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3 <br />1 <br />1 <br />J <br />~~ <br />I s2 <br />1 in the water that will be associated with this <br />2 facility are not considered to be toxic t~ wildlife <br />3 or to birds. The birds generally establis hed <br />4 criteria for avian mortality based on cya nide is <br />5 SO parts Per million free cyanide and we i re <br />6 anticipating less than 3.8 parts per milli on free <br />7 <br />8 cyanide in this. So we are odds of magnitude less <br />than the avian mortality criteria. <br />9 I also want to point out that we have <br />l0 amended the emergency response plan that etas <br />11 presented in the approved permit. That plan has <br />12 been amended to include the tailings faci~ity and to <br />13 eliminate the heap leach facility. The e~ergency <br />14 response plan is designed to allow Battle Mountain <br />is Gold flexibility to react on a case-by-ca~e basis, <br />16 depending on the circumstances of any spiQl that <br />17 could occur on-site. <br />18 I spoke on water rights earlier. we -- <br />19 the Battle Mountain Gold will comply with the <br />20 condition of its approved reclamation permit that <br />21 requires it to obtain water rights and the legal <br />22 right to utilize these rights prior to le~iching or <br />23 processing of any ore. <br />24 Since the approved permit wasi issued, <br />25 3attle Mountain has acquired adequate wager rights <br />~GREN, BLA?IDO & BILLINGS <br />