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that are locally predominant, as the Cash and Who Do Mine Project site is generally situated at elevations ranging from 7,700 to 8,450 feet amsl. A representative profile of this soil exposes a surface layer about two inches thick composed of a dark gray, gravelly, sandy loam. The subsurface layer is about eight inches thicc and is a light brownish ray colored, gravelly, sandy loam. Alight grayish-brown gravelly, sandy loam that has seams and nodules of brown, gravelly, sandy, clay loam in the lower part is found below this subsurface layer. Brown, gravelly, sandy, Gay loam about nine inches thick forms the subsoil. Partly weathered Boulder Creek granite underlies the subsoil at a depth of about 26 inches. The surface layer has a neutral soil reaction, while the subsoil is slightly acid. The Aliens Park soils have a moderate permeability and a low water capacity. In general, sign cant portions of the respective permit sub-areas exhibit recent or historic mining-related disturbance, some of which dates to the 1870s. Steep-sloped waste rock dump areas are associated with the Who Do and Cash Mines, and the recently completed prospect adit (Mount Royate No. 1 Adlt) and its associated waste rock stockpile are present. Prior operational activities (Grca 1998-99) carried out by ITEC Environmental Colorado, Inc. resulted in the relocation of most of the Cash Mine waste roGc dump to a low~rade ore stockpile location proximal to the Gold Hill Mill. In addition, the waste roGc dump at the Who Do Mine has been extended in a southerly direction as a result of Donaki R. Adit rehabilitation and associated prospecting activity generally carried out Grca 1998 to 2004. These features remain active mine areas. Areas surrounding the margins of mine waste roGc dumps and related disturbances contain limited soil cover ranging from trace quantities to depths of 4 to 5 inches, in and amongst the numerous outcrops of Boulder Creek granite. The upper Cash Gulch area contains small areas of Peyton-series soils in the drainageway between the Hazel A adlt and the southwestern portion of the Cash Mine area. In the lower Cash Gulch area, a narrow band of Aliens Park soils has formed from the weathered Boulder Creek granite and other transported material. Vegetation Native vegetation found within the Juget-Rock Outcrop Complex at lower elevations is mainly Ponderosa pine, while at high elevations it is mainly Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce. A sparse understory of grass is usually found within the Juget-RoGc Outcrop Complex due to the inability of the grass roots to penetrate this soil to depths in excess of approximately 20 inches. Comparatively, root penetration on the order of 40 to 60 inches is achievable in the Peyton series soils, resulting in vegetative cover characterized by taller grasses. The Aliens Park soils support an intermediate understory of grass with roots penetrating this soil to a depth of between 20 and 40 inches. Exhibit a -Site Description 2