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Permeability of the Barx soil is moderate. Available water capacity is high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Runoff is slow and the hazard of water erosion is slight. An average of 13 to 23 inches of suitable topsoil is available for salvage from Barx soil areas. The Progresso loam is classified as a fine, loamy, mixed, Mesic Ustollic Haplargid. These soils are located on old terraces and mesas, and are moderately deep and well drained soil formed in alluvium derived predominantly from sandstone. Typically, the surface layer is reddish brown loam 7 inches thick. The subsoil is reddish brown clay loam 17 inches thick. The substratum is whitish sandy loam 12 inches thick. Hard sandstone is at a depth of 36 inches. In some areas the surface layer is fine sandy loam. Permeability of the Progresso soil is moderate and available water holding capacity is moderate. Effective rooting depth is 20 to 40 inches. Runoff is rapid and the hazard of water erosion is high. An average of between 9 and 13 inches of suitable topsoil is available for salvage from Progresso soil areas. The Pinon loamy are classified as loamy, mixed, Mesic lithic Ustollic calciorthids. These soil are located on edges of mesas, benches and escarpments and is a shallow and well drained soil formed in residuum derived from interbedded sandstones and shales. Typically, the surface layer is brown loam about 5 inches thick. The underlying material to a depth of 16 inches is pinkish white loam. Hard sandstone is at a depth of 16 inches. Permeability of Pinon soil is moderate and the available water holding capacity is very low. Effective rooting depth is 10 to 20 inches, runoff is moderate and hazard of water erosion is high. Between 9 and 14 inches of suitable topsoil is available for salvage from Pinon soil areas. Paradox fine sandy loam is located on alluvial fans and narrow alluvial valley floors. This deep, well drained soil is formed in alluvium derived dominantly from sandstone. Typically, the surface layer is red fine sandy loam 5 inches thick. The upper 14 inches of the underlying material is red fine sandy loam. The lower part to a depth of 60 inches is red loam. An average of between 23 and 66 inches of suitable topsoil is available for salvage in the Paradox soil areas. Vegetation, Wildlife and Land Use Four vegetation communities are presently found in the proposed permit area: Upland sagebrush, Juniper-Pinon woodland, grassland and disturbed grassland. The Native Grassland reference areas will apply to all of the Native Grassland community, mapped in 1991 and 1992. The Sagebrush Rangeland community mapped in 1991 (Mining Area Nos. 1 and 2), was matched to SREF A. Therefore, this reference area alone will be used to determine revegetation success for all disturbed Sagebrush Rangeland areas mapped in 1991 and disturbed by Mining Area Nos. 1 or 2. Sagebrush Rangeland community areas mapped as a part of the 1992 study and disturbed by Mining Area No. 3 will be assessed for revegetation success using SREF A and SREF B, as described in the baseline report. Finally, the Juniper-Pinon woodland community will be assessed for revegetation success using the Sagebrush Rangeland reference area scheme. The 1991 areas (Mining Areas Nos. 1 and 2), can be matched to SREF A. The 1992 areas, (Mining 7