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Soils of this delineation aze the result of past mining operations. Areas where this unit is mapped are <br />flat with varying degrees of volunteer vegetation. Generally, the areas on which this soil delineation <br />occurs aze truncated hills or ridges. <br />These soils aze very gavelly (35%), generally of sandy loam or loamy sand textures. Wind erosion <br />and water erosion hazazd is low because of this gravel content. The very high gravel content causes <br />the surface of these soils to become quite warm, and young grass or other flora seedlings have high <br />mortality rates. <br />See Map I/J for the soil/vegetation types within the permit area . <br />Soil Salvaeine <br /> <br />As described in the mining plan, all topsoil will be salvaged and used in reclamation. It is expected <br />that total salvage depths in the virgin azeas will average 6 inches and there will be no differen[iafion <br />between the A,B, or C horizons. The soils are simply too thin to try to salvage them separately. Only <br />minor pockets of suitable fines aze available from the disturbed azeas. Most of these area gravels were <br />washed by past pre-law attempts to mine gold and the fine material for rooting no longer exists. <br />In addition to salvage of soils from virgin areas, substitute topsoil will be salvaged from the settling <br />ponds of both the gold and gravel operations on site. These will be stored in stockpiles as described in <br />the mining plan and as shown on Map C-2. All stockpiles will be immediately seeded using the <br />temporary seed mix shown in the mining plan. <br />Alma Placer 7/03 69 <br />