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2.04.9 Soil Resource Information • Soils found in the permit area are delineated on the Soils Map (Map 4}. Site specific soil work has been completed by the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service ("SCS"), on the permit and adjacent areas. The mapping intensity utilized by the SCS was the Order 2 sampling intensity. The SCS Order 2 survey for the permit area was conducted over the entire permit area. However, the Bear Coal Company does not plan to disturb soils in any other area other than the area of surface facilities. Therefore, the Bear Coal Company subsequently conducted a detailed site specific soil survey. This additional soil work was conducted during the fall of 1981. The purpose of this data gathering program was to develop additional information to confirm and complement the Order 2 soil survey conducted by the SCS. The SCS survey was reviewed for field precision within the area to be affected by the facilities of the Bear • Coal Company. Soil cores were taken through the topsoil. The soil samples were visually logged in the field. Two soil samples were saved and tested by Bookcliffs Commercial Laboratories in Steamboat Springs, Colorado for chemical and physical analysis. The holes sampled in the fall of 1981 were also used to determine soil thicknesses. As suggested by representatives of the Division, the accepted methods of soil analysis as set forth in Wyoming Guideline No. 1 were employed for all soils analysis. Also, as suggested by the Colorado Mined land Reclamation Division, the soil samples were tested for pH, electrical conductivity, saturation percentage, particle size analysis, soluble calcium, magnesium, sodium, and sodium absorption ratio. As shown on the Soils Map (Map 4), several soil mapping units are found within the proposed permit boundary. These mapping units are as follows: 1) Absarokee-Work Loam 2) 8eenom-Absarokee Association • 3) Breece Loam 2.04-39