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N <br />T <br />Q <br />T <br />a <br />.~ <br />a <br /> <br />~: <br />:s <br />5 <br />C <br />~J <br />.t <br />=o <br />Y ~^9`0 <br />a, ~ m <br />iiutitiiii~~niii ~u <br />S~!!G mine c1osU;e die #o coppe~'eand cyan9ds <br />to keep <br /> 8 ~ ~ L = S <br />t <br />t° <br />~ Coatlnuedfrom paged <br />ld <br />f and :taztng cannons, <br />Httmphriessatd. <br />wa <br />l <br />n ~ . <br />~ <br />> S <br />$ °~ S BB itself cou <br />cyanide, but the CMl• <br />on the matter and <br />in <br />h y, <br />a <br />waterfow <br />has Put on <br />Also, the company <br />kee <br /> ~ ed ~ 'i3 8 <br />s a $ g <br />ear <br />conduct a <br />issue a citation. tlirecWr <br />MLRB p <br />ands W <br />le from stumblln6 <br />g ~orued PeoPe ~ <br />C <br />The mine continues to operate. <br />Htmtphries said he took water <br />samples himself of the contaminau? ' <br />water. <br />HumP~~ satd una I <br />x§ ~~•~ Mute Long, otter seeing Battle ontotbeproPertY• <br />c Mountain's 1991 annttal report. said Httmpbrks said Battle Mountain fa <br />~ ~ ~ ~ --• his offla "had reason to belleve^ asked W provide a short term <br />d Battle Mountain was N violatlon oI ~~ <br />~' ~ o itt approved application amounts a[ P~ W rid the pottd of ~~ Nwl <br />.°. ~ m e ~ cyanide. tong asked Baffle Motet- an~~°ut~to~fl~catfon during the <br />~ 5 ~ tai" W cease the mflling operetlon cy situ the mine <br />luntarily untB tits situation can be reclatoatlon peeWd <br />A~ <br />W <br />•~ <br />~/ <br />O <br />~i, <br />L i <br />~~ <br />C~ <br />M~ . <br />~, <br />j' <br />gg ~ 0 .worked out and the CMI.RS can <br />$ F+ - ~' meet APrd ~-~. The ~e did so at <br />5:30 p.m. WednesdsY• <br />$ ~ The 1491 report. given to the <br />S8Q ~q,Bg March 23. showed. by Ne <br />~° company's own admistion, Net. <br />~- ~ `tree" cyanide. which is of greatest <br />S "concern W local emrironmental <br />. `~ $ ~ ;grouts, was 170 Parts Per million: <br />~ ~ ~ i .total cyanide. 7A0 pPm: and weak <br />acid dlssociable cyanide, 230 Ppm <br />gantPhries said the cotnpanY's <br />o ., a agreed neon amount at free cyantde <br />,5 c~ $ was 4.4 ppm. resident of the <br />=~ 9 ~ ` Mike Gomez, via P <br />d <br />$ Eji 5 a ~ CuytiBa County Committee for <br />~'ss" ~ gnvironmental Soundnes+, said the <br />~~..:R ?t:~ ~•:~ snide is "a lot worse <br />,~ _ amount of cY <br />33~ p~ b~~~ NanwetbougMitwouldbe." <br />3' ~.3 Gome: and the committee , <br />"55 ~ maintain that 92 antd<s have dlea on <br />~ 3 'S w the tailings Pond because of cyanide. <br />T+ ~ ~ cyanide artd 55 <br />`rd $ e PPm r y is [oral. "MY~6 <br />e9 ?a ~ that landed In there and Wok one sip <br />~.Z..°~ m ~ wasdead." ro act <br />Battle Mountain's P 1 <br />$ ~ ~ ~ ~ e <br />5 ~ . <br />o . <br />~angu Gacy Dodson, disagr <br />Dodwn said ttte hat'sh wtnte PWyed <br />m <br />t <br />T <br />' havoc with the sY~m MS ~~ny <br />d W dlstipate the cyanide. <br />~ °' <br />o <br />Qe~e <br />y` a ~'' ~ had devise <br />Battle Momttain simplp must come <br />n <br />h <br />. <br />t: ~ ~~8 <br />8 a <br />up with anoNer system. other t <br />W deW>afS' ~ water ttdtue <br />.$ <br />e ~ a <br />~, ~ <br />° <br />Y~ the sun. <br />r¢cycling. <br />° <br />'°- <br />$ But. says ibd9on, "lobs and the <br />" <br />° ~ ~ <br />o , ~ environment are not at ri+k• <br />ld l6te W <br />B <br />~ Dodson said Ne mine wou <br />ulfate W bond the <br />i <br />6 ~~ <br />8' ° <br />°' a S c s <br />try zinc ferr <br />n re <br />molecules of cyanide, se <br />i <br />. d <br />ng <br />nder <br />to the bottom of the putt <br />v ~ o them harmless. <br /> <br />v <br />~ Dodson denies any ducks died on <br />tating he went W the Pond <br />} u <br />~ <br />t <br />e S the pond, s <br />himself and scared [tine dtcks off the <br />~ <br />p <br />a ~ ~ `' <br />u <br />~ water. The waterfowl flew away. <br />Humphries said his o[fice's in- <br />s ~ <br />~ tion could not turn uD any <br />9 <br />~ m vestiga <br />dead waterfowl or other animals <br />~ <br />~ ~ `? ,~ ,,, ~ <br />-- '~^ •` ° ~ either. <br />ao..le Mountain has ittstituted <br />.. _ - ' - - areCautlUn9, 1 man with a shotgun <br />. -~ ~ u <br />~,`c ~~ ees <br />