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<br />X15 559 6685 P.03i03 <br />Mr. Steve Vandiver Page Two Mar h 3 2000 <br />Given that no chemicals were put into the well piping and given the rapid rate <br />of corrosion at this location, and further given that this well had not encountered <br />similar problems in the past, Mr. Cooper is reasonably concerned that this unusual <br />and heavy corrosion has resulted from a contaminant originating upstream of the well <br />location and possibly from the Battle Mountain Gold property. As a result of the <br />corrosion, the well pipes were rcdeaned in August of 1999, but had large corrosion <br />'boils" as early as October of 1999. Some of those boils identified in October of <br />1999 were as large as five inches long, three inches aaoss, and a half inch in depth. <br />In order to turn the center pivot for the drele, the well must produce 800 <br />gallons per minute. Shalom Ranch relies heavily upon the production of the alfalfa <br />grown within that circle in order to feed livestock raised on the Shalom Ranch. <br />Consistent and adequate production from this well is, therefore, absolutely vital to <br />the survival of the Ranch. <br />For these reasons, we request that immediate attention be duected to this <br />problem, that all deliberate efforts be made to identify the source of the o~ntaminant <br />resulting in this potentially devastating problem, and that complete remedial action <br />be taken to rectify the current problem and to solve the underlying cause of the <br />problem. <br />Sincerely, <br />DOUG G RGE <br />Attorney at Law <br />DG/pg <br />cc: Mr. Sandy Cooper <br />Shalom Ranch <br />Mr. Dean R Massey <br />Attorney for Battle Mountain Resources, lnc. <br />T6TAL P.03 <br />