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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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DOUGLAS R.ANSEL NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
April 12, 2023
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Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1130 6581
Melton Valentine III
Havelock Drugstore, LLC.
1500 Sunday Drive, Suite 300
Raleigh,NC 27607
RE: Havelock Drugstore Mine
Martin County
Roanoke River Basin
Dear Mr. Valentine:
We have reviewed the application 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. Mining has been indicated in the floodplain. Please provide proof of notice and approval from the
jurisdictional floodplain manager.
2. Please provide proof that you have obtained a Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area (CCPCUA)
permit with Division of Water Resources Groundwater Management Branch for dewatering activities.
The registration form may be obtained from the following link: hiips://www.ncwater.org/CCPCUA
3. Please see enclosed comments from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
(NCDNCR). Please provide proof of a reconnaissance level archaeological survey conducted by an
experienced archaeologist for the property that will be impacted by the mining activity and installation
of the infrastructure.
4. Please clarify the construction of skimmer basins with regard to the expected groundwater levels. The
construction details on sheet C 11 state that the basins have no outlet and that water will infiltrate. The
proposed basin table on sheet C3 shows basins with a top elevation of 7.0 and bottom elevation of 4.0.
Groundwater depth on the Reclamation maps is estimated at elevation 8.0. How will the basins function
when it appears they are constructed below the top of groundwater?
5. Please clarify skimmer basin maintenance details on sheet C10 that reference skimmers since sheet C11
states basins will have no outlet.
6. Please verify that the permit boundary extends to the start of the Public Maintained Road. It appears
from Martin County GIS and NCDOT Public Street Information Database that public maintenance ends
at the corner of SILVERTHORNE,JAMES H property.
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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7. Please clarify how the processing plant will be fueled since you have indicated there will be no fuel
tanks stored onsite.
8. Please provide an in depth hydrogeologic study to illustrate the effects of dewatering on the wetlands
in the vicinity. The study should model the cone of depression as the mine reaches final depth as well
as an operation and maintenance plan for pumping activities.
9. Please provide additional details including construction and maintenance details for wetlands crossing.
10. Information provided in the NOI for the NPDES Stormwater permit indicates outfall locations. Please
clarify the discrepancy between this and the mine maps that indicate the sediment basins will have no
outlet. Please clearly indicate and label on the mine map all outfall locations.
11. Please provide a Jurisdictional Determination(JD)from the USACE for the wetlands.
12. Please see the enclosed comments from the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission. Please
provide a mitigation plan to address the concerns related to the threatened and endangered species
outlined in the comments.
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
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.

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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
the processing of your application sooner.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9220 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr, PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
Enclosures: Comments from NCDNCR
Comments from NCWRC
cc: Mr. Samir Dumpor,PE