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ROY COOPER
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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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DOUGLAS R.ANSEL NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
December 19, 2022
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7019 1120 0001 4914 3214
Chris Bucy
Buechel Stone Corporation
7274 Highway 221 North
Marion,NC 28752
RE: Steel Gray Mine
Mining Permit No. 61-19
Mitchell County
French Broad River Basin
Dear Mr. Bucy:
We have reviewed the modification request your company submitted for the referenced mine site. In order for this
office to complete its review of the referenced project in accordance with N.C.G.S. §74-50 and§74-51 of the Mining
Act of 1971,please provide the additional or revised information in accordance with the following comments:
1. Please provide construction and maintenance details for all outfalls.
2. Please provide construction and maintenance details for conveyance system(diversion ditches,berms,
etc.)to convey stormwater or mine dewatering,etc.,water from the drainage areas to the traps and from
the traps to the outfalls. Please clearly indicate and label on the map any conveyance system on the
mine map. These details, which are shown on the NOI maps for the stormwater permit, need to be
included on the mine map.
3. Please provide dimensions and calculation for the newly proposed unlabeled traps.
4. Please clarify if traps T-IA and T-2 were enlarged or installed in an arrangement not previously
approved. Please provide any calculations and dimensions for modifications to previously approved
traps.
Please note, this office may request additional information, not included in this letter, as the mining application
review progresses. Be advised that our review cannot be completed until all of the items listed above have been
fully addressed.
D E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1612
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Mr. Bucy
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In order to complete the processing of your application,please forward two(2)copies of the requested information
to my attention at the following address:
Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1612
If hand delivering or delivering by shipping company(e.g.,FedEx,UPS),please deliver to our physical address:
Division of Energy,Mineral,and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
512 N. Salisbury Street, 5th Floor
Raleigh,NC 27604
As required by 15A NCAC 5B.0113,you are hereby advised that you have 180 days from the date of your receipt
of this letter to submit all of the requested information. If you are unable to meet this deadline and wish to request
additional time,you must submit information,in writing,to the Director clearly indicating why the deadline cannot
be met and request that an extension of time be granted. If an extension of time is not granted, a decision will be
made to grant or deny the mining permit based upon the information currently in the Department's files at the end
of the 180-day period.
Though the preceding statement cites the maximum time limit for your response,we encourage you to provide the
additional information requested by this letter as soon as possible. Your prompt response will help us to complete
processing your application sooner.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9220 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr,PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Ms. Shawna Riddle