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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary �AM° *
WILLIAM E. TOBY VINSON,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
September 18, 2024
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7022 0410 0003 1066 6174
Trey Rivenbark
Carteret Farm LLC
285 Cape Lookout Dr
Harkers Island,NC 28531
RE: Carteret Farm Mine
Mining Permit No. 16-87
Carteret County
White Oak River Basin
Dear Mr. Rivenbark:
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 withN.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. Buffers are not labeled/shown on the proposed area to add land to the permit boundary.Please indicate
the offset distance for the buffer and whether they will be unexcavated or undisturbed on the Mine Map.
2. The inspection report,and satellite imagery, indicate that a structure is inside the permit boundaries on
the north-east portion of the currently permitted area and not shown on Mine Map. Please add all
structures within the permit boundary to the Mine Map.
3. The inspection report, and satellite imagery, indicate that the dewatering basin for the existing mine is
not located as shown on the mine map.Please update the Mine Map to show the current location of the
dewatering basin.
4. Property owners Bruce Conway Jr and Starflite Holdings, both North of the acreage to be added, are
within 1,000 feet of the proposed mining permit boundary to be added to your mining permit. Please
provide proof that they have been notified such as Certified Mail receipts.
5. The acreage table values on the Mine Map don't add up. Please adjust the acreage table to indicate the
increased acreage.
6. To protect the surrounding wetlands and streams,please provide a pumping O&M plan.
7. Please clarify how acreage can be accurately calculated and how boundaries in the field can be marked
accurately.
8. Please refer to Section D of the mine permit application and provide a reclamation map that clearly
illustrates the reclamation plan for the entire site. The map should clearly illustrate the post mining use
of the entire site. It should also include all italicized items listed in the application.
D EQ�� 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
NORhI CAROLINA
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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 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.
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, �/
Co (.( n.
Corey Clayton
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Dan Sams,PE