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Mining District are largely granitic gneisses with a small percentage of sedimentary, volcanic and <br />metamorphic materials. The sizing of the gravels is estimated in Table I -1. <br />TABLE I -1 <br />Sizing Estimates of Gravels on the JRS site. <br />Plus 24 inch rocks- few above 36 inches 10% <br />Plus 6 inch rocks minus 24 inch rocks 10% <br />Plus 2 inch rocks minus 6 inch rocks 30% <br />Sands minus 2 inch rocks 40% <br />Clays and very fine sands 10% <br />Total 100% <br />Site Specific Soils <br />Map unit symbol <br />Map unit name <br />Rating <br />f;OTCGI t <br />No Digital Data Available <br />Subtotals for Soil Survey Area <br />Summary by Map Unit — Teller <br />-Park Area, Colorado, Parts of Park and Teller Counties (C0636) <br />Map unit symbol <br />Map unit name <br />Rating <br />7 <br />Basses very gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 55 percent slopes <br />B <br />8 <br />Bassel- Reinecker complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes <br />2 <br />20 <br />Dumps, dredge tailings <br />34 <br />Fulvance cobbly loam, 20 to 50 percent slopes <br />C <br />47 <br />Hodden sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes <br />A <br />52 <br />Hodden very gravelly sandy loam, 4 to 15 percent slopes <br />B <br />64 <br />Lanswick loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes <br />B <br />75 <br />Pits, gravel <br />79 <br />Platdon loam, frequently flooded, 0 to 3 percent slopes <br />° %D <br />84 <br />Redspoon loamy fine sand, 5 to 20 percent slopes <br />B <br />All of these soils are shown on Map B -3 in Appendix C. The detailed information on all soils in the <br />permit area is included in Appendix B. <br />Soil Salvaging <br />As described in the mining plan, all topsoil will be salvaged and used in reclamation. It is expectednthat <br />total salvage depths in the virgin areas will average 4 to 8 inches and there will be no differentiation <br />between the A,B, or C horizons. The soils are simply too thin to try to salvage them separately. Only <br />Sullivan Aggregate Pit March 2015 I -2 <br />