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EXHIBIT I -Soils Information <br />The proposed permit area is a series of small gravel ridges sparsely covered by cedar pinion <br />and sagebrush. The gravel ridges [o be mined run generally east from off the larger north <br />south trending ridge to the west. The graveUcobble deposits lie above the Mancos <br />Shale/weathered shale in thicknesses from a few to greater than 50 feet. Soil/topsoil occurs <br />intermittently across the site from 0 to 60 inches and there is no distinctive overburden <br />between the soil and the gravel deposit. Slopes are steep to very steep (greater than I S%). <br />Operations at the site will be conducted using facia( extraction of [fie gravel deposits off [he <br />slope after reserving existent topsoil in the perimeter buffer topsoil stockpile areas. No <br />overburden or waste rock [o be removed above the gravel to be mined. Any surface soil types <br />will be reserved for reclamation and stockpiled accordingly. A wetlands area will not be <br />disturbed during operations at the site and will be protected by silt fencing and other Best <br />Management Practices (BMP's). <br />The site, as mapped and described by [he U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service report of June <br />4, 2001, consists of eroded stream terraces with a skeletal overburden of soil. Soils on [he site <br />range from 0 to 60 inches and are described as Steep Shallow Clay Loam P.J. Gravel/cobble <br />till deposits underlie the surface soils from a few fee[ to over 50 fee[ in thickness along [he <br />western north south trending ridge. The deposits become thinner to the east along the smaller <br />west/east trending ridges and along [he small wetland area tin the south. An advance copy of <br />the curzen[ NRCS/IJSDA soil type and site inspection records for the Gray Pit #2 are attached. <br />Topsoil will be stripped and stockpiled at the perimeter buffer zones/topsoil stockpile area for <br />use in subsequent reclamation activities. If topsoil stockpiles are to be left for more than <br />(growing season, they will be seeded with [he USDA recommended seed mix via broadcast <br />method. <br />