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13. Soil Survey - 1988 (PR -02) <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 boundary is included in Attachment 2.04.9 -1. There are <br />no known data sheets for the 1988 survey. However, the survey on the Morgan property is valuable <br />since it shows that the Darvey -Barx 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 />14. Soil Survey -1996 (PR -04) <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 />amendment expansion of the mine. Most of this area was studied in the 1998 survey, but was re- <br />done in 1996 to higher standards. <br />16. Soil Survey - 1998 (PR -05) <br />This survey covered the amendment area west of 2700 Road (441.99 acres), and the area north <br />of BB Road and east of 2700 Road. See Map 2.04.9 -1 for the actual area. The soil test location <br />descriptions are typical and consistent for soil in the area. The Order I survey is a refinement of the <br />"not yet published" Order III soil survey that the NRCS has conducted in the area. Detailed map <br />unit descriptions can be found in Appendix 2.04.9 -9, Soil Map Unit Descriptions. <br />Map unit 98A occurs on alluvial terraces formed along Tuttle Creek. Profiles were described to 72 <br />inches. Some areas may have soil deeper than 72 inches and yield a slightly greater amount of <br />salvage material. This unit is considered prime farmland soil as of the 2008 NRCS determination. <br />(Revised July 2010) 2.04.9 -19 <br />