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111111111lII!!11l11 <br />~,a~494~ [~s <br />i~r~tl"ay hearing - ~~ <br />old mine plans tabled <br />By PHi]. RAY JACK <br />Counter Statf writer <br />sad <br />DANA MAESIAS <br />Coarler Correspadeat <br />ALAMOSA -After hearing testimony presented in a <br />~ibYC hearing in Alamasa yesterday, the State of <br />'01Yrado, Mine Land Reclamatlon Board [NLRB] tailed <br />7 teach a decision concerning the proposed gold mine <br />1q~ect near San Luis. <br />Before votlng to pwtpone the decision until March 22, <br />hC board complimented the members of the San Luis <br />ahununity far thetr presentatons. <br />~1[.Rl~ member Dennis Donald said the presentations <br />~h even more Impressive because the people were <br />renting "not as professionals; but with a strong belief." <br />Gary Dodson, general superintendent of the Battle <br />lebntain Gold Company's San Luis Project, sat i be was <br />Ilsappointed with the delay but be understood the <br />?CBS's positlon, <br />"Tbe good thing about living in ibe UNted States is we <br />'an get up and talk to one another," Dodson explained. <br />'The board wanted to hear what everyone had to say and <br />~an out of time before they could reach a decision." <br />The projeM was explained to the board by Steve <br />ieNler, a.reatamatia specialist whose Job is to review <br />Sei~ennatlon given and present It to the bard, <br />ReNer began by recommending approv 1 of the plan, .' <br />but by tbe end of the meeting be asked fo tune to •: <br />review a proposed rock buttress, grout. ,and the ;: <br />bond issue. He stl8 favored approval, he Id, but felt <br />more time was needed to address these cron rtv. <br />Ranier said that many croncerria had beeq expressed to <br />the minting company, and that mast of tyem had been ~~ <br />addressed, Some changes were made to the original <br />proposal the day before, be said, but be felt the faM that <br />the plan was "dynamic"was one of ifs pasifJve polnfs. <br />The bond issue Is traditionally a point d negotlatlon. <br />Rener said;l.5 million was the amount agteed to so far, <br />but added some work still needed to be done. The bond is : <br />a guarantee that the land will be reclatrnld, if the land " <br />isn'trechwned, themoney will be used todeso. <br />Renter also mentloned a concern that one o[ the ' <br />propoeed~ pits was close to Rito Seco Creek, and <br />suggested that a "grout curtain" be bullt ks protection. <br />Since there will not be any cyanide in that~plt, the grout <br />curtain should be auHicient protectlon f[nm silt, but <br />Ranier wanted to explore this further. : <br />One of the new eddltlons to the p 1 Lt a rock <br />buttress that wltl be built to help afaballze }he south wall <br />of one of the proposed pits. <br />As for potentlal cyanide leakage, ReNer lklt that Battle = <br />Mountain's proposal was more conaetvatlve than .: <br />(CMtlantdNpyell) ,f <br />ALAMOSA <br />VALLEY COURIER <br />F X989 <br />COLORADO <br />~ PRESS <br />Clipping Service <br />Denver, Colorado fl0204 <br />