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EXHIBIT I - Soils Information <br />A copy of the soils information provided by the Phillips County Natural Resource Conservation <br />Service is attached in the pre - mining section. The Natural Resource Conservation Service soil <br />maps show the soil as being Wages - Eckley -Dix complex, which primarily occupies intermittent <br />drainage ways. The soils consist of deep, well - drained, loamy soils, with their subsoil often <br />somewhat gravelly. It is moderately permeable and a good source of road fill. <br />These soils are often so intermingled that it is not practical to map them separately. Elevation at <br />the site is 4069 feet. The half- section was previously placed in the Conservation Reserve <br />Program. That area lying outside Sandy Creek was dry land farm ground prior to being placed in <br />the CR program. <br />Included with these soils in mapping were nearly level to moderately sloping soils on stream <br />terraces and channel bottoms. Included are areas where soil is shallow over gravel and <br />calcareous material. About 60 percent of this complex is Wages soils, 18 percent is Eckley soils, <br />and 12 percent is Dix soils. The complex is not suitable for cultivation mainly because it is <br />erodible, shallow, and sloping to steep. When seeded with native grasses, seeds should <br />germinate quickly if the soil is moist and covered with liter. <br />