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-b- 1 foot + - 3 percent 6 to 12 inches - 12 percent 2 to 6 inches - 25 percent to 2 inches - 25 percent Sand - 20 percent Silt and below - 15 percent The fragments above 4 inch in diameter are generally subrounded and competent with little obvious weathering. Some fragments of igneous or metamorphic rocks show some weathering or fracturing but consist of less than lY, of the total volume. The majority of the coarse fraction 85% + consists of the Crestone Conglomerate which appears to be extremely well indurated. The abandoned pit to the northwest of the application tract has been re-shaped so a good profile was not visible. It appears to be quite similar to the active pit but contains approximately 10% of a quartzitic material which was not apparent in the active pit. This pit is approximately 20 to 25 feet deep showing the coarse grained gravels extending to approximately 15 feet from the surface. The lower portion of the pit consists of a fine to medium grained sand with approximately 15% + 4 inch material. A similar material exists in the southwest portion of the application tract indicating that portion may not be suitable for the intended purpose. It is obvious from exposures on the subject tract and evidence from immediately adjoining tracts that suitable material exists on most of the tract. It is estimated that material exists in place to an average thickness of 15 feet over the entire area. The tract south of the county road contains approximately 25 acres of suitable material. I estimate approximately 600,000 cubic yards of material exists on this portion of the tract. Assuming 85% of the material is usable, the resources are estimated at 510,000 cubic yards. The tract north of the county road consists of approximately 15 acres of mineable reserves. This is approximately 360,000 cubic yards at an 85% recovery rate. The total recoverable reserves of the subject tract are approximately 818,000 cubic yards.