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c) Cyanide does not accumulate in the body like lead and <br />mercury. Even if a small quantity of cyanide is <br />consumed, it is naturally removed from the body. <br />d) In the past, cyanide has been used for fertilizer. It is <br />a relatively unstable compound and easily breaks down <br />into harmless forms of ammonia, carbon dioxide, and <br />nitrogen. <br />e) Cyanide occurs naturally in foods such as almonds. <br />As I discussed above, our facilities have been carefully <br />designed and will be operated to prevent release of cyanide or <br />any other industrial chemical to the environment. Even if a <br />release were to occur, it would not be harmful to the <br />environment or any of our neighbors. Only very dilute cyanide <br />ever reaches the tailings ponds. The concentrations are well <br />below levels known to be toxic to humans, cattle, and <br />wildlife. In addition, the cyanide continues to break down <br />into harmless substances when exposed to oxygen anc. sunlight. <br />What all this means is that cyanide, as used in our facility, <br />will not pose a threat to our neighbors. <br />10. What happens when Battle Mountain Resources is finished <br />mining? <br />We have developed a detailed plan for clean up and reclamation <br />of the site which will allow the land to be. used by <br />generations to come. <br />il. When will reclamation of the mine site occur? <br />Reclamation efforts will be conducted in every year of the <br />project. If you look around the project, you will see that we <br />have already seeded our exploration sites and topsoil <br />stockpiles for the project. The embankment that ..s visible <br />from the highway will be seeded this fall and by next spring <br />will have grasses growing on it. Each year areas which have <br />been disturbed will be seeded with grasses and the areas <br />returned to what they looked like before disturbance. Some of <br />the areas, such as the active mine pits and the top of the <br />tailings area, can not be reclaimed until all of the mining is <br />completed. These areas will be the last areas scheduled for <br />reclamation and will be finished as soon as mining and <br />processing have been completed. <br />12. What assurances does the County have that Battle Mountain will <br />actually reclaim the area? <br />The State of Colorado holds $3.3 million of Battle Mountain's <br />money as insurance that the project is reclaimed. The State <br />of Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division calculated what it <br />would cost the State to clean up the site if for some reason <br />