47-16 A & H Mine Permit Modification Comments 01122021

MINING CHECKLIST FOR ROUTING
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Applic./Permit No: �7-1 t County: �(u 1:-Z Date Received: 1 Z c'j Gv
Reviewer: River Basin Name:
❑ New Modification(inside permit boundaries)
❑ Modification(outside permit boundaries) ❑ Transfer ❑ Release
❑ Partial Release P Additional Information ❑ Fee Needed:$ ❑ Fee Received:$
Please route entire application package to:
lam' rA-V u 116 Y t L t,<= Regional Office(z complete copies attach the"LQS Regional Office Mining Application Review
Checklist"to one copy and attach both the DAQand DWR"Mining Application Rmiew Form"to the other copy;send both copies to the RegimW
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Date:Routed 1 iee d
❑ Division of Water Resources Date:Routed Rec'd
❑ NC Wildlife Resources Commission Date:Routed Ree'd
❑ US Fish dr Wildlife Service Date:Routed Rec'd
(Only new applications and modification requests that add land to the permit)
Please route first 3 pages of the application and any location maps to:
❑ Division of Parks dr Recreation Date:Routed Ree'd
❑ NC Geological Survey Section Date:Routed Reed
❑ Division of Marine Fisheries Date:Routed Ree'd
❑ Division of Soil a Water Conservation (plus LEA) Date:Routed Rec'd
(Only new applications and modifications requests that add land to the permit)
❑ Division of Archives&History Date:Routed Rec'd
(Only new applicants)
❑ Other: Date:Routed Rec d
Suspense Date for Comments: 1 >' 1 I= I (no later than zs days from receipt)
Please note the following:
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A&H Mine/47-16 Mine Permit Modification Comments
1. In reference#4 on the 401 Sand.,ADI Response letter:
a. Please show/label the vegetated berm which is directing the stormwater to Sediment Basin
A.
b. Label the diversion for Basin B.
c. Label the diversions for Basin E.
d. Show and label the diversion for Basin F.

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S.REGAN IV
Secretary -
BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
October 30,2020
Certified Mail
Return Receiot Requested
70191120 0000 5072 4106
Mr.John A. Lindsay
401 Sand Company LLC.
PO Box 122
Raeford, North Carolina 28376
RE: A& H Mine-Mining Permit No.47-16
Hoke County-Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Lindsay:
To date,this office has not received all of the information requested in the July 20, 2020 letter regarding
your application for the A&H Mine in Hoke County. As required by 15A NCAC 5B.0013,you were advised that
you have 180 days from the date of your receipt of that letter to submit all of the requested information. The
above referenced letter was signed for on July 24,2020. Therefore,your deadline to submit all of the requested
information is January 20,2021.
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 GS 74-50 and 51 of the Mining
Act of 1971, please provide the additional or revised information in accordance with the following comments:
1. Please provide post mining contours for the entire site, including mined areas. Post mining contours for
existing mining area are not shown.
2. Please show and label the associated erosion control measures(vegetated diversion berm and silt fence)
for the stream crossing.
3. Please show the locations of the baffles,dewatering devices, and outlets for all the Sediment Basins,
including the existing Sediment Basins in the existing permit area.
4. Please show how runoff will be conveyed to all Basins, by detailing ditch,etc.on map. Detail is missing
from existing basins.
5. Provide maintenance requirements for the visual barrier berm and for the temporary slope drain berms.
6. Please remove Weeping Love Grass from the permanent groundcover specifications,which appears on
sheet D2
7. Please provide an explanation as to how the new mining site will be accessed,as there are no roads
shown on the Mine Map leading to the new mining site. During a recent field inspection, it appeared
that there was an access road to the new mining site,which should be shown on the Mine Map.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
S12 North Salisbury Street 11612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 276 9 9-1612
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Mr. Lindsay
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Please be aware that items 2,3,and 4 have been requested since the ADI letter dated June 19,2019 and
have not been answered in full. Item 1 has been requested since the ADI letter dated September 16,2019 and
has not been answered in full. Items 5,6,and 7 have been requested since the ADI letter dated July 20,2020
and has not been answered in full.
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.
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
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
or you do not respond to our request by the January 20, 2021 deadline,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 R.Parr
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr.Tim LaBounty, PE

CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SERVICES, INC
December 18, 2020
Adam Parr
Assistant.State Mining Engineer
1612 Mail Service Center DEC 2 9 2020
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
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Subject: A&H Mine
Mining Permit No. 47-16
Hoke County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Parr,
On behalf of 401 Sand Company LLC I am responding to your letter of October 30, 2020,
in which you requested additional information for your review of the above-referenced
mining permit modification request. I appreciate the additional information and
conversations we have had to clarify your need for additional information on the entire
site, not just the new addition. We trust that the information contained in this response
will provide the additional information that you need for your review. I assure you that
every effort has been made to provide as much detailed information as possible, specific
to your request. I will respond to your questions or requests in the same order for clarity;
1. Please provide post mining contours for the entire site, including mined areas. Post
mining contours for the existing mining area are not shown.
Response: The contours for the fully graded post-mined site are shown on Sheet C5
as included in this revised set of drawing. The contours for the existing
mining area are shown on Sheet C6.
2. Please show and label the associated erosion control measures(vegetated diversion
berm and silt fence)for the stream crossing.
Response: The detail of the stream crossing (as previously approved and built) is
shown on Detail Sheet D2.
3. Please show the locations of the baffles, dewatering devices, and outlets for all the
Sediment Basins, including the existing Sediment Basins in the existing permit
area.
PO Box 429, GARNER, NC 27529

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401 Sand Co, ADI response
Response: All requested details have been added to the site plans, including details
for sediment basins in the existing permit area. The detail sheet, Sheet D4
shows all the new basins in detail including the location of coir baffles, the
emergency spillway, riser and skimmer dewatenng device. Details for the
existing basins are listed on Sheet C1.
4. Please show how runoff will be conveyed to all Basins, by detailing ditch, etc. on map.
Detail is missing from existing basins.
Response: The revised plans show flow directions for overland flow and diversion
swales to convey runoff to the sediment basins, including existing basins.
5. Provide maintenance requirements for the visual barrier berm and for the temporary
slope drain berms.
Response: Maintenance requirements for all erosion and sediment control structures
are detailed on Detail Sheet D2..
6. Please remove Weeping Love Grass from the permanent groundcover specifications,
which appears on sheet D2..
Response: Weeping Love Grass has been removed from the permanent groundcover
specifications shown on Sheet D2.
7. Please provide an explanation as to how the new mining site will be accessed, as
there are no roads shown on the Mine Map leading to the new mining site. During a
recent field inspection, it appeared that there was an access road to the new mining
site, which should be shown on the Mine Map.
Response: The new Mining Area is contiguous to the existing Mining Area. Mining
will simply proceed as a natural expansion of this existing pit. However,
for clarity, a new temporary haul road has been shown. As site
development continues, this will be incorporated into the mining area.

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401 Sand Co, ADI response
We trust this information will allow you to complete your review of this modification
request. If you have any questions, or need further information, please contact me.
Sincerely,
V-OF--VP
James C. Izzell, Jr., PG
Carolina Geological Services, Inc.
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