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EXHIBIT A - Legal Description <br />This pit was originally opened in 2006 as a 7.5 acre pit. This amendment is seeking to <br />expand the pit area to 9.9 acres in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 35, T6S, R48W <br />of the 6th P.M., Kit Carson County, Colorado. Delineator boundary markers (half-buried <br />used car tires) have been set to mark the new pit area as shown on the map. <br />EXHIBIT B - Site Description <br />a) Ve a tation - <br />The site is currently in native pasture. The grasses existing at the site are <br />blue grama, wheatgrass, dropseed, prairie threeawn. It may also contain <br />other Kit Carson typical species such as green needlegrass, buffalograss, <br />prairie sandreed, sand bluestem, switchgrass, needleandthread, and <br />sideoats grama in smaller quantities. <br />Soil Information - <br />The Natural Resource Conservation Service soil maps show the soil as <br />being Julesburg Sandy Loam. This is a very deep, well drained soil on <br />gently sloping plains. Native vegetation is mainly grasses. There is a <br />topsoil depth ranging from 0 to 5" over the pit area. <br />b) Permanent man-made structures <br />There is an old church building on the property which the Klassens plan to <br />demolish. A copy of their statement in that regard is attached. <br />c) Water resources <br />The excavation will not occur within a drainage area. Aside from runoff <br />during rainfall, the excavation should not encounter any water during mining. <br />Rainfall in the area averages about 15 inches per year. The site will generally <br />not be impacted by water. The water table in the area is substantially below <br />the surface. No water will be encountered during mining efforts. <br />d) Wildlife <br />No significant amount of wildlife has been encountered during any of the visits <br />to the site. Normal species appearing at the site could be pronghorn antelope, <br />black-tailed jackrabbit, white-tailed jackrabbit, desert cottontail, northern <br />bobwhite, western meadowlark, numerous species of sparrows, swallows, and <br />other songbirds, shorebirds, raptors, mink, swift fox, striped skunk, opossum, <br />and bats. Other species could be the ring-necked pheasant, wild turkey, great