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BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES , INC <br /> SAN LUIS , COLORADO <br /> JUNE 10 , 1993 <br /> THE INITIAL MEETING OF THE BMRI CITIZENS ADVISORY PANEL WAS HELD AT <br /> THE COST I LLA COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER IN SAN LU I S AT 7 : 0 0 P.M. JUNE <br /> 9 , 1993 . PRESENT WERE: JESSE ARAGON, CHARLES ATENCIO, J . J. BARELA, <br /> STEVE BENAVIDEZ, ALFIRIO GURULE, ERNEST PACHECO, AND ART SHARPLEY <br /> JR. , REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY, ELLIOT RING THE FACILITATOR, <br /> KEN KLUKSDAHL AND ALFREDO CHAVEZ FROM BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD. ABSENT <br /> WERE FLOYD GARCIA MAYOR AND EPI JARAMILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER. THEY <br /> WERE ATTENDING OTHER MEETINGS . <br /> PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS FOR INTRODUCTIONS , MEETING FORMAT, <br /> FUTURE DATES , AND TO DISCUSS GENERALLY, CONCERNS THE PANEL MEMBERS <br /> FELT THE COMMUNITY HAD. <br /> KEN KLUKSDAHL OPENED THE SESSION WITH THE REASONS WHY SUCH A PANEL <br /> WAS BEING ORGANIZED: (A) TO SERVE AS A FORUM TO ACCURATELY <br /> COMMUNICATE FROM THE COMMUNITY TO BMRI AND FROM BMRI TO THE <br /> COMMUNITY, CONCERNS AND ISSUES THAT AFFECT BOTH. AND (B) LONG <br /> RANGE, TO LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON COSTILLA COUNTY AFTER <br /> THE MINE. <br /> ELLIOT RING PROCEEDED WITH THE MEETING AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB <br /> OF FACILITATING THE SESSION. <br /> SOME OF THE CONCERNS WERE: <br /> RECLAMATION (HOW MUCH AND WHEN) <br /> LEAKS IN THE LINERS <br /> WATER QUALITY <br /> TAILINGS <br /> TRUST <br /> EARTH SCIENCE PROJECT <br /> ECONOMIC IMPACT AFTER THE MINE <br /> COMMUNICATIONS W/EMPLOYEES ABOUT IMPACT <br /> SKILLS ACQUIRED BY EMPLOYEES (FOR THE DURATION ONLY) <br /> RELOCATION OF EMPLOYEES <br /> PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT PANEL' S ROLE <br /> NEWS MEDIA <br /> THE MEETING CLOSED WITH SETTING A DATE FOR A TOUR OF THE OPERATION <br /> ON JUNE 16TH (WEDNESDAY) AT 7 : 00 P.M. AND FOR THE NEXT MEETING TO <br /> BE ON JULY 14TH. <br /> ALFREDO CHAVEZ <br />