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Smith Pit 10-7-44 <br />6.3.2 EXHIBIT B-SITE DESCRIPTION (Soils) <br />Soils Description: <br />All Soils in Kit Carson County are listed as Highly Erodable Soils for both wind and water. <br />Under normal conditions, native grasses, (orbs and shrubs generally provide sufficient cover to <br />protect the soils from excessive erosion <br />Once the vegetative cover is removed from the soils, significant dust from wind erosion is to be <br />expected in both the mine and stockpile areas unless steps are taken to provide protection in <br />the form of artificial snow fences or other barriers. Significant cutting in the form of water <br />erosion is to also be expected on the stockpile area side slopes unless they are protected by <br />either vegetation or mulch. The tops and side slopes of the mine can also be expected to <br />experience significant cutting during runoff-level rain events. <br />RECEI\/EB~ <br />JUN 2 2 2006 <br />Division of Minerals and Deolopy <br />