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EXHIBIT I <br /> SOILS <br /> SOILS INFORMATION <br /> The following information was obtained from site observa- <br /> tions and the basic soils and vegetation information found thru <br /> the USDA' s National Soils information page and the Soil Survey of <br /> Weld County. The soils information was downloaded from the USDA <br /> site and is made part of this application. <br /> Soil units are shown on the USDA map, reproduced on the next <br /> page. The photo map shows the surrounding vegetation features <br /> and soil types . The entire area of the mine site lies east of <br /> Highway 85 on a terrace deposit that is currently mostly used as <br /> agricultural cropland. The south area has been used as a staging <br /> area for the farming activities, so has little or no vegetation <br /> except scattered grass areas but predominately weeds. <br /> There are 4 soils types found on the mine site of which only <br /> 2 will be disturbed by mining. Under laying the 12 inches of <br /> topsoil is a layer of overburden varying from 2 .5 to 3 feet deep <br /> and a layer of gravelly sand that is 28 to 50+ feet thick. The <br /> plan is to mine the upper 30 feet of gravel staying a minimum of <br /> 2 feet above the ground water table and backfill the mined area <br /> with 10-15 feet of inert fill, than place the 12 inches of over- <br /> burden on the fill and resoil it with an average of 10-12 inches <br /> of topsoil. This will leave the new field level approximately <br /> 10-12 feet below its current level. <br /> 8 1/2 Enterprises LLC. December 9, 2025 <br /> Sasaki Pit 32 <br />