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Battle Mountain Resources, Inc. P.O. Box 310 San Luis, CO 81152-0310 March 23, 2009 Mr. Ron Cattany State of Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Re: Battle Mountain Resources, Inc. San Luis Mine Project CMLRB Permit No. M-88-112 2008 Annual Report Dear Mr. Cattany: The following summarizes calendar year 2008 Battle Mountain Resources, Ric. (BMRI) operation and reclamation activities at the San Luis mine. Operations/Reclamation: Calendar year 2008 reclamation activities included: • Stormwater management on and adjacent to reclaimed and un-reclai ed mine land disturbance areas. Bi-annual (spring and fall season) stormwate inspections and maintenance were conducted at the site during 2008. • Operation of the water treatment plant to manage water from the Wet Pit and Rico Seco alluvial groundwater systems. • Tailing facility supernatant pond, under drain and leak detection man gement; and • Surface and ground water monitoring. Field surveys and reconciliation of the BMRI mine land disturbance and reclamation activities was completed by Telesto Solutions, Inc. in 2002 and subsequent) further computer accounting (CAD drawings) was conducted and updated in 2005 for the 2005 annual report. Subsequently, the 2005 review identified 422.7 acres of the 509 acres of project disturbance has been reclaimed in accordance with the approved CM RB reclamation plan and permit. No field reclamation has been completed since the final demolition and reclamation of the crusher and mill site area was completed i 2005. As depicted on the 2005 map and Table 1 below, the remaining reclamation obligation is associated with the on-going West Pit water treatment plant operation; the tailing facility supernatant pond area reclamation and water management; access roadway r clamation