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Exhibit J <br /> Page 6 <br /> The relationship of present vegetation types to soil types,or alternatively,the information may be presented on a <br /> map;and, <br /> Discussion pertaining to the relationship between present vegetation types and soil types present within the <br /> Permit Area is provided in the foregoing Item(a),and to a greater level of detail within Exhibit I: Soils <br /> Information. <br /> Refer also to Exhibit C-3: Affected Area-Vegetation Mapping and Exhibit C-4: Affected Area-Soils <br /> Mapping,respectively, for aerial imagery and mapping units depicting the vegetation and soils(and <br /> topographic)correlations. <br /> Estimates of average annual production for hay meadows and croplands and carrying capacity for range lands <br /> on or in the vicinity of the affected land,if the choice of reclamation is for range or agriculture. <br /> Rangeland as well as oil and gas production are the current and post-mining land uses. <br /> Based on the Site description in Item 1 a of this exhibit and NRCS-USDA web soil survey data the Permit Area <br /> can be expected to produce 7,599,310 pounds of total forage within a normal year.During a normal year,the <br /> estimated carrying capacity is on the order of 282(1,400-pound)cow-calf pairs,utilizing the standard Animal <br /> Unit Equivalents(AUE)of one 1,000 lb. cow equal to 1 AUE and one 1,400 lb.cow-calf pair equal to 1.4 <br /> AUE.A more detailed discussion supporting this carrying capacity analysis is provided in Exhibit J-3: <br /> Vegetation Production and Carrying Capacity Analysis. <br /> (2) The Operator/Applicant shall show the relation of the types of vegetation to existing topography on a map in <br /> Exhibit C.In providing such information,the Operator/Applicant may want to contact the local Soil <br /> Conservation District. <br /> Refer to Exhibit C-3: Affected Area-Vegetation Mapping for an aerial image/topographical depiction of <br /> vegetation types across the full extent of the Kersey Mine Permit Area. <br /> References <br /> Chapman, S.S.,Griffith,G.E.,Omernik,J.M.,Price,A.B.,Freeouf,J.,and Schrupp,D.L. (2006).Ecoregions of <br /> Colorado:Reston,Virginia.U.S. Geological Survey(map SAN scale 1:1,200,000). <br /> Colorado Sand Company II,LLC <br /> Kersey Mine Construction Material Regular(112)Operation Reclamation Permit Application <br /> June 7,2024 <br />