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III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII RECEIVED DEC 0 7 2001 BATTLE MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC. Division of Minerals and GeoloAY December 4, 2001 Mr. Jim Dillie Division of Minerals and Geology 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Denver, Colorado 80203 Subject: Battle Mountain Resources, Inc. DMG Permit No. M-88-112 November Monthly Sampling -Dear M. c. Dillie:__ ~_ _._ _ _ _ _ _ _ All required sampling was completed during the month of November, The water treatment plant discharged a total of 10,723,900 gallons of water (32.91-acre feet) into the Rito Seco during the month of November. All surface water stations were inspected weekly and RS-4 and RS-6 was found to be dry. Vacuum on fhe lysimeters was veriTied and no water was present to sample. The piezometers on the main embankment of the tailing impoundment were checked on November 29, the piezometers were dry or contained below 12 inches of water. The west pit piezometers were measured for depth to water on November 28, with the following results: BF-1 was 28.85 ft., BF-2 was 32.21 ft., BF-4 was 26.04 ft. and BF-6 was 31.82 ft. Other piezometers in the West Mine area were also checked with the following results: PW-1 was 29.10 ft., PW-2 was 29.25 ft., PW-3 was 36.58 ft. and PW-4 was 30.25 ft. The underdrain was measured at approximately 28 gpm. The collection pond leak detection system was pumped on November 29; the leak was approximately 3.1 gpad. The seeps remain dry. With DMG approval a total of 959,6 00 gallons (2.95-acre feet) of water was pumped from the evaporation system collection ponds to the tailings impoundment during November. Since e , ~fc~°e~_ David E. Long Environmental Coordinator 11 cc: Bill Lyle File Enclosure P.O. Box 310 San Luis, Colorado 81152-0310 • 1719) 379-0798 Fax (719) 379-0713