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Mr. Jim Dille <br />September 19, 1997 <br />Page 2 <br />tailings deposited at high cyanide levels was indeed low in cyanide as indicated in the data <br />presented in the Reclamation Evaluation. At that meeting, BMRI indicated that they were <br />drilling several additional holes in order to verify the previous results. BMRI pointed out that <br />such drilling was not necessary to finalize the reclamation evaluation report or its conclusions, <br />but would just provide additional information. That information was not submitted to the <br />Division and is being included with this letter. <br />BMRI [hen formally responded to each of the Division's concems in the memos <br />provided as well as to each point raised by the other interested parties in a letter dated October <br />I, 1993. It should be noted that this response was submitted to the Division and to the <br />appropriate representatives for the interested parties. To date, BMRI has received no response <br />from the Division or the interested parties on their responses to concems raised by the <br />Division with the drilling program and subsequent test results. <br />The additional information enclosed with this letter supplements the previously <br />submitted information. We continue to believe that this information is just a supplement and <br />that the key focus should be on review of the October 1, 1993 responses provided by BMRI <br />and on the current performance of the tailings impoundment underdrain. The tailings <br />underdrain information has been provided to the Division on an ongoing basis, however <br />current underdrain values aze referenced in this letter. <br />We believe that a cazeful review of [he October 1, 1993 responses, and information <br />gathered since that time, clearly indicates the tailings deposited during early operations at the <br />San Luis Mine do not represent a long term threat to the environment and the approved <br />reclamation plan does not require changes. <br />We hope that this information is helpful to the Division in resolving this remaining <br />item. Please do not hesitate to contact Ron Zumwalt or me if you have any questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />~ ~ ~ <br />Anne C. Baldrige <br />cc: B . Lyle <br />R . Zumwalt <br />D . Massey <br />R. Flynn <br />N .Jacquez <br />J. Kircher <br />Costilla County Assessor's Office <br />Centennial High School Library <br />