10-85 Inspection - 7.7.21

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources, Land Quality Section
MINE INSPECTION REPORT
® PERMITTED MINE SITE ❑ UNPERMITTED MINE SITE
1. MINE NAME: Hughes-Smith Road Pit#2 2.MINE LOCATION: Hughes-Smith Rd NW
3. COUNTY: Brunswick 4. RIVER BASIN: Lumber 5. CASE:
6. OPERATOR: William E. Bellamy,Jr.,Bill Bellamy and Sons. Inc.
7. ADDRESS: P.O. Box 2169, Shallotte,NC 28459
8. MINING PERMIT#: 10-85 ❑ N/A 9. PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE: ® N/A
10. PERSON(S) CONTACTED AT SITE: None
11. PICTURES? ® Yes ❑ No TAKEN BY: Digital Camera /drone(authorization on file)
12. TYPE OF INSPECTION:
❑ A. Initial Inspection(Unpermitted Mine Sites)
1. Size of affected land: ac. (attach sketch map)
2. How was this area measured? Measured by:
® B. Routine Inspection(Permitted Mine Sites)
II C. Follow-up Inspection
13. Date of last inspection: 10/5/2020
14. Any mining since that date? ® Yes ❑ No If yes,cite evidence of such mining activity: Dump truck was
seen dumping material duringthe h�pection
15. Was mine operating at time of inspection? ® Yes ❑ No If yes, explain: Dump truck operating
16. Is the mine in compliance with the Operating Conditions of the Permit? ❑ Yes ® No ❑ N/A If no,
explain: OC 4C: Mining activities shall occur as indicated on the revised mine map received by the Land Quality Section
on July 16, 2009, and July 20,2009.
OC 9: Sufficient buffer (minimum 30' undisturbed) shall be maintained between any excavation and any mining permit
boundary to protect adjacent propertX
OC 12: The operator shall notify the Department in writing of the desire to delete,modify, or otherwise change any_part of
the mining,reclamation,or erosion/sediment control plan contained in the approved application for a mining permit or any
approved revision to it. Approval to implement such changes must be obtained from the Department prior to on-site
implementation of the revisions
17. Is the mine in compliance with the Reclamation Conditions of the Permit? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A If no,
explain:
18. Is there any off-site damage? A. ® Yes B. ❑ No C. ❑ None observed
If A,describe the type and severity of the damage: Severe, Outside of mine boundaries into wetlands as well as into
unpermitted upland areas.
If B or C,is there potential for offsite damage? ❑ Yes ® No Explain:
19. Corrective measures needed and/or taken: As of this inspection the site is not in compliance. Effort to revert the
mine back to original permitted boundaries has been ongoing at the site.
20. Other recommendations and comments: Permit boundary stakes have been placed on site. Maintain these permit
lines throughout the life of the permit. No reclamation report has been received by this office.Reclamation of the mine is
approaching the final areas.Ensure that the reclamation reverts the pit to the original boundaries and designations listed for
the buffer zones.
Material has been documented being dumped on site that would require an LCID permit, however NO PERMIT OR
NOTIFCATION HAS BEEN ISSUED.
21. Is the Annual Reclamation Report+/-map accurate? ❑ Yes ❑ No(Explain) ® Not Reviewed ❑ N/A
22. Follow-up inspection needed? ® Yes ❑ No Proposed date August 2021
23. No.of additional pages of Inspection Report 0 24. Copy of Report sent to operator 7/19/2021
INSPECTED BY: Connor Musial DATE 7/7/2021
Telephone No: [phone]
Copy to file Copy to operator Copy to Mining Specialist