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~J <br />Table 7. Soils in each of the pre-mining blocks in acres and the K factor for the corresponding soil. <br /> East Pit A East Pit B East Pit C Section 16 K factor <br />Burnette 0 2 <br />30 10 <br />67 13 <br />60 0 <br />28 <br />Loam . . . . <br />Campspass 21.34 0 0 0 24 <br />0 <br />Loam . <br />Work 161 20.65 12.28 9 <br />35 31 <br />0 <br />Loam . . <br />K factor 0.25 0.31 0.30 0.29 <br />Table 8. Vegetation communities comprising the pre-mining blocks in acres and the C factor for the <br />corresponding community. <br /> East Pit A East Pit B East Pit C Section 16 C factor <br />Sagebrush 22 95 20 <br />10 9.34 0 0.0006 <br />Community . <br />Mountain <br />Shrub 0 2.85 13.61 22.95 0.004 <br />Community <br />C factor 0.0006 0.010 0.0026 0.004 <br />The LS factor was calculated using the RUSLE vers. 1.06 application. The inputs required to <br />determine the LS value for each block in the pre-mining stage were the soil texture, general land <br />• use, segment gradient, and segment length (Table 9). The general land use code used for the <br />reclaimed areas was "range, semi-arid with coarse soils." <br />Table 9. LS factor values for the pre-mining blocks. <br />• <br /> East Pit A East Pit B East Pit C Section 16 <br />Soil Loam Loam Loam Loam <br />texture <br />Gradient g% 8% 20% 11% <br />of Slope <br />Length of 1000 ft 1000 ft 1000 ft 1000 ft <br />Segment <br />LS factor 1.67 1.44 5.74 2.35 <br />18 <br />