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MICHAEL S.REGAN
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BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA
Acting Director Environmental Quality
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June 22, 2020
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7016 2140 0000 4367 6720
Mr. T. Farnell Shingleton
Shingleton Farm
12919 US Highway 17 North
Hampstead, North Carolina 28445
RE: Shingleton Farm Mine
Permit No. 71-12
Pender County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Shingleton:
We have reviewed the modification and supplemental information you 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. Provide a valid wetland delineation for the site.
2. The March 17, 2020 letter sent to you was returned for" insufficient address".
Please check the address for the modification request and verify that it is correct.
The zip code is not the same as pat applications.
Please note, this office may request additional information, not included in this letter, as
the mining application review progresses.
The reclamation bond has been calculated using the information submitted in the
revised mine map. The reclamation bond for this site would be $28,600.00. The calculation
worksheet is enclosed for your review and the new bond or balance ($4,800.00) will be
required prior to approval of this request.
�DMF 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

Certified Mail
Mr. Shingleton
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For your convenience, I have enclosed a bond form, an assignment of a savings
account form and irrevocable standby letter of credit form for your use in securing the required
bond. The name on the security must be the same as the name appearing on the application
for a mining permit, i.e., T Farnell Shingleton. In addition to one of these alternatives, you
may, upon request, substitute a cash deposit.
Please 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 and the bond to my attention at the following address:
Division of Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
As required by 15A NCAC 513.0113, 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 can not 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 [phone] if you have any questions.
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J dith A Wehner Jf
Assistant State Mining Specialist
Enclosures: Bond Forms
Bond Calculation Worksheet
cc: Mr. Dan Sams, PE

APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
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E. DETERMINATION OF AFFECTED ACREAGE AND BOND r7 H 0)
The following bond calculation worksheet is to be used to establish an appropriate bond(based upon a range
of$500 to $5,000 per affected acre)for each permitted mine site based upon the acreage approved.by the
Department to be affected during the life ofthe mining permit. .Please insert the approximate acreage,fior each
aspect ofthe mining operation, that you intend to affect during the life ofthis mining permit(in addition.,please
insert the appropriate reclamation cost/acre for each category Aom the Scheduleof Reclamation Costs
provided ivith this application-form) OR you can defer to the Department to calculate amour bond for you based
upon your maps and standard reclamation costs:
AFFECTED RECLAMATION RECLAMATION
CATEGORY ACREAGE COST/ACRE` COST
Tailings/Sediment Ponds: Ac. X $ /Ac. = $
Stockpiles: 1 .a ,3 Ac. X $ /Ac. = $ y�
Wastepiles: S F-, S Ac. X $ (�DdD�`� /Ac. = $ Qb')j
Processing Area/Haul Roads: `° Ac. X $ /$06 /Ac. = $ woo'
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Mine Excavation: 3 `i Ac. X $ 5'0 " /Ac. = $ bi6
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Other:- 13.W Ac. X $ /Ac. _ $
TOTAL AFFECTED AC.: 60 Ac.
(TOTAL PERMITTED AC.: Ac.)
T(,,,muorary&Permanent Sedimentation &Erosion Control Measures:
Divide the TOTAL AFFECTED AC. above into the following two categories: a) affected acres that drain into
proposed/existing excavation and/or b)affected acres that will be graded for positive drainage where measures will
be needed to prevent-offsite sedimentation and sedimentation to onsite watercourses and wetlands.
a) Internal Drainage Ac.
b Positive Drainage g Ac. X $1,500.00 = $
SUBTOTAL COST:
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Inflation Factor:
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0.02 X SUBTOTAL COST: $ I X Permit Life Provided by Applicant(Life ofthe Mining Operation
or Life of Lease from Public Entity (in Years)):
INFLATION COST: $
SUBTOTAL COST+INFLATION COST: $ O
Total Reclamation Bond Cost: $
(round down to the nearest$100.00)
(NOTE: The reclamation bond cannot exceed $1 million per GS 74-54)