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Soil Survey Maps <br />The distribution of each soil map unit on the New Horizon Mine study area for 1988, 1996 and 1998 <br />is provided as a composite on Map 2.04.9-1. <br />Typifying soil pedons (soil sample locations), as well as soil profile description locations are also <br />denoted on Map 2.04.9-1. A complete soil identification legend, which identifies all mapping unit <br />symbols, is on Attachment 2.04.9-1. A soil classification legend that identifies the taxonomy of each <br />named soil component is in Attachment 2.04.9-2. A Taxonomic unit description of each named soil <br />component is provided as Attachment 2.04.9-3 at the end of this section for the 1998 survey. Soil <br />profile data sheets for the 1998 survey are found in Attachment 2.04.9-9.To show the status of the <br />site in February, 2008, and to define what procedures will be used for prime farmland, a new map <br />has been created: Map 2.04.9-2 Topsoil Balance as of February 2008. <br />Soil Survey -1988 <br />This was the original soil survey done for the original mine permit area under Peabody Coal <br />Company. The area of the survey is shown on Map 2.04.9-1. It is noted here that the 1988 survey <br />consisted of the original permit area and a large area to the west. It also included an area on the <br />Morgan property west of 2700 Road and south of the current portion of the Morgan property that <br />is in the permit area. It is not known why this area was surveyed at that time, but presumably, it was <br />under consideration that this area could later become part of the permit. No soil samples were <br />taken in this area. The entire 1988 survey is included as Attachment 2.04.9-12. There are no <br />known data sheets for the 1988 survey. However, the survey on the Morgan property is valuable <br />since it shows that the Barx Darvey soil (98E) continues to the south of the 1998 survey area, <br />which does not cover 11.6 acres of the permit area on the Morgan property. The 1988 survey <br />confirms that this soil is 98E, which is prime farmland. <br />Soil Survey -1996 <br />As the mine expanded to the west, an additional survey was conducted on the area immediately <br />east of 2700 Road and south of BB Road. This is an area of 105.8 acres, which constituted the first <br />(Revised June 2008) 2.04.9-17