20201222 - Inspection Comments

Parr, Adam
From: Adams, Diane
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 12:53 PM
To: Parr, Adam
Cc: Denton, Bill
Subject: Gulf Mine 3/ permit no. 19-11/ Inspection report and photos
Attachments: Gulf mine_19-11_20201218_INSP RPT with Photos.pdf, 2020.11.17 Release Request Form - Gulf 3
_S.pdf, 2020.11.09d - Gulf MineXZ.pdf
Dear Adam,
Please find attached my inspection report and photos for the release request for the Gulf Mine 3 in Chatham County. I
met a representative on site to guide me around the site. We did look at every pond and all of them had the same
problem to some extent. The banks were not graded in accordance with the reclamation plan and several areas of
erosion were identified. There was one pond located adjacent to the existing pond which was requested for release and
% of that pond looked suitable, but again, there were areas where the banks had not been properly graded. The release
form and mine map are a bit confusing to me in terms of how many acres are actually being requested for release. It
appears they are requesting that 86.6 acres in the north west of the site be released. This area has not been disturbed,
and is suitable for release. Pond areas are not suitable for release. There is an area of 12.1 acres of a wooded area that
has not been disturbed and could be released. There is a good deal of debris, on above ground tank, buckets, rebar,
pipes across the site and in wooded areas. The debris needs to be removed. The trailer identified on the map and in
one of my photographs is within the active area, but does not appear to be a part of the mining operation. Clarification
should be provided.
Please let me know if modifications to the report are required before I send this to the operator or upload into IBEAM.
Sincerely
Diane Adams
C. Diane Adams
Senior Environmental Specialist
NC DENR, LQS
3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC
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