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Battle Mountain Resources, Inc. P.O. Box 310 San Luis, CO 81152-0310 March 23, 2011 Mr. Alan Sorenson 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 2010 Annual Report Dear Mr. Sorenson: The following summarizes calendar year 2010 Battle Mountain Resources, Inc. (BMRI) operation and reclamation activities at the San Luis Mine. Operations/Reclamation: Calendar year 2010 reclamation activities included: • Storm water management on and adjacent to reclaimed and un-reclaimed mine land disturbance areas. Bi-annual (spring and fall season) storm water inspections and maintenance activities were conducted during the 2009 operating year; • Operation of the water treatment plant to manage water from the West Pit and Rito Seco alluvial groundwater systems; • Tailing facility storage pond, under drain and leak detection system management; and • Surface and ground water management. Extensive field surveys and reconciliation of the BMRI mine land disturbance and reclamation activities were previously completed by Telesto Solutions, Inc. in 2002 and subsequently further computer accounting (CAD drawings) were conducted and updated 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 CMLRB reclamation plan and permit. No further field reclamation has been completed since the final demolition and reclamation of the crusher and mill area was completed in 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 storage pond area reclamation and water management; access roadway reclamation of the