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SITE DESCRIPTION EXHIBIT B <br />The proposed Pinion Ridge Pit is located approximately 8.5 miles northeast of Naturita in <br />Montrose County, Colorado. The site is bordered on the north by the San Miguel River, on the <br />south by Highway 90 and on the west and east by rangeland owned by Sally Ann Kichelmann. <br />The site is currently used as rangeland. Topography of the site slopes gradually down toward the <br />north, until the river area is reached where the terrain drops steeply to the river. The site has <br />historically been mined for gravel, however most recently Montrose County was operating a <br />gravel pit and has received reclamation release. When the pit was operated by Montrose County <br />the permit area was 9 acres. Some of the disturbance on site was pre law mining, which occurred <br />before any disturbance by Montrose County. This land was never topsoiled or seeded. See Map <br />E-1. <br />The permittee for this site is Black Canyon Aggregate, Inc. dba Rocky Mountain Aggregate & <br />Construction, who has a lease with the land and mineral rights owner. The lease is included in <br />• Exhibit G. <br />The soils for the site consist solely of Rock outcrop - Orthents complex, 40 to 90 percent slopes. <br />This soil type is referenced as soil type 88 on Map E-1. The NRCS soil report is included in this <br />exhibit and the soil boundary lines that come near the site are shown on Map E-1. <br />The only man-made structure within 200 feet of the permit boundary is the gravel access road on <br />BLM land. This road is shown on Map E-1, E-2, and E-3 and is to remain unchanged for the <br />duration of mining. The portion of this road on Sally Ann Kichelmann's property will move and <br />be widened. The access road was left by previous operations at the site. <br />The water resource that currently receives water from the permit area is the San Miguel River. <br />Ground water will not be exposed during mining. <br />The vegetation on the site is drastically different in previously disturbed areas compared to the <br />• native areas. The undisturbed areas have established pinion and juniper trees, and also have some <br />Pinion Ridge Pit, June 2008 B-1