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<br />Battle Mountain Gold <br />NOPV Abatement Requirements <br />page 3 <br />N <br />design evaluations, shall be submitted by BMG to the Division for review <br />and approval no later than 45 days following completion of the cyanide <br />detoxification of the tailings areas contents, described in iten (4) <br />above.(8> Amendment of Tailings Area Reclamation Plan: <br />The Division is concerned that the introduction of cyanide into the <br />tailings area may be indicative of the inclusion of associated metallic <br />contaminants not originally anticipated in its approved operatipns and <br />reclamation plan. BMG's preliminary suspicions of altered metallic ore <br />content, and the Coincidental failure of the designed processing cyanide <br />recovery circuit, are additional indications of a modification in the <br />tailings chemical constituency. If the chemical constituency of the <br />tailings is different than the original projections, the projectec <br />characterization of the tailings as non-toxic and chemical inert is <br />suspect. Change in the tailings constituency may render the approved <br />final reclamation plan for the tailings inappropriate. <br />In light of any information developed by BMG in the course of its <br />required investigations, analyses and redesign, including any amendment <br />to its processing methodology, BMG shall amend its tailings area <br />detoxification and reclamation plans appropriately. Appropriate permit <br />amendments, supported by comprehensive analytical results and design <br />evaluations, shall be submitted by BMG to the Division for review and <br />approval no later than 90 days following completion of the cyanide <br />detoxification of the tailings areas contents, described in item (4) <br />above. <br />(9) Amendment of Environmental Monitoring Plan: <br />BMG shall amend its environmental monitoring plan to include direct <br />monitoring of the cyanide and metals content of the tailings slurry and <br />liquids. Within 15 days following the cyanide detoxification of the <br />tailings area contents, described in item (4), 8MG shall submit sampling <br />methodology, sampling locations and sampling protocol for tailings <br />cyanide and metals content monitoring to the Divison for review and <br />approval. <br />Further, BMG shall appropriately amend its entire environmental <br />monitoring plan, including ground and surface water, air, and processing <br />circuit monitoring, to reflect all amendments completed in compliance <br />with these NOPV abatement requirements. These amendments shall be <br />submitted in connection with the various amendments. <br />(10) Amendment of Financial Assurance: <br />As required by statute and regulation, any permit amendment or revision <br />approval will entail reevaluation of the cost of the entailed reclamation <br />components. BMG will be required to appropriately amend its surety to <br />