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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 19, 2000
BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANY
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
Nevada 1-9666 76-0151431
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) (IRS EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.)
333 Clay Street, 42nd Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(ADDRESS, OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 650-6400
Not applicable
(FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
5.1 Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein is certain information regarding adverse water rights/water quality
ruling on the Crown Jewel mine, as presented in a press release dated
January 19, 2000.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued by Battle Mountain Gold Company dated
January 19, 2000.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 28, 2000. BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Greg V. Etter
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Name: Greg V. Etter
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
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Exhibit 99.1
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: LES VAN DYKE
(713) 653-7248 OR
[email protected]
WEB PAGE: WWW.BMGOLD.COM
BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD RECEIVES ADVERSE WATER RIGHTS/WATER
QUALITY RULING ON CROWN JEWEL MINE
Houston, January 19, 2000 -- Battle Mountain Gold Company (BMG-NYSE;
BMC-TSE) today said that the Washington Pollution Control Hearings Board
(PCHB) has granted appeals brought by opposition to the Crown Jewel project
regarding water rights and 401 Water Quality Certification for the Crown
Jewel mine. The ruling reverses the Reports of Examination for the water
rights and vacates the 401 Certification, which were issued by the Washington
Department of Ecology (WDOE).
BMG President and Chief Operating Officer, John A. Keyes, said that
the Company is outraged by the PCHB ruling, adding that it is particularly
disappointing that the PCHB has chosen to ignore the many years of work and
technical study conducted by the WDOE and its consultants, which found the
project to meet all necessary criteria. As the Director of the WDOE stated
with respect to Crown Jewel, `No other proposal has received this level of
environmental scrutiny.'
Keyes noted that the decision is appealable, and that the Company is
currently reviewing its options.
The United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a
"safe harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. Operating, exploration
and financial data, and other statements in this document, are based on
information that the Company believes reasonable, but involve significant
uncertainties as to future gold prices, costs, ore grades, mining and
processing conditions, and regulatory and permitting matters. Actual results
and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates presented. Also
refer to the Cautionary Statement contained in the Company's Form 10-K and
10-Q for the most recent reporting periods.
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