2006-03-31_REPORT - M1988112

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 3/31/2006
• Doc Name: Annual Fee/Report/Map
• From: Battle Mountain Resources Inc
• To: DMG
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Fee / Report
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC.
March 29, 2006
Mr. Allen Sorensen
State of Colorado
Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Re: Battle Mountain Resources, Inc.
San Luis Mine Project
CMLRB Permit No. M-88-112
2005 Annual Report
Dear Mr. Sorensen:
REC~I~'~D
MAR 3 i 2006
Division o(Minerals and Geology
The following summarizes calendar year 2005 Battle Mountain Resources, Inc. (BMRI) operation
and reclamation activities at the San Luis mine.
Operation/Recla m anon
Calendar Year 2005 reclamation activities included:
• Stormwater management on and adjacent to reclaimed and un-reclaimed mine land
disturbance areas. Bi-annual Stormwater inspections and maintenance was conducted at
the site during 2005.
• Water treatment management of the West Pit and Rito Seco alluvial groundwater
systems.
• Tailing facility supernatant pond, under drain and leak detection system water
management.
• Surface and ground water monitoring, and
• Completion of crusher and mill facilities demolition and reclamation.
Field surveys of the BMRI mine land disturbance and reclamation activities was completed by
Telesto Solutions, Inc. in 2002 and subsequently computer accounting (CAD drawing) updated in
2005 for this report. Subsequently, the 2005 review identified 422.7 acres of the 509 acres of
project disturbance has been reclaimed in accordance with the approved CMLRB reclamation
plan. Final demolition and reclamation of the San Luis course ore stockpile, crusher, mill and
cyanide circuits was completed during April 2005. This reclamation included the full demolition
and removal of all crusher, mill and cyanide circuit components, contouring, topsoiling, seeding,
and soil amendment of the reclaimed mill area. No other field reclamation was completed during
2005. Therefore, the attached amended status map depicts the current site reclamation status and
remaining mine disturbances requiring to be reclaimed. As depicted on the attached map and
Table 1 contained within the text of this report, the remaining reclamation obligation is associated
with the ongoing West Pit water treatment plant operation; the tailing disposal area water
P.O. Box 310 San Luis, Colorado 81152-0310 [phone] Fax [phone]