PERMFILE100646

• Permit No: C1980005
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Section_Exhibit Name: TAB 09 APPENDIX C INTERPRETATION GUIDES TO TOPSOIL QUALITY CHARACTERIZATION
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

SOURCE: Nee[ern Regional Cooperative Soil Survey (COIMITTEES) GU~d911riB5 TAble 5 ~ ,
Proposed unified guidelines for rating [he euitab111ty and availability of material for use as cover-soil in soil mine reclamation
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Differeht Claseee Cood ~ Fair b/ Pooz c/ Re E. d/ Hethoda
.. Texture class ~ vfal,fel,el,l,eil lfe,le ,cl,ecl,eicl e,c,ae ,sic 12,14 ASA. Agron. Mono 9. He chode of So11 Anelyale
° ~ II. 75-4. pp. 1052-1063.

N Hoie[ Coneietance vfr,fr lo,fi vfi,exfi 12,14,20 Soil Survey Hanual. p. 233.
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EC (mmhoa/cm)
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4-8 ~
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12,14,20
USDA Hndbk. 60. pp. 88-89.
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y ECP 15 >15 2 Soil Survey Inveetigatlone. Rpt. 1. p. 21.
m Method 501.
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6.0-8.4
5.0-6.0; 8.4-8.9
< 5.0; >8.9
2.7.20
Soil Survey Inveatigetiane. Rpt. 1, p. 39. l4tha
~,~ scla. Use ind lcator dyes for field estimate.
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w w
Stoolneae class
0
1
2-5
12,14
Soil Survey Manual. pp. 217-219.
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w ~ Available eater capaelty 30 5-10 <5 2 Soil Survey Inveetlgatione. Rpt. 1, p. 14.
o (Z by volume) Method 401.
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Rock
<15 ~
15-35
>35
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Estimate
° Seurat ion voter 2 ~ 25 - 80 <25•> 90 20 USDA Hndbk. 60. p. 84, Hethod 2,3n.
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<8 ~~
8-15
>15
2,12
Meaeurememt
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Drainage class
not claee determining if better than
poorly to very
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Soil Survey Manual. pp. 169-172.
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i Hateriel or rock type weakly consolidated sandstone b silt- indurated Band- 1,11 Observation ,
A atones, unconsolidated surface atone S ailtetone
m depoei[ee (i.e., loamy; till, recent shale, clayey or
alluvium end colluvium gravelly material
Nester soaking 1 - 10 0-1 18 See ref. 18.
e Trace elements g/ i/ lees than limlta at right ppm See ref. See ref. 7.
u E>S
Cd>0.1-1.0
w Cu>40
e Feah/
~". 8
° Pb>10-20
u ~e Hn>60
e ~ Hga0.6-0.5
" °w Ho>0.3
NS>1.0
Sna2.0
u a ~ ZN10.0
n >, - NH4-N 1/
F w Mo3-N i/
e/ Factors a[ the [op of [he [able are used [o rate [he auitebillty of Boil materielc. Eattora affecting availability of soil for salvaging are Sn the
middle. Su1[abil ity of non-soil overburden can be evaluated using underlined factors at the top of [he table in addition [o those listed a[ [he bottom.
b/ Mitigation of adve ree properties will increase reclamation potential.
c/ Meteriale rated ae poor may be suitable as topsoil only iF adverse factor can be treated.
d/ Members related to literature citations et the end of this report.
e/ Limi[e from Chia section can be valved if the mine company ie able to collect materials beyond these limits without other unacceptable Smpacta.
f/ Other teete may be suitable. At least 30X of materiel should weather into lees than 2 ® particles within the surface 10 cm. A rating 0-1 in
[he slaking teat indite tee that 0-lOX of a fragment hoe passed a 5 a® sieve after 30 minutes submerged in eater.
g/ Selected trace elements should be analyzed from [hie list !f they ere a demonstrated regional problem or if required 6y state of Federal 1
h/ Analyzes ecauae of antagonism with other nu[riente. High Fe may mitlg high levels of other metals. Iron deficiency could oleo occur
1/ High ~e levels can cause groundwater pollution. The federal drln~ater standard Se 10 ppm NOj.
j/ Many ~ e quantitative limlta ehovn here ere not yell documented with ual research findings. Some state regula[lone may be more restrictive.