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• SOILS RESOURCE INFORMATION - RULE 2.04.9 <br />No subsurface disturbance, other than that necessary for foundations, <br />will be undertaken by the Bear Coal Company along the North Fork of the <br />Gunnison River. Therefore, the Bear Coal Company merely proposes to <br />remove the upper 15 inches of topsoil material. This topsoil will be <br />stockpiled for use following the closure of the mining operation. The <br />subsoil material found in the area will not be disturbed because <br />structures and facilities will be located on the ground surface. <br />Unnecessary disturbance of the soil structure and integrity would occur <br />if the Bear Coal Company was to remove all available soil material. <br />Therefore, the Bear Coal Company will remove the upper amount of soil, <br />leaving the subsoil intact. Following mining activities, and prior to <br />soil replacement, the entire area will be scarified or ripped to <br />alleviate compaction, and the upper 15 inches of topsoil will be <br />respread onto the area. <br />• As explained in the application, the planned portal area has been <br />previously disturbed and no topsoil was salvaged. The Bear Coal <br />Company, in compliance with the request of the Division, took one sample <br />above the portals in the face-up cut, and the second sample on the bench <br />area. Results of the soils analyses are attached. The Bear Coal <br />Company will utilize existing topsoil suitability recommendations of the <br />Division to determine whether sediment in the pond can be used as <br />topsoil. If the material is found unsuitable, it will be hauled to a <br />nearby landfill or backfilled in the portals. <br />• <br />-34- <br />