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STATE OF COLORADO ROY ROMER, Governor Geological Survey <br /> DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Board of Land Commissioners <br /> Mined Land Reclamation <br /> Ken Salazar, Executive Director Division of Mines <br /> 1313 Sherman St.,Room 718,Denver,Colorado 80203 866 33311 Oil and Gas Conservation Commission <br /> Division of Parks& Outdoor Recreation <br /> Soil Conservation Board <br /> Water Conservation Board <br /> Division of Water Resources <br /> i Division of Wildlife <br /> 1� <br /> M E M O R A N D U M 1 -2, <br /> TO: Mike Long, Director, MLRD <br /> G <br /> FROM: Ken Salazar, Executive Director <br /> SUBJECT: Battle Mountain Gold Company <br /> DATE: April 6, 1992 <br /> In our conversations during the past week, we agreed that the <br /> activities of the Mined Land Reclamation Division in connection <br /> with the cyanide levels of the Battle Mountain Gold Company mine <br /> would have, as our highest priority, health and human safety, <br /> wildlife protection, and assuring environmental protection. To <br /> that end, I thank you for your efforts and those of your staff as <br /> you have worked non-stop on this problem during the last week. <br /> As I have said before, I am concerned about Battle Mountain Gold <br /> Company' s knowledge of and failure to report the high cyanide <br /> levels in the pond over the last several months. If indeed Battle <br /> Mountain Gold Company officials were aware of the cyanide problem <br /> since November, and failed to report that information to state and <br /> local authorities, I believe that behavior on the part of Battle <br /> Mountain Gold Company would have been inappropriate, and perhaps <br /> illegal. I therefore am requesting that the Mined Land Reclamation <br /> Division conduct a comprehensive inquiry and report back to me on <br /> (1) the source of the problem for the high levels of cyanide in the <br /> tailings pond at the Battle Mountain Gold Company site; and (2) a <br /> report on when and what information became available to Battle <br /> Mountain Gold Company, and any explanation on the part of Battle <br /> Mountain Gold Company on why there was a delay in reporting that <br /> information to appropriate state officials. <br /> Thank you for your help. <br />