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EXHIBIT I -Soils Information <br />The soils in the area of [he proposed operation area as mapped and described by the U.S.D. A. <br />Soil Conservation Service consists of soils belonging to the following types (Maps and Non- <br />Technieal Soil Descriptions aze attached to this exhibit section: <br />• Fort Collins foam, 1 to 3 percent slopes Map symbol 19 <br />liaverson clay loam Map symbol 24 <br />• O[ney sandy loam, 3 to IZ percent slopes Map symbol 64 <br />• Schamber-midway complex, 3 to 25 percent slopes Map symbol 7? <br />• Wiley-kim looms, 2 to 9 percent slopes Map symbol 9l <br />The Haverson clay loam is found along the County Road 613 R.O.W. north of and outside the <br />site boundary. Avery small azea of this soil type will be within the northeast comer of the proposed 250 <br />acres. Spoil piles m this area will be either removed and processed or re-graded to tie into and match [he <br />visual berm to the west side of the site access. <br />The Schamber gravels aze the target aggregate resource to be mined and processed at the site. <br />Previous mining permits have removed most of the in place Schamber material in the proposed 60 acre <br />Phase 1 Area and left spoil piles, berms and tow ridges of un-processed aggregate material An a"ir photo of <br />the north end of the site is included in Exhibit B. The air photo is marked to show the approximate aeeas of <br />un-mined pockeu and/or spoil material with little to no overburden. As shown by the soil maps, the <br />Schamber outcrops to the surface in the north end and south end of the site. <br />Previous mining and test pits excavated at the proposed site indicate that the Shamber material has <br />from zeao to I S feet of overburden covering it across the site depending on the distance from the outcrop <br />areas. The Shamber gmvel material itself ranges from 15 to 20 fee[ in thickness in Phase Areas 1 and 4; <br />approximately 15 feet thick in Phase Area 7 and an average 9 to 10 feet in thickness in Phase Areas 2, 3, 5 <br />and 6. Estimated thicknesses for the overburden and aggregate soil types in each Phase Area are shown on <br />the Exhibit C -Mining Plan Map. <br />. The Wiley-kiro looms aze the covering overburden above the Shamber gravels across most of <br />the proposed site azea- Avery small triangular azea of Olney sandy loam is located in the southeast <br />corner of Phase Area 2. Some Fort Collins loam soils aze located on the top of the southern ridge and <br />along a portion of the east side of the site <br />Shamber grave( outcrop aeeas in the southem end will have all existing topsoil stripped and <br />stockpiled_ The Shamber gravel layer will be removed and topsail will be placed on the sub-grade as <br />mining activity progresses. Generally in the non-outcrop areas, the existing topsoil will be stripped and <br />stockpiled along the perimeter buffers and each Phase Area boundary. The overburden will be removed <br />and placed in the previously excavated areas, re-graded to the match the approximate site topography and <br />slope. <br />Topsoil, when existing, averages from 4 to 6 inches across the site. Topsoil will be stripped and <br />stockpiled at convenient locations azound the perimeter of the proposed azea of operations (within permit <br />boandazies) for use in subsequent reclamation activities. if topsoil stockpiles are to be left for more than 1 <br />growing season, they will be seeded with the USDA recommended seed mix via broadcast method. <br />