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Exhibit I & J - Soils & Vegetation Information <br />Following are the soils and vegetation exhibits from the original permit. Shortly <br />before Varra Companies, Inc. acquired the permit in October 1999, the entire site <br />has been affected to the maximum practical extent. <br />The majority of soils originally identified are now in stockpiles. Only a minor <br />component of soils remain in-situ (refer to Exhibit L - Stockpile Measurements). <br />The balance of soil volume stockpile to affected land requiring re-soiling shows a <br />surplus of stockpiled soil resources. Additional information on the status of soils <br />at the time of the Amendment, is detailed under Exhibit L - Soil Demand and Re- <br />soiling of Affected Lands. <br />While a portion (44.66± acres)of the lands remain unaffected by operations prior to <br />the Amendment, the balance of lands are in various states of use as identified on <br />Exhibit C - Pre-Mine and Mining Plan Map. Of the 185.23± acres, 81.35± acres <br />will require re-vegetation utilizing the previously approved seed mixture. <br />Additional information on re-vegetation of affected lands is identified under <br />Exhibit L - Establishment of Vegetation over Affected Lands; and Exhibit L - <br />Addendum C: Re-vegetation Seed Mixture Costs. <br />The seed mixture is modified with the inclusion of a wheatxwheatgrass sterile <br />hybrid that will function like mulch in stabilizing the site, minimizing competition <br />from weeds, while enhancing the establishment and growth of selected species. <br />The use of this species as a mulch substitute is well established with the Division <br />through its approval in previous submittals. The species and rate are included in <br />the Seed Mix table previously referenced. <br />Varra Companies, Inc. DMG Permit M78-056 2003 Amendment 1