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the site exhibits a silty loam and silty clay loam texture. The soil exhibits an 'A' horizon depth of about <br />1.5 to 2.5 inches, with a combined N and'B' horizon depth of about 22 to 38 inches. The soil is typically <br />underlain by sandstone. <br />The Persayo soil is a silty clay loam. The Persayo soils located at the Bowie No. 2 site exhibit an 'A' <br />horizon of about 1.5 inches deep, with a combined 'A' and 'B' horizon depth of about 18 to 20 inches. The <br />soil is typically underlain by the Mancos Shale. <br />The Torriorthents soil tends to be associated with rock outcrop areas, and the observed texture is silty <br />loam. The site soils exhibit 'A' horizon depths of about 1.5 inches. The typical combined 'A' and 'B' <br />horizon depths range from about 6 to 7 inches. <br />The operations approved in Permit Revision No. 3 disturbed an additional 11.0 acres, one area located <br />south of Old Highway 133 and the other area located just east of the present mine entrance. Both areas <br />appear to be previously disturbed. The soils present in these disturbed areas are similar to the "Meadow" <br />soil found in other areas of the mine site, as depicted on Map No. 4, "Soils". <br />The soil that was disturbed in the construction of the Freeman Gulch vent shaft, through Technical <br />Revision No. 12, is classified as a Fughes Loam. <br />The operations approved in Permit Revision No. 6 disturbed soils that are primarily Progresso Loam and <br />Potts Loam. Bowie Resources Limited requested a variance from topsoil salvaging beneath the cover fill <br />stockpile at the train loadout area. Pursuant to Rule 4.06.2(a), the Division can approve a variance for <br />good cause shown. In this case, BRL planned on salvaging the top two to three inches of topsoil and then <br />placing geotextile fabric on the coverfill area. Removal of the entire topsoil horizon would have resulted <br />in needless damage to the soil characteristics. BRL committed to taking measures to protect the topsoil <br />resource. However, all of the cut material was used in the fill so no excess coverfill material resulted from <br />the construction of the train loadout. Therefore, no variance from topsoil salvaging was needed. <br />The construction of the B-seam portal bench and the associated excavated soil storage area, approved <br />through PR-07, disturbed soils that are classified as the Absarokee loam series (Beenon-Absarokee <br />Association). <br />Vegetation Information - <br />Detailed vegetation information for the Bowie No. 2 permit area is presented in Section 2.04.10 of the <br />permit application document. The following summary is derived from the information presented in <br />Section 2.04. 10 of the permit document. <br />Three (3) plant communities are present within the main surface operations, facilities and surrounding <br />areas. These communities are referred to as the Juniper Woodland, Mixed Shrub and Disturbed Meadow <br />communities. <br />The Juniper Woodland community exhibits such plant species as Snowberry, Gambel oak and <br />Serviceberry. The Mixed Shrub community exhibits plant species such as Gamble Oak and Serviceberry. <br />The Meadow community is dominated by annual and noxious plant species, such as bindweed, cheatgrass <br />and Japanese brome. Alfalfa and Kentucky Bluegrass are also present. <br />An area of approximately 0.31 acres is identified as wetland. This area will be disturbed, and this activity <br />will be conducted in compliance with a permit issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The <br />16