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05045 Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />Exhibit I -Soils Information <br />Please refer to Exhibit C-1: Pre-Mining Map for mapped USDA soils. <br />Three soil types exist within the proposed permit area. These types are Bijou sandy <br />loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, Valent sand, 1 to 9 percent slopes, and Valent sand, 9 to 20 <br />percent slopes. <br />Bijou sandy loam is found on the very southwestern corner of the property, Valent sand, <br />1 to 9 percent slopes, is found on majority of the property and Valent sand, 9 to 20 <br />percent slopes is found on the very eastern edge of the property. <br />Descriptions of the three soil types from the EI Paso County Soil Survey by the U.S. <br />Department of Agriculture can be found below: <br />r,-H(jou aertiiy loam, 1 to 8 pemnt abpea Tale deep, <br />well drained eon ie on flood please, terrace0. and uplatrda <br />It formed in earuty alluvium and in eoaaa matarid <br />derived frwn arkoae deyodfs. Etevatdon ranges nom <br />5,t00 W 8,200 feet 1'he avenge snood ptedpitation L <br />about 18 inche0. the avenge annual air Lempenluxo iv <br />About d9 degrees F, sal Che average frost-free perioel to <br />about ld6 days <br />Typksay, the surface layer is brown sandy loam shoo! <br />4 inches thick. The aubeoa is brown or gray(dr brown <br />sandy low about 21 inrlree tbirlr. The eubetranan is liW <br />brown loamy vroarae sand. <br />Imluded wiN thin Boil in mapying vv small erem of <br />OImY sandy loam, 0 to a peat:nt dopes; Vonv sandy <br />low, t to 8 percent copes: and Wigton IoamY surd 1 to 8 <br />percent elopes <br />Perareabgity of tail Btiou Boil is rand. EKective root <br />tog depta is 80 irrebee ar more. Available water npacitY <br />is moderate. Onranie matter confant o[ the surface layer <br />ie law. Surface runoff is dow, ana the haranb o[ erosion <br />and Boil slowing are moderate. <br />Moat areas nP rain soil are used [or range, but some <br />areau are uxnl for dryland er irrigated towing. <br />Corn, sorghun4 and wheat are the priradpal nonir <br />rlgated crops. Cbra, alfalfa sod paaurre are the main <br />crops grown under irrigatlon. lnigated eroya respond W <br />phosphate and Ntrogen fertilizer. DryfsrmeA corn sal <br />sorghum generally respond to nitrogen fertiliser. biana¢e- <br />ment of crop residue L neemsary [o control Boil blowing. <br />3triperopping helps m control wil blowing. Sprinkler it <br />rigatfon la the moat ed46[e and widely prx[iced method <br />of xpplying water. <br />Native vegetation i. aominantly blue grvrra, sand droµ <br />seed, needleandtaread, sidecars grw0. aM buckwheat. <br />3aedimr is advisable if tae range bas deteriorated. <br />Seeding the native grasses is a good practice. If tae range <br />ie severely eroded and blowouts have developed, the new <br />seeding aboard be terGlized. <br />Windbreaks agd enviromnentat plantings are generally <br />auitad to this ¢oi1 Soil blowfog is the main ]invitation f~ <br />the establlahareat of trees and shrubs This limitation turn <br />be overcome by enltivating ody U the tree rows and <br />leavhig s strip oP vegetation between Lha rows. 3uppla <br />mental irrigation may be necessary wlu3tl planting and <br />durm8 dry periods. Trees that ere beet salted and have <br />good survival are Itocky Mountain juniper, eastern <br />redcedaz, ponderosa pine, Siberian elm, Rusrian~olive, and <br />hackberry. Shrubs that are beet suited am ekunkbush <br />manse, h7aq end Siberian peeahtvb. <br />Tbia em7 ie suited to wildlife habltaG IE is beat suited to <br />habitat for openland and rangeland wOdlite. In cropland <br />aurae, habitat favorable for ring-necked pheasant. mourn- <br />ing dove, and many nongeme species can be davekiped by <br />establiehing areas for nesting and eseaps cover. For <br />pheasant, the provision oP undisturbed (resting trover ie <br />vital and should. be included in plane for habitat develop- <br />ment (teltgeland wddlUe, each ae pronghorn antelope, can <br />be encouraged by developing livestock watering facibtiea, <br />properly managirrg livestock grating, and reseeding range <br />where needed. <br />This soil hoe good potential for vas ae htuntxitea Shal- <br />low exatvation ie severely limited because cut banlm cave <br />in. This sandy soil requires special management practices <br />to reduce water erosion and ao4 blowing. CapaMlity eub- <br />classee IIIe, irrigated, and IVs, nonirrigated. <br />Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands, Inc. February 2, 2006 <br />Jemadojin Sand Mine Page 16 <br />