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Section 779.21 (a) Continued. <br />• On Mine No. 1, Heil (1978) encountered a total of 10 out of 14 <br />samples considered "good" while 4 would be ranked "fair" according <br />to Wyoming DEQ standards found in Table 80, Wyoming DEQ Guidelines <br />for Suitability Ratings for Soils as Sources of Topsoiling Material, <br />Along Fish Creek, Table 72, Chemical and Physical Properties of <br />Soils on the 20900 Lease Area of Pfine No. 2, 9 samples were con- <br />sidered "good", 6 samples were considered "fair" and 5 samples <br />considered "poor" for topsoil. Of the 51 samples taken in Eckman <br />Park, 37 were rated "good", 10 were rated "fair" and 4 were rated <br />"poor". Those Eckman Park samples rated poor were all encountered <br />as subsoils. The overall particle size tends to lump the majority <br />of soils into the "good" classification according to the Wyoming <br />DEQ standards. <br />Sodium Absorption Ratio. A total of 11I samples were analyzed for <br />sodium absorption ratio. Heil. (1976) reported that for the combined <br />• A and B horizons, sampled on Energy Mine Ne. 1, sodium absorption <br />ratio's ranged from 0.1 to 1.7 with an average of 0.56. The U.S. <br />Forest Service found sodium absorption ratio's ranging from 0.4 to <br />0.8, with an average of 0.6 on Energy Mine No. 1. Along Dish <br />Creek, at Energy Mine No. 2, Energy Fuels found a range in sodium <br />absorption ratio's of 0.11 to 3.13 with an average of 0.51. Within <br />the BLM Energy Pfinerals Resource Inventory and Analysis borrow <br />area, on Energy Mine No. 1, Heil (1978) found sodium absorption <br />ratio's ranging from 0.8 to 1.5 for topsoils. Soils sampled within <br />Eckman Park ranged from 0.3 to 6.3 with an average of 2.27. <br />Of the samples taken to date, only 1 of 111 oamples exceeded the <br />recommended value of 6 proposed by the Wyoming Department of Envi- <br />ronmental Quality. According to the topsoil suitability guidelines <br />established by Wyoming, the soils in the permit area are considered <br />"good" with respect to sodium absorption rate. <br />. Calcium Carbonate. A total of 41 samples were analyzed for calcium <br />carbonate or lime equivalent on the Energy Mine No. 1. Heil <br />779-293 <br />