ENFORCE24913

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 9/30/1993
• Doc Name: THIRD PARTY SAMPLING BATTLE MTN RESOURCES INC SAN LUIS MINE PROPOSAL FOR LIMITED SAMPLING
• From: DMG
• To: MIKE LONG BRUCE HUMPHRIES
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Roy Romer
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Mrchael B. Long
Div lsion Dueaor
DATE: September 30, 1993
TO: Mike Long, Bruce Humphries
FROM: Harry Posey
RE: Third party sampli Battle Mountain Resourc~ea Inc; San
Luis Mine; Propos for limited sampling
Attached are letters from Ken Kluksdahl, BMRI - San Lurie, and Ann
Maest, RCG/Hagler-Bailly Inc. The letters refer to recent
conversations with the Division regarding the third-part}j monitoring
program at San Luis, its success, and questions about (whether the
program needs to be continued.
The letter from Ken Kluksdahl proposes that the Division's equirementa
for third party monitoring be relaxed to accommodate he approved
budget. The letter implies that very little was learned th ough third-
party'monitoring, and therefore the mission has been a compliahed.
Even though the sampling and analytical protocols were hanged as a
result of observations from the third party monitor, I agre in general
with Mr. Klukedahl's conclusions, and concur that the prog~ should be
terminated as he proposes.
Mr. Kluksdahl proposes the following changes:
5 third party sampling trips rather than 7;
i final report (no final report was originally proposed).
Presently, BMRI and RCG/Hagler-Bailly have agreed to cond ct sampling
on October 11. With that, the only outstanding trip re ort will be
that report for the upcoming trip. (I have received the r ort for the
4th sampling trip.)
Dr. Maest's letter indicates that there is one outstandin' issue: the
analytical problem of accurately measuring WAD and Total c snide. She
agrees that a single further sampling trip, trip repo is for the
outstanding sampling events, and a final report will ads ately cover
the need for third party monitoring.
A note on the cyanide analytical problem. I have found this problem
prevalent throughout the industry; even the EPA has probl~ms with the
analytical methods. With that observation, I do not feel it is