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Soils Conditions <br />The size of the proposed Loadout Reference Area is approximately 1.02 acres. Upon <br />superimposing the USDA -NRCS soils mapping onto the Loadout Reclamation Area, it can be <br />determined that this site contains approximately 34,979 SF or 79.16 percent of soils mapping <br />unit 52 or the Loamy Plains and Gravel Breaks Range Sites and approximately 9,209 SF or 20.84 <br />percent of soils mapping unit 105 or the Overflow Range Site. Since the Loamy Plains and <br />Gravel Breaks Range Sites account for 40.33 and 28.65 percent, respectively of the soils <br />associated with the Loadout Reclaimed Areas, it can be concluded that the soil types and <br />corresponding range sites associated with this proposed reference area account for approximately <br />68.98 percent of "dominant pre- mining and post- mining soils conditions" as are required by the <br />Vegetation Guideline and satisfies the similarity of soils and vegetation conditions requirement. <br />SUMMARY <br />This summary documents that the proposed Southfield Mine Loadout Reference Area satisfies <br />the similarity of vegetation types, slope, dominant aspect, elevation, management, geology, size <br />and soils conditions criteria required for a proposed reference area and are therefore, suitable for <br />the new Loadout Reference Area. <br />