20240521_Transfer_letter

May 15,2024
Mr.Adam Parr, Assistant State Mining Engineer
Division of Energy, Mineral,and Land Resources
NC Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
RE: Request to Transfer Mining Permit No. 19-11
Gulf Mine No. 3
Chatham County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Parr:
This letter is to request that Mining Permit No. 19-11 containing the operation and reclamation
requirements for Gulf Mine No. 3 in Chatham County be transferred in its entirety from Meridian Brick,
LLC to Tumbleweed Holdings, LLC.
Tumbleweed Holdings, LLC agrees to accept any and all responsibilities and liabilities with respect to the
Mining Act of 1971 for the operation and reclamation of the existing inactive mining operation at this
site according to the conditions contained within the mining permit. There will be no changes to the
existing approved mine layout, mine map or reclamation map,with the exception of the mine permittee
name and contact information.
Attached to this request are the completed first three pages of the mining permit application form,the
completed Land Entry Agreement, an updated mine map and reclamation map showing Tumbleweed
Holdings, LLC as the new responsible party, a letter from the existing permittee requesting that this
mining permit be transferred to Tumbleweed Holdings, LLC,and the$100 permit transfer fee. We have
calculated the reclamation bond based upon the 183.7 acres approved to be affected with a three-year
permit life/inflation factor in order to keep the bond to a minimum to complete this permit transfer and
allow time for partial reclamation and release of some of the bonded acreage. At the time of partial
release,we will recalculate the reclamation bond for the remaining affected acreage using a longer
permit life/inflation factor. Once you approve this methodology and current bond calculation amount,
we will post the required reclamation bond to complete this mining permit transfer.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you should have any questions or need additional
information, please contact me at(919)708-8465 or Tracy Davis, PE,our consultant, at(919)368-0246.
Sincerely,
RECEIVED
Bobby A. Branch, Manager MAY 2 1 2024
Tumbleweed Holdings, LLC
402 Forestwood Park Road LAND QUALITY
Sanford, North Carolina 27330 MINING PROGRAM

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BRICK
6455 Shiloh Road,Suite D
Alpharetta,Georgia 3005
meridianbrick.com
June 9,2021
Mr.Adam Parr,Assistant State Mining Engineer
Division of Energy,Mineral,and Land Resources
NC Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 RECCE VE-D
RE: Request to Transfer Mining Permit No. 19-11 MAY 21 1014
Gulf Mine No.3
Chatham County LAND OUALiTY
Cape Fear River Basin MINING PROGRAM
Dear Mr. Parr:
This letter is to request that Mining Permit No. 19-11 containing the operation and reclamation requirements for Gulf
Mine No.3 in Chatham County be transferred in its entirety from Meridian Brick LLC to Tumbleweed Land Holdings, LLC.
Tumbleweed Land Holdings, LLC. has agreed to accept any and all responsibilities and liabilities with respect to the
Mining Act of 1971 for the operation and reclamation of the existing inactive mining operation at this site according to
the conditions contained within the mining permit.
Upon completion of the mining permit transfer for this site, it is requested that liability for the reclamation of this mine
site be removed from Meridian Brick LLC's$500,000 blanket reclamation bond.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter. If you should have any questions or need additional information, please
contact me at(803)691-3121.
Sincerely,
J. David McKeown
Corporate Environmental Manager
Meridian Brick LLC
5100 Brickyard Road
Columbia,South Carolina 29203
BE BOLD.BE BRICK.