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~ III IIIIIIIIIIIII I11 <br />~TACQUEZ AND ARNOLD <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />7475 E. PEAHVIEW AVE.. HLDG. 10 <br />GREENWOOD EXEGUTI\'E PARK <br />ENGLEWOO D. COLO RADO 80111 <br />TELEPHONE 13031290-B 3G1 <br />FAX 1303) 290-H'JG3 <br />December 26, 1989 <br />Fred Banta, <br />Director Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />1313 Sherman St. <br />Denver, Co. 80203-2273 <br />Dear ML. Banta: <br />• <br /> <br />o . c z ~~ ~se9 <br />MIN~G LAND <br />RECLAMATION Qly!~!7N <br />Pursuant to C.R.S. 24-4-105(2) I wish to have party status based <br />on the following: <br />A) ENTITLEMENT: <br />1. I am a descendant of one of the founding families of the town <br />of San Luis, the town most directly impacted by the proposed <br />mining operation of Battle Mountain Resources, Inc.. <br />2. I am a partnez in Jacquez Partners Limited, a partnership <br />with land holdings in the San Luis Valley. <br />B) ISSUES TO BE EVALUATED BY THE BOARD BEFORE APPROVAL OF THE <br />AMENDED PERMIT APPLICATION: <br />1. Issues regarding the tailings disposal site as related to a) <br />drainage hazards; b) cyanide level, c) leach characteristics <br />d) permeability of the tailings; d) residual cyanide removal <br />treatment; e) the use of only a single liner under the tailings <br />disposal area is inadequate. At least three liners with their <br />individual monitoring systems should be required; f) the <br />aesthetics of having the tailings disposal site visible from the <br />town which is a national historic register site and the oldest <br />town in Colorado. <br />2. Inadequte protection for wildlife and humans in the free <br />water pool and the collection pond. <br />3. Inadequate reclamation plan which with insuffici~ant bond <br />requirement so as to ensure that reclamation measures are <br />effective for the long term, (e. g. survival of plantings). <br />4. Contamination of surface and subsurface waters. <br />