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f <br />• ^II'II ~II ~II'~I'll~ <br />~j-g-~~.} United States Soil Lf <br />rjll~ Department d Conservation ~~ I-+ ~~ ~~ <br />~~ Agricutturc Service <br />9595 Helson Road, Box D, Longmont, CO 80501 _ Febru$ny.3g,~1981 <br />- , ..~ <br />Mr. Robert Phillips <br />Route 3 <br />7850 Ute Highway <br />Lyons, LO 80540 <br />Nv;~ ? ~; 1981 <br />f>Ri~iF`J LAF~O RE::LHMATION <br />Cclo. GePt_ of fyatural Rosoutces <br />Dear Fir. Phillips: <br />The following soils and vegetative information is provided as requested: <br />There are two major soils in your mining area. Colluvial Land (Cu) and <br />Pinata Ruck outcrop complex, 5-55N slopes (PrF). <br />Coiluvial land varies widely in depth, texture, color, reaction, and <br />stoniness. The surface layer is mainly a sandy loam that contain"s varying <br />amounts of stone and cobbles. The underlying material ranges from loamy <br />sandy to clay, and the soil material ranges from shallow to deep. The <br />erosion hazard is high. Capability class is YIIs nonirrigated. <br />Pinata-Rock outcrop complex is about 45% Pinata very stony loamy fine <br />sand and about 35% Rock outcrop. The Pinata mainly has the smoother <br />slopes and the Rock outcrop mainly the steeper slopes. Pinata soils <br />have slow permeability and available water capacity is moderate. The <br />erosion hazard is high and the soil capabi]ity is VIIs, nonirrigated. <br />Both sails groups (Cu & Prfj have a tree suitability group of G. These <br />soils are not suited to planting. They are shallow to bedrock; strongly <br />sloping; poorly drained or aerated; excessively saline or alkaline, or <br />cobbly, stony, gravelly, sandy, or very clayey. <br />Reseeding these soils is difficu]t, and in some places impossible because <br />of the slope, rock outcrops, and amount of stones, cobblestones and gravel. <br />I hope this information is aueauate. If you iiavc any questions, please <br />feel free to call or come by the office. <br />Sincerely, <br />Martin A. Jimi z <br />Acting District Conservationist JAN ~ ~ ZOOrJ <br />Division of Miinerals and Deolapy <br /> <br />