REP16028

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 8/12/2004
• Doc Name: July 2004 Monthly Report
• From: Battle Mountain Resources Inc
• To: DMG
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC.
August 9, 2004
Mr. Jim Dillie
State of Colorado
Division of Minerals and Geology
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
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AUG 12 2004
Division of Minerals & Geology
Re: Battle Mountain Resowces Inc.
San Luis Project
CMLRB Permit No. M-88-112
July 2004 Monthly Report
Dear Mr. Dillie:
The following summarizes monitoring and site activities at the Battle Mountain Resources Inc.
(BMR[), San Luis Project for the month of July 2004.
Surface and ground water monitoring and analysis were completed for all required sites during
the month per the terms and conditions of the TR-32 Quality Asswance and Quality Control
(QA/QC) Plan.
Vacuum on the tailing (ysimeters was verified on July 30`h, no water was present for sampling
and subsequent analysis.
Depths to water were collected for the tailing impoundment main embanlanent piezometers on
July 30m, aril the West Pit and tailings embankment monitoring wells on July 28d'. The July 30th
tailing impoundment piezometer measurements identified these installations were either dry or
contained less than 12 inches of water as illustrated in Table 2. Tables 1 and 2 below identify the
depth to water measurements collected for each of the site monitoring wells, piezometers and
lysimeters as required by the terms and conditions of the TR-32 QA/QC plan.
The tailing impoundment collection pond underdrain flow was pumped intermittently during the
month to minimize the collection pond level. The leak detection system was measured on July
27d'. The July tailings pond underdrain flow average was 41.42 gpm and a total of 510 gallons
of water was excavated from the leak detection system yielding a monthly average of 15.10 gpad.
During July, the West Pit water treatment plant (WTP) operated efficiently discharging a total of
8,745,700 gallons (26.84 acre-feet) of water to Rito Seco Creek and a total of 1,008,100 gallons
(3.09 acre-feet) of water was transferred from the WTP to the tailings impoundment.
Seepage along Rito Seco Creek remained dry during the month. The monthly precipitation
accumulation for July was 1.56 inches, with the largest accumulation occurring on
July 23rd (.27").
EO. Box 310 • San Luis, Colorado 81152-0310 • [phone] • Fax [phone]]3