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EXHIBIT I <br /> SOILS <br /> SOILS INFORMATION <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> The following information was provided by Mr. Greg Langer <br /> District Conservationist from the El Paso County District or the <br /> NRCS . Soil units are shown on the USDA map, reproduced on the <br /> following pages . The photo map shows the surrounding vegetation <br /> features and soil types . This site lies along a north/south <br /> trending deposit of sand on both sides of the ephemeral drainage <br /> known as Black Squirrel Creek. There are 8 soils types found on <br /> the mine site . Underling the soils is a sand deposit with a <br /> little gravel intermixed that is 70 plus feet thick. The static <br /> ground water table in the wells on the mine site averages 70 feet <br /> deep and no mining will take place deeper then 70 ft or minimum <br /> or 10 feet above the water table . <br /> Soils information and technical information is provided in <br /> the NRCS report attached following this section. The report <br /> indicates that the salvageable soil depths vary from 4 to 15 but <br /> many of the soils types have 8 inches or less so the average <br /> works out to be 5 . 5 inches . Across the site however the northern <br /> area covered by irrigation sprinklers is used for sod farming so <br /> little or no actual soil remains on those areas due to the way <br /> the grass is grown on a sand base that has organic additives <br /> added to make soil for the sod. Any soil encountered in a stage <br /> will be salvaged and placed around the outer mine limits as far <br /> from the creek as practical for use in reclamation. <br /> 24 (revised 9/9/19) <br />