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04038 Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />Exhibit I -Soils Information <br />Please refer to Exhibit C-2: Pre-Mining Map (Natural Features) for mapped USDA soils. <br />There are 9 types of soils present within the proposed permit boundary. All of these <br />soils are suitable for reclamation activities. The 9 types are Aquolls and Aquents, <br />Buckskin Loam, Cochetopa Loam, Cryoborolls-Cryorthents Clays, Fourmile-Tellura <br />Complex, Quander-Routt Complex, Hunchback Clay, Blanca Cobbly Loam and Binco- <br />Gourley Complex. <br />Aquolls and Aquents soils are present on nearly level slopes (flood plains and oxbows of <br />stream terraces) and are in the capability subclass Vllw. These soils are deep and very <br />poorly drained. They are loamy to clayey with some areas underlain by sand and gravel <br />at a depth of 20-40 inches. <br />Buckskin Loam is found on 3-12% slopes (benches and hillslopes) and is in the land <br />capability classification IVe, nonirrigated. This soil is very deep and well drained. The <br />surface layer consists of grayish brown loam from 0 to 12 inches. The subsoil consists <br />of brown sandy clay loam from 12 to 16 inches, brown silty clay from 16 to 38 inches, <br />and yellow silty clay loam from 38 to 54 inches. The substratum is yellowish brown clay <br />found at 58 to 60 inches below the surface. The permeability of this soil is very slow and <br />available water capacity is high. The potential rooting depth is greater than 60 inches <br />and runoff is moderate to high. The hazard of water erosion is slight to very high and <br />hazard of soil blowing is low. The major current uses of this soil are for irrigated hay and <br />pasture, livestock grazing, wildlife habitat and recreation. <br />Cochetopa Loam is found on 3-12% slopes (benches, fan terraces and plateaus) and is <br />in the land capability classification Vlc, nonirrigated. This soil is very deep and well <br />drained. The surface layer consists of 0 to 5 inches of grayish brown loam. The <br />subsurface layer is grayish brown loam from 5 to 20 inches. The subsoil is brown clay <br />from 20 to 30 inches, yellowish brown clay from 30 to 30 inches and pale brown clay <br />from 30 to 65 inches. The permeability of this soil is slow and available water capacity is <br />high. The potential rooting depth is 60 inches or more and runoff is medium to high. <br />The hazard of water erosion is slight to very high and the hazard of soil blowing is low. <br />The major current uses of this soil is for irrigated hay and pasture, nonirrigated crops, <br />livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. <br />King Mountain Sand & Gravel Mine Page 1 of 4 <br />King Mountain Gravel, LLC January 14, 2005 <br />