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EXHIBIT B - SITE DESCRIPTION <br /> The following site description information is generally contained within the <br /> existing MLRD Permit No. M-1994-117 file and the original Cash Mine Permit No. <br /> M-83-141 . <br /> (1) Vegetative Cover and Soils Description <br /> Vegetation <br /> The native vegetation found in the Juget-Rock Outcrop is mainly <br /> Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, Blue spruce, and Rocky Mountain juniper <br /> trees, which are growing along with scattered scrubs and a sparse <br /> understory of grasses. Juget soils have a rapid permeability, a low <br /> available water capacity, and a shallow effective rooting depth. Because of <br /> these soil characteristics, and the granite rock outcrops, the Soil <br /> Conservation Service has classified the vegetation growing on the Juget- <br /> Rock Outcrop Complex as being native woodlands suitable for wildlife <br /> habitat. <br /> No rare, threatened, or endangered plant species have been identified on <br /> or near to any of the Permit Area(s) or in the Gold Hill area in general. The <br /> existing vegetation has been classified as a coniferous forest consisting of <br /> mixed cone-bearing trees of the pine family, including various species of <br /> pines (pinus), and Douglas for (pseudotsuga). These trees are resinous <br /> evergreens, with a straight axis and a narrow crown, and are <br /> characteristically present in acidic soils, often sprouting after fire. The <br /> coniferous forest is widespread and extensive throughout the general <br /> area, and can be found throughout the general area, and can be found at <br /> elevations between 6,000 and 10,000 feet. It encompasses the lower and <br /> upper montane zones, and includes Lodgepole and Ponderosa pine. <br /> Engelmann and Blue spruce, Douglas fir, and thickets of broad-leaved <br /> trees (i.e., aspen, alder, and maple) and shrubs along stream banks. <br /> These zones are often referred to as the transitional zone between the <br /> foothill and sub-alpine zones. These zones overlap and telescope into <br /> each other, and one zone may be present on a south slope while another <br /> will be found across the valley on the opposite (north) slope at the same <br /> elevation. Plants that are characteristically found in one zone can <br /> sometimes be found in favorable areas in the neighboring zone above or <br /> below their usual habitat. <br /> Douglas fir, Lodgepole pine, and Engelmann spruce are found at higher <br /> elevations, while Ponderosa pine are generally found at lower elevations <br /> scattered stands of pure and mixed trees. Douglas fir is considered the <br /> climax or original forest type present in this area before the boom days of <br /> mining in the 1870s, when the trees were either extensively cut or <br /> Exhibit B—Site Description 1 <br />