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• MINING AND RECLAMATION PLAN January, 1986 MT. GUNNISON N0. 1 MINE • PAONIA SOIL SURVEY AREA SOIL MAPPING UNIT DESCRIPTIONS MAPPING UNIT: 58N-F PUBLISHED UNIT: 39 Mapping Unit: Fughes Loam Position: Fans, terraces, sideslopes, and uplands Drainage: Well drained, un less influenced by foreign sources of water. Slope: 25 to 65 percent Soil Profile: Texture Thickness Permeability Surface: Loam 0-5 inches Moderate (.6 to 2.0"/hr.) Subsoil: Clay 5-60 inches Slow ( .O6 to .2"/h r.) Underlying material is clay to 60 inches or more. Bedrock is greater than 60" Available water capacity for the 60 inch rooting depth is 6.8 inches. Water table depth is greater than 6 ft. Erosion Hazard: Slight from wind, high from water. Frequency of flooding is none. Capability: VIIe nonirrigated Range Site Deep clay loam Normal production is 2000 lbs./acre dry weight forages. Other features: ' Surface runoff is rapid to very rapid. Soil pH is 6.6 to 7.8 Salinity is less than 2 h4nhas/cm. Low to high shrink/swell potential. Risk of corrosion for uncoated steel is moderate to high and low for concrete. Moderate frost action potential. Poor for roadfill because of slope, low strength, and shrink/swell. Unsuitable for sand and gravel and a poor source of topsoil because of slope, and too clayey. The fallowing describes the severity of restrictive soil features for proposed uses: Septic tank absorption fields Severe Slope, peres slowly Sewage lagoon areas Severe Slope Sanitary landfill Severe Slope, too clayey Daily cover for landfill Poor Slope, too clayey Shallow excavations Severe Slope, too clayey Dwellings w/o basements Severe Slope, shrink/swell Dwellings w/ basements Severe Slope, shrink/swell Small commercial buildings Severe Slope, shrink/swell Local road and streets Severe Slope, low strength, shrink/swell 2-275