than that, I will be; available. <br />The Board directed the Division to report your progress toward atisfying <br />these abatement requirements at subsequent Board meetings. I would ppreciate <br />your providing your appraisal for my consideration on May 25th, anti ipating <br />the meeting on the 27th. It is also important to note that they pla ed a <br />final deadline of June 24, 1992 on the CYTOX treatment approved as t chnical <br />revision No. TR-004. Finally, they imposed a requirement for third arty <br />water quality sampling and analysis at BMG's expense. We will need o resolve <br />each of these issues expeditiously, as well. <br />Sincerely urs., <br />~_~ <br />ames Pendleton, P <br />Technical & Scie <br />attachment: <br />JP/JP <br />hD. <br />ntific Coordinator <br />