080620 Harris Pit insp report

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
MINE INSPECTION REPORT
® PERMITTED MINE SITE
❑ UNPERMITTED MINE SITE
1. MINE NAME: Harris Pit 2. MINE LOCATION: 35.670425,-77.427936
3. COUNTY: Pitt 4. RIVER BASIN: Tar -Pamlico 5. CASE:
6. OPERATOR: Kelly Proctor, PLT Construction Company
7. ADDRESS:
8. MINING PERMIT #: 74-96 ❑ N/A 9. PERMIT EXPIRATION DATE: ® N/A
10. PERSON(S) CONTACTED AT SITE: N/A
11. PICTURES? ® Yes ❑ No TAKEN BY: Randall Jones
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)
C. Follow-up Inspection
13. Date of last inspection: Summer 2019
14. Any mining since that date? ® Yes ❑ No If yes, cite evidence of such mining activity: They
have mined from the back going north towards the ditch in the middle of the property, now they are moving west.
15. Was mine operating at time of inspection? ® Yes ❑ No If yes, explain: The contracting crew
were starting to pile up earth towards the west corner of the site.
16. Is the mine in compliance with the Operating Conditions of the Permit? U Yes IZI No U N/A
If no, explain: They were using a dewatering system that was not on the mine map and had not
yet been approved. A large sediment trap had been built since the previous inspection with a new pum //pipe
configuration and a portable generator.
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. I I Yes B. L
If A, describe the type and severity of the damage:
No C. IXI None observed
If B or C, is there potential for offsite damage? ® Yes ❑ No Explain: They have a small check dam
with simple rip rap tryin to and emergency overflow, if it fails it will run straight into the blue line stream.
The rock check dam is right on the 50 ft border of the buffer.
19. Corrective measures needed and/or taken: Modify the permit to allow these activities before permit
transfer, or other measures as directed by Raleigh.
20. Other recommendations and comments: They need to mark their digging boundary as outlined in
their permit, no markers were noticed during inspection, but they were at least stayingon n the property.
21. Is the Annual Reclamation Report +/- map accurate? ❑ Yes ❑ No (Explain) ❑ Not Reviewed ® N/A
22. Follow-up inspection needed? ® Yes ❑ No Proposed date 10/06/2021
23. No. of additional pages of Inspection Report 0 24. Copy of Report sent to operator Yes
INSPECTED BY: J. Randall Jones, Jr, PE DATE 08/06/2021
Telephone No: 252-946-6481
Copy to file Copy to operator Copy to Mining Specialist
Rev.10/2015