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VEGETATION INFORMATION EXHIBIT J <br />Existing Plant Communities <br />See Map C-1 for vegetation communities. <br />Vegetation within the permit area consists mostly of pasture grass within the irrigated fields, and <br />pinyon and juniper trees outside of the irrigated fields. The following pictures show the <br />vegetation of the pre-mine site. Weeds are not known to be a problem in the irrigated pasture or <br />the pinyon / juniper area. Approximately 9.24 acres of pinyon / juniper area and 36.83 acres of <br />irrigated pasture will be disturbed during mining. Approximately 9.66 acres of rangeland and <br />35.67 acres of irrigated pasture will be replaced after reclamation. <br />Simmons Pit, March 2009 J-1