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ROY COOPER
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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
January 23, 2024
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7019 1120 0001 4914 3733
Jeffrey Curtis
The Quartz Corp,USA
PO Box 309
Spruce Pine,NC 28777
RE: Altapass Mine
Mining Permit No. 61-16
Mitchell County
French Broad River Basin
Dear Mr. Curtis:
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 label the names of the Names of owners of record of all tracts of land adjoining the permit
boundary, on the mine map. The mine maps provided only labeled the PIN and provided no table to
cross reference the owners name with the PIN. Please be sure that this map shows the existing permitted
boundary and the proposed boundary. If the boundary survey map is to be used as the adjoining
landowner map,please be sure to verify that the names on the map match those owners notified.
2. Please provide proof, such as copy of the signed return receipts from certified mail, that all adjoining
landowners and chief administrative officer of each county and municipality have been properly
notified. Notice for SECKEL WILLIAM, and POWELL J DEWEY ESTATE was not provided.
3. The parcel labeled"Tract 3", on the boundary survey, across Altapass Hwy.,was previously included
within the permit boundary,however it does not appear with the the permit boundary on the last revised
set of maps. Please clarify if this parcel is proposed to be removed from the permit boundary. Please
provide a mine map with the entire proposed permit boundary and account for all acreages in the
acreage table.
4. Your response to that last request for additional information stated that there will be no explosives used
for the activities described in the modification application. Please be advised that the application is
requesting information that describes the activities for the entirety of the operation, not limited to the
activities for the proposed changes. Please verify that there will be no blasting on site whatsoever.
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. Curtis
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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 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 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,
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Adam Parr, PE
State Mining Engineer
cc: Ms. Shawna Riddle