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horizon depth of about l.5 to 2.5 inches, with a combined 'N and 'B' horizon depth of about 22 to <br />38 inches. The soil is typically underlain by sandstone. <br />The Persayo soil is a silty clay loam. The Persayo soils located at the Bowie No. 2 site exhibit an <br />'A' horizon of about 1.5 inches deep, with a combined 'A' and 'B' horizon depth of about 18 to 20 <br />inches. The soil is typically underlain by the Mancos Shale. <br />The Torriorthents soil tends to be associated with rock outcrop areas, and the observed texture is <br />silty loam. The site soils exhibit 'A' horizon depths of about 1.5 inches. The typical combined 'A' <br />and 'B' horizon depths range from about 6 to 7 inches. <br />The operations approved in Permit Revision No. 3 disturbed an additional 11.0 acres, one area <br />located south of Old Highway 133 and the other area located just east of the present mine <br />entrance. Both areas appear to be previously disturbed. The soils present in these disturbed areas <br />are similar to the "Meadow" soil found in other aeeas of the mine site, as depicted on Map No. 4, <br />"Soils". <br />The soil that was disturbed in the construction of the Freeman Gulch vent shaft, through <br />Technical Revision No. 12, is classified as a Fughes Loam. <br />The operations that are proposed in Permit Revision No. 6 would disturb soils that aze primarily <br />Progresso Loam and Potts Loam. Bowie Resources Limited requested a variance from topsoil <br />salvaging beneath the cover fill stockpile. Pursuant to Rule 4.06.2(a), the Division can approve a <br />variance for good cause shown. In this case, BRL will salvage and stockpile the top two to three <br />inches of topsoil and then will place geotextile fabric on the coverfill area. Removal of the <br />entire topsoil horizon would result in needless damage to the soil characteristics. BRL will take <br />measures to protect the topsoil resource. <br />Vegetation Information - <br />Detailed vegetation information for the Bowie No. 2 permit area is presented in Section 2.04.10 <br />of the permit application document The following summary is derived from the information <br />presented in Section 2.04.10 of the permit document. <br />Three (3) plant communities are present within the main surface operations, facilities and <br />surrounding areas. These communities are referred to as the Juniper Woodland, Mixed Shrub and <br />Disturbed Meadow communities. <br />The Juniper Woodland community exhibits such plant species as Snowberry, Gambel oak and <br />Serviceberry. The Mixed Shrub community exhibits plant species such as Gamble Oak and <br />Serviceberry. The Meadow community is dominated by annual and noxious plant species, such <br />as bindweed, cheatgrass and Japanese brome. Alfalfa and Kentucky Bluegrass are also present. <br />An area of approximately 0.31 acres is identified as wetland. This area will be disturbed, and this <br />activity will be conducted in compliance with a permit issued by the United States Army Corps <br />IS <br />