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<br />valley floor of Trout Creek (Figure 5) that is used for <br />grazing. This part of the tract would be mined under <br />Energy Fuels Corporation's proposal. Public Law 95-87 <br />precludes mining in this area. <br />D, Soils <br />A soil survery has been prepared by the USDA-Soil <br />Conservation Service (SCS) for coal lease applications <br />C-22644 and C-26913, Also, typical profile descriptions for <br />each series are shown in Table 6, Soils, <br />Abor Series <br />- Abor silty clay, 3 to 12 percent slope (4C) <br />- Abor silty clay, 12 to 25 percent slope (4E) <br />- Abor silty clay, 25 to 65 percent slope (4F) <br />Aefer to Description of the Environment, page EII-21, <br />Site Specific Analysis, Northwest Colorado Coal <br />Regional Environmental Statement, <br />- Abor-Moyerson complex, 25 to 65 percent slope (X4F) <br />Refer to reference above for Abor description and <br />Chapter 2, Description of the Environment ST-3, for <br />Moyerson description. <br />Briefly, the complex is made up of 55 percent Abor, 40 <br />percent Moyerson, and 5 percent minor soils. The <br />reclamation potential is rated poor, due to erosive <br />48 <br />