1992-06-24_REVISION - M1988112 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1988112
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 6/24/1992
• Doc Name: DRAFT SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Minutes, June 24-25, 1992
999
D FiA~T
Subject To Board Approval
b) Minerals, Energy and Geology Policy Advisory Board -- the deadline
for submittal of applications is 5:00 p.m.,, June 25, 1992.
c> HB 1200 -- Study Bill concerning moving the Water Qu~ility Control
Division to DNR or to another location.
d) Federal Administrative Cost-sharing and the MMS Study (recently
completed) -- Subcommittee is asking that the States fund 1007. of
all the administrative costs of the MMS, the BLM and the Forest
Service that do mineral leasing; approximately $79 million would
be deducted from the States' mineral receipts. Colorado has
contacted various groups and stated opposition to administrative
cost-sharing; the IOGCC in Wichita and the WGA have passed
resolutions in opposition to administrative cost-sharing.
Staff Presentation by Larry Oehler:
FORMAL PUBLIC HEARING
BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INCORPORATED File No. M-88-112
333 Clay Street, 42nd floor
Houston, TX 77002
All persons wishing to give testimony were sworn.
Secs. 15, 16, 17, 20, 21 and 22, T325, R71W, 6th P.M., Costilia County,
2,200 acres; 112 open pit gold and silver. Status report on progress
towards completion of 12 Board ordered corrective actions, status of
reducing the cyanide concentrations of waste stream and waste disposal
areas to Levels that comply with the permit and consideration of the
Division's recommendation, regarding any further civil penalty.
Board Member Stewart announced that in 1984 she purchases stock from a
company that was connected with Battle Mountain Resources at that
time. However, she said she no longer holds the stock and asked the
parties if they would consider this a conflict of interesl-s. There was
no objection from the parties to Ms. Stewart hearing this natter.
Staff stated that in accordance with Paragraph 18 of tf~e Board Order
issued in relation to this matter, the Division would provide an update
on compliance with abatement requirements, followed by comments from
the other parties.
Mr. Frank Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, clarified that although
the San Luis (Costilia County) Conservancy District was video taping
the hearing, the official record of the proceeding was Being compiled
and tape recorded by the Board Secretary.
Staff presented EXHIBIT A, an amended abatement requirement summary and
discussed the status of each corrective action: 1) tailings area
security has been increased, 2) the operator submitted a report
assessing the environmental impact of the violation, :l) accelerated
frequency of tailings area environmental monitoring is in place and
being implemented, 4) cyanide detoxification of the tailings has not