2014-07-14_REPORT - M1988112

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 7/14/2014
• Doc Name: June 2014 Monthly Report
• From: Battle Mountain Resources, Inc.
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: WHE
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC.
July 09, 2014
Mr. Wally Erickson
State of Colorado
Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
1313 Sherman Street, Room 215
Denver, CO 80203
Re: Battle Mountain Resources Inc.
San Luis Project
�MLRB Permit No.M -88 -112
une 2014 Monthly Report
Dear Mr. Erickson:
The following summarizes monitoring and site activities at the Battle Mountain Resources Inc. (BMRI),
San Luis Project for the month of June, 2014.
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 Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) plan.
Vacuum on the tailing lysimeters was verified on June 30'h, no water was present for sampling and
subsequent analysis. Lysimeters LS -1, LD -1 and LS -2 were replaced during the month of June. The
lysimeter installation report is being prepared and will be forwarded to you as soon as it's complete.
Depths to water were collected for the tailing impoundment main embankment piezometers and the West
Pit monitoring wells in June 3e. June 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 leak detection system was measured on June 30th. A total of 890 gallons of water was excavated from
the leak detection system yielding a monthly average of 28.7 gpad. The tailings pond under -drain
measured 40 gpm.
During the month of June, the West Pit water treatment plant operated efficiently discharging a total of
7,744,300 gallons (23.77 acre -feet) of water to Rito Seco Creek and a total of 836,500 gallons (2.57 acre -
feet) of water was transferred from the West Pit to the tailings impoundment. Seepage along Rito Seco
Creek remained dry during the month.
P.O. Box 310 - San Luis, Colorado 81152 -0310 - (719) 379 -0798 - Fax [phone]