PERMFILE40129

• Permit No: M1978311
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Section_Exhibit Name: EXHIBIT D-1 WILDLIFE INFO
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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EX}3IBIT D-3 - SOILS INFORMATION
Hawkeye Mine - Pioneer Uravan, Inc.
October 2, 1978
f FNERAL SOIL M4P
iX)LORES RIVER BASIN
COLORADO AND UTAH
The general .soil map of the Dolores River Basin shows,
for broad Land use planning. Each soil unit is a uniq
a distinct pattern of soils and of relief and drainage
consists of one or more soils of major extent and some
is named for the major soils. The kind of soil in one
soil units, but in a different pattern.
in color, the soil units
~e natural landscape that has
features. A unit typically
soils of minor extent. It
unit can occur in other
The map provides a broad perspective of the soils and landscapes in the survey
area. It provides a basis for comparing the potential of large areas of general
kinds of land use. Areas that are generally suitable for certain kinds of farming
or other land uses can be identified on the map. Likewose, areas of soils having
~ properties that are distinctly unfavorable for certain land uses can be located.
Because of its small scale, the map does not show the kind of soil at a specific
site. Thus, it is not suitable for planning the management of a farm or field
or for selecting a site for a road or building or other structure; the kinds of
soils in any one soil unit ordinarily differ from place to place in slope, depth,
stoniness, drainage, or other characteristics that affect their management.
This general soil survey is useful in that soils with similar characteristics
and suitability can be located and related to different parts of the basin. The
broad characteristics and relationships can be used in a general way to interpret
the potential of soils for agrioultural,~recreational, commercial, and industrial
uses. Problems of erosion, sediment yield, present land use, and future development
are interrelated with soils and their distribution.

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