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1994, BMRI submitted a technical revision (TR-18) that modified the reclamation <br />plan to include backfilling of the West Pit (SRK, 1994). The original permit, the <br />permit amendment, and TR-18 addressed the specific mining activity through <br />anticipated project reclamation. This permit amendment further elaborates on <br />specific closure and reclamation issues associated with the West Pit ground water <br />system as well as addressing ancillazy components of the original permit given the <br />cuttent status of conditions at the San Luis Project. In particulaz, the following topics <br />will be addressed in this permit amendment: <br />1. Amend the permit boundary to incorporate the azeas included in the <br />revised West Pit water management plan <br />2. Amend the surface and ground water monitoring plan to reflect the cuttent <br />status of site-wide closure and reclamation <br />3. Amend the post-reclamation land use description to incorporate the <br />revised West Pit water management plan <br />4. Amend the description of final closure and reclamation of the tailing <br />disposal azea. <br />The main reason for submitting this permit amendment is to revise the long-term <br />West Pit water management plan as was originally presented in the TR-26 document <br />(SMI, 1999). In brief, the revised West Pit water management plan will consist of the <br />following elements: <br />• Ground water elevation in the West Pit will be maintained at 8540 feet <br />above mean sea level by continuing ground water pumping from BF-SR <br />and BF-4 (and BF-3 as a backup well). <br />• Pumped ground water will be transfetted by buried pipeline to the former <br />Shalom Ranch, which is now owned by BMRI adjacent to the existing <br />permit area to the west. <br />• Water transferred from the West Pit will be used as irrigation water at the <br />ranch. <br />• During the period November to Mazch, transferred water will be stored in <br />an engineered irrigation pond at the ranch. <br />Battle Mountain Resources, /nc. 2 Telesto So/u[ions, /nc. <br />P:WVjecu~212-Newmont(SeNUis)\SanLUis~Permit Amendment-WPSI Iti~Ma~ugemem\VAReppn&PD~s~Permi~AmenJmen~v4.doc October 2006 <br />