20221102_Revocation_letter_67-67

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
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7001 0360 0000 5313 0768
Dr. Gene Taylor
Coastal River Investments, LLC
947 Riggs Road
Hubert, NC 28539
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 2, 2022
RE: Revocation of Mining Permit No. 67-67
Coastal River Investments Mine
Onslow County
White Oak River Basin
Dear Dr. Taylor:
The purpose of this letter is to make you and your company aware that Mining Permit No. 67-67 has been
automatically revoked as required by N.C.G.S. §74-50 (c) of the Mining Act of 1971 (copy enclosed) because the
canceling bond was never reinstated or replaced prior to its cancellation date.
As you are aware, this office received the required 60 day Notice of Bond Cancellation from First Citizens Bank of
your company's $39,900.00 mine reclamation bond (Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. SB92857) for this
site. This office issued you a letter confirming the pending cancellation on September 30, 2021, which your
company received on October 6, 2021. This letter stated that if the bond was not replaced by October 29, 2021, the
permit would be automatically revoked and no longer valid.
An inspection of the site by personnel from the Wilmington Regional Office was last conducted on October 18,
2022. The inspection revealed that the site was not sufficiently reclaimed. Please note that no mining activities
may occur at this site until an application for a new mining permit is received and approved by this office.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mall Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
919.707.9200

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Dr. Gene Taylor
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Lastly, please note that since your mining permit has been revoked, N.C.G.S. §74-51 (d) of the Mining Act of 1971
provides that the Department may deny any future mining permits to the parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the
applicant or parent that was issued this mining permit.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact David Miller, PE, at [phone].
Sinckeis
Director
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
BW/ap
Enclosures: The Mining Act of 1971
cc: Mr. Toby Vinson, PE, Chief of Program Operations
Mr. David Miller, PE, State Mining Engineer
Mr. Dan Sams, PE Wilmington Regional Office Supervisor
Ms. Carolyn McLain, Esq., Attorney General's Office
Ms. Tassie Curlings
First -Citizens Bank & Trust Company
100 East Tyron Road
Raleigh, NC 27603