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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210803_ADI_letter_33-44ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary BRIAN WRENN Director Certified Mail Return Receipt Requested 7019 1120 0002 0065 1269 Brent Wood FSC II, LLC 701 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 101 Raleigh, NC 27607 RE: Compass Creek Pit Mining Permit No. 33-44 Edgecombe County Tar -Pamlico River Basin Dear Mr. Wood: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality August 4, 2021 We have reviewed the transfer request your company submitted for the referenced mine site. In order for this office to complete its review of the referenced project in accordance with 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 provide a current mine map that reflects current site conditions. The mine map must include the items listed in section B.2 of the mining permit application. 2. Please maintain Erosion and Sediment Control (E&SC) measures as noted in the mine inspection report. Please clearly mark the mine permit boundaries as specified in Condition 5 of the mining permit. All affected area boundaries (21.43 acres) shall be permanently marked at the site on 100-foot intervals unless the line of sight allows for larger spacing intervals. 4. Please provide an estimated life of the mine on pg. 3 or pg. 14 of the mine permit application. This value is used to determine the inflation factor on the bond reclamation worksheet. 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. 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 NORhI CAROLINA - oaPermemoieomronmenmiuuaiity /`� 919.707.9200 Certified Mail Mr. Wood Page 2 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 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 processing your application sooner. Please contact me at (919) 707-9220 if you have any questions. Sincerely, Adam Parr Assistant State Mining Engineer Enclosures cc: Mr. Bill Denton, PE Ms. Kelly Proctor 5676 Thompson Chapel Church Rd. Wilson, NC 27896 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: Compass Creek Mine 2. MINE LOCATION: NC Hwy. 97 East 3. COUNTY: Edgecombe 4. RIVER BASIN: Tar -Pamlico 5. CASE: 6. OPERATOR: FSC IL LLC 7. ADDRESS: 701 Corporate Center drive, Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27607 8. MINING PERMIT #: 33-44 ❑ N/A 9. PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE: LOM ❑ N/A 10. PERSON(S) CONTACTED AT SITE: An email was sent to Bailey Watkins, Mine Manager, on 7/19/2021. No response was received. 11. PICTURES? ❑ Yes ® No TAKEN BY: 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) Fj C. Follow-up Inspection 13. Date of last inspection: 09/05/2018 14. Any mining since that date? ®Yes ❑ No If yes, cite evidence of such mining activity: Mining has taken place since the previous inspection; however, the site appears to have been left untouched for a significant amount of time. The site appeared to be overgrown in several areas. Erosion control measures have not been maintained. 15. Was mine operating at time of inspection? ❑ Yes ® No If yes, explain: 16. Is the mine in compliance with the Operating Conditions of the Permit? ❑Yes ® No ❑ N/A If no, explain: Mining permit boundaries were not marked. 17. Is the mine in compliance with the Reclamation Conditions of the Permit? If no, explain: 18. Is there any off -site damage? A. U Yes B. X No C. If A, describe the type and severity of the damage: None observed Yes I I No I I N/A If B or C, is there potential for offsite damage? ❑ Yes ®No Explain: Not at this time. 19. Corrective measures needed and/or taken: Maintain erosion control measures. Mark mining permit 20. Other recommendations and comments: Provide a mining map that represents current site conditions. 21. Is the Annual Reclamation Report +/- map accurate? ❑ Yes ❑ No (Explain) ❑ Not Reviewed ❑N/A 22. Follow-up inspection needed? Lj Yes JZJ No Proposed date 23. No. of additional pages of Inspection Report N/A 24. Copy of Report sent to operator 1 INSPECTED BY: Lauren Garcia DATE 07/26/2021 Telephone No: 919-791-4200 Copy to file Copy to operator Copy to Mining Specialist