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~s <br />EXIiIBIT I - SOILS IPIFORf9ATI0hi <br />Exhaustive soil surveys have not been done on much of the land <br />in the Uravan tiineral Belt, however some general information has been <br />taken from Soil Consevation Service maps developed through a combin- <br />ation of detailed soil surveys, reconnaissance soil surveys, and <br />and by interpretation. <br />Two major units, as described by the General Soil htap of the <br />Dolores River Uasin, may be found in the region of the Sf•1-18 (dine. <br />Unit lt3 is categorized as "rock outcrop and very shallow soils <br />of the canyons," while Unit /14 is "moderately dark-colored deep <br />soils of the mesas and valleys." The table on the following page <br />describes each unit. <br />f•tore specifically, the liontrose County General Soii flap locates <br />the mining property within the following units: <br />1) Haplargids-Torriorthents -Rock outcrop association: <br />warm, deep to shallow, well drained, gently sloping and <br />moderately steep soils and rock outcrop on mesas, benches <br />and canyons <br />2) Torriorthents-Rock outcrop association: warm, shallow, <br />well drained, sloping to steep soils and rock outcrop on <br />breaks and canyons <br />(It is important to note that that the above units describe <br />large general areas of land of which the S'1-18 property is a very <br />small part.) <br />At the actual portal site the soils are light-colored, varying <br />from a sandy loam to a loam of slightly higher clay content. <br />.• <br />