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90 01.09 12~1i S 3i+v 925 9941 SRK DENVEF <br /> <br />BATILE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, SAN LUIS PROJECT <br />CMLRD ADEgUACY IETTER RESPONSES <br />Page 3 of 28 <br />Piease provide the security management plan for the cyanide storage <br />area. <br />RESPONSE: The cyanide storage area will be in a secured and well ventilated <br />area of the plant or in a fenced area adjacent to the plant. in <br />either case, the entrance gates will be kept locked and warning signs <br />posted. Only authorized personnel will have access to this area. The <br />cyanide will be transported and stored in DuPont Flo-Bins. The F1o- <br />Bins are heavy steel bins recognized by the Department of <br />Transportation as a safe method for storage and transport of sodium <br />cyanide. The Flo-Bias will be stored on a concrete pad with curbing <br />designed to ensure collection and containment in the unlikely event <br />of a leak. <br />Pease demonstrate the validity of the statement that the tai is <br />disposa) faci)ity is located in en arroyo tributary to Culebra Creek, <br />and not Rito Seco. A map or other survey which depicts the drainage <br />and f]ow routing from the facility to Culebra Creek should be <br />submitted. This map or survey should also depict the Rito Seco <br />drainage area from the mine facility to below San Cuts for <br />comparative purposes. <br />CE: Figure D.6-lA is included with this submittal to clarify the <br />statement on page D-19 that the tails facility is located in an <br />arroyo tributary to Culebra Creek, and not the Rito Se~:o. This map <br />outlines both the Rito Seco drainage area and the Culebra Creek <br />drainage area from the mine site to below San Luis. -he tailings <br />disposal area drains to the west and then south into t~:e Cerro <br />Ditches No. 1 and 2 and Culebra Creek. A topographic Iriyl~ located <br />in the south central portion of the San Luis property is the drainage <br />~'~~ide between this drainage and the Rito Seco. <br />addition, the Soil Conservation Service in conjunction with the <br />S. Army Corps of Engineers has constructed a 100 year flood control <br />version berm around the town of San Luis. In interviwws with Mr. <br />u',,s Gomez and Mr. Gilbert Mondragon of the San Luis or~fice of the <br />Soil Conservation Service they indicated that this berm acts to <br />prevent all large storms up to and including the 100 year storm from <br />flowing through the town of San Luis. <br />05 <br />