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EXHIBIT E -RECLAMATION PLAN ~. <br />E.1 General <br />ocr ~ 0 Zoos <br />Di~tiso~ of : s4-~mation, <br />(Vining snd Safety <br />The reclamation plan in this permit amendment addresses two specific areas at the <br />San Luis Mine: (1) the West Pit and (2) the Tailings Disposal Area (TDA). Final <br />reclamation of the West Pit azea will proceed as described in the TR-18 document. <br />This section describes the revised reclamation plan for the TDA. <br />E.2 West Pit Water Management Plan <br />Active mining at the San Luis mine ended in 1997 and only reclamation and closure <br />activities have ensued since that time. A major activity on site has been <br />implementation and operation of the West Pit water management program to control <br />ground water flows in the vicinity of the bacl~illed pit. Under the current plan, <br />ground water wells in the West Pit extract ground water at a rate sufficient to <br />maintain the ground water elevation to prevent outflow of ground water. The <br />extracted ground water is processed through a water treatment facility and is then <br />dischazged to the Rito Seco under a permit from the Colorado Department of Public <br />Health and Environment (CDPHE). <br />Under this permit amendment, the mine plan would be modified to apply the West Pit <br />ground water to beneficial use in supporting irrigation activities at the adjacent ranch. <br />In this manner, the ground water elevation in the West Pit will be maintained in the <br />current condition long-term, with continuous transfer of West Pit ground water via a <br />pipeline to an irrigation reservoir located at the ranch. The irrigation reservoir has <br />been designed to hold the volume of ground water pumped during the period <br />November until April each year. Based on historic irrigation practices, the irrigation <br />reservoir will typically be drained by July and additional existing water sources at the <br />ranch will be used to satisfy the irrigation demand. <br />Battle Mountain Resources, /nc. 1~ Telesto Solutions, /nc. <br />P1POjecui2112-NewmongSdN.YR)\SenL~is~Permi~Amendmem- West Pit MV~agemenAV4 Report&PDFS~PCrmitAmenamen~ v4Aoc October 2006 <br />