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<br />EXHIBIT I (Cont'd) <br />and does not exhibit the gleization of the Halaquepts, it is <br />a saline/alkaline soil in the top 3 to 6 inches. Below about <br />6 inches its chemistry improves somewhat, but organic matter <br />~ remains quite low. When planted with crops, it produces very <br />poorly unless it is intensely leached, and even then it needs <br />~ much added organic matter and sulphurous soil amendments. <br />Drill logs in this area indicate overburden depths of about <br />7 feet up to about 22 feet with most being in excess of 10 feet. <br />' With such a deep overburden, it is unlikely the gravel under <br />this area would be mined. If it is mined, the soil should not <br />be saved as there should be more than enough from better areas <br />' to meet the needs of topsoiling the lake banks. <br />-34- <br />