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iii iiiiiniiiiii iii <br />999 <br />Doc Date:1211112001 <br />S~ E 2.04.9 Soil Resource Information <br />Soil resource information for the area which GEC Minerals, Inc. <br />plans to mine during the next five years is found on Map No. 11, <br />Soils. Specific soil types are cutlined and delineated on this <br />map. In addition, specific soil samples have also been obtained by <br />GEC Minerals and their locations are also located on the map. Soil <br />units have been mapped for this area by the U.S. Department of <br />Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service on the mine plan area. <br />The soils which are included within this area are used entirely for <br />grassland and woodland type activities. <br />GEC Minerals, Inc. has conducted soil sampling programs which took <br />place in July and October of 1979. Numerous soil samples were <br />taken to determine the top soil suitability for soils within the <br />• area which GEC Minerals, Inc. plans to mine. Results of this <br />sampling program and subsequent analyses are shown in Exhibits 14 <br />and 15. Results of these two sampling programs indicate that two <br />types of soils are present on the mine area. These two types <br />include Pojoaque Variant-Sedillo complex and the Satanta sandy <br />loam. <br />Soil description and profile information have been obtained from <br />the Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service and are <br />listed in Exhibit 4. As also described in Exhibit 4, the potential <br />plant productivity of the soils in the proposed mining area is <br />climated to woodland and grassland. <br /> <br />• <br />2.04-17 <br />