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EXHIBIT I - Soils Information <br />A copy of the soils information provided from the Kit Carson County Soils Survey is <br />attached in the pre- mining section. <br />The proposed site lies on the southern edge of intermittent Sand Creek. Elevation at the <br />site is 4300 feet. The current use of the area is rangeland and dry pasture. Stocking rates <br />are low as soil types are not conducive to good vegetative cover. <br />The site is described by the Natural Resources Conservation Service as an area of nearly <br />level and gently sloping areas on stream terraces and flood plains. Native vegetation is <br />mainly grasses. <br />The Kit Carson County soil survey shows this area as primarily Satanta- Sampson loams, <br />0 to 3 percent slopes. The expansion area is into three additional soil types. They are <br />Norka -Colby -Weld silt loams, 3 to 5 percent slopes, Stoneham -Kimst -Fort Collins loams, <br />5 -15 percent slopes, and Weld silt loam, 0 to 2 percent. Documentation on each of the <br />four soil types is shown the pre- mining section. <br />The Soil Conservation Service reports these soil types are used almost entirely for <br />grazing. The soils are not suited for cropland because of the low available water capacity <br />and the erosion hazard. Stock rates must be closely monitored to assure adequate grass <br />cover is maintained. <br />