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<br />• <br />~. <br />2.04.9 Soils Resource Information <br />(1) The applicatn shall provide adequate soils information for the permit <br />area, or in the case of underground mining activities, for those portions <br />of the permit area to be disturbed by surface operations and facilities. <br />Such information shall include at a minimum the following site specific <br />information: <br />(a) Description, sampling and analysis of soil horizons in sufficient <br />detail to determine the depths to which identified materials should be <br />salvaged. <br />(b) Soils analysis for representative samples of each soil horizon for <br />each soil type with analysis conducted by a laboratory using standardized <br />soil testing procedure. Soil testing parameters shall include: <br />(i) pH; <br />(ii) Salt hazard (electrical conductivity) ; <br />(iii) Sodium Absorption Ratio; <br />(iv) Particle size analysis (texture); and <br />(v) Other chemical analysis as required by the Division for good <br />cause shown. <br />(c) A soils map or enlarged aerial photo of the same scale as the <br />permit area map shall be provided which accurately portrays: <br />(i) Soil sample locations; and <br />(ii) The depths to which the operator proposes to strip topsoil <br />within each portion of the permit area. <br />(d) A narrative or table shall be provided which addresses the <br />suitability of each major soil horizon as a plant growth media based on its <br />physical and chemical characteristics. <br />(e) A discussion of present and potential productivity of soils. <br />(2) The intensity of soil sampling and the number os samples to analyze' <br />shall be based on the complexity and variability of soils within the permit <br />area. <br />(3) Where the applicant proposes to use selected overburden materials as <br />a supplement or substitute to topsoil, the application shall provide results <br />of the analyses, trials, and tests required under 4.06.2. <br />RESPONSE <br />This soil inventory was completed in two phases. The first <br /> <br />phase was completed by VTN Colorado, Inc. , formerly located in <br />Denver, Colorado. VTN sampled soils in the mine permit area <br />south of County Road 53. The second phase was completed by a <br />soil scientist employed by Yampa Mining Co. Soils in the mine <br />permit area north of County Road 53 were sampled in this study. <br />