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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
April 1, 2024
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Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1066 6723
William Page
W. A. Page& Sons,Inc.
308 VFW Rd.
Swansboro,NC 28584
RE: Stella Mine
Carteret County
White Oak River Basin
Dear Mr. Page:
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. Please clearly identify and label on the mine map the ditch that runs along the SE boundary into the
previously mined area. During a recent inspection it was noted that the ditch continues into the previous
mined area for approximately 100 ft.
2. Your mine map indicates there will be a berm and silt fence around the entire perimeter. Please clarify
how the berm and silt fence will be installed along the easter side where there is a previously mined
area.
3. There are no geographic controls provided for the location of the proposed mining area. Please clarify
how this mining area will be accurately marked in the field as they have been drawn on the mine maps.
You may clarify by providing a surveyed or engineer sealed map clearly identifying the location of the
new proposed mine permit boundary/affected area boundary.
4. Please clarify how your affected acreages were determined on an area without any ties to surveyed
points. Affected areas measured from the scaled map do not match the acreages provided in the table.
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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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
the processing of your application sooner.
Please contact me at(919) 707-9220 if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr, PE
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State Mining Engineer
cc: Mr. Dan Sams,PE