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NC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
MINING PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW CHECKLIST
Mining is . complete
Application/Permit No: 54-68 Action:
New Modification Transfer
Applicant Name:
Danny Smith Landscaping & Drainage
Mine Name:
Alphin Pit
County:
Lenoir
Latitude:
35.2804
7.5 Quad:
Falling Creek
Longitude:
-77.7404
Attached page 1-3 of the mine application.
Suspense Date for Comments: 11/05/2021
NCGS to complete this Section
Geological Significance: YES ❑ NOZ7
Commodity:
Mineral Resources:
1955 Geological Map Unit:
Other Geological Map Units:
Lithology:
Subsidence:
�J/A
Slope Stability:
N, A
Seismic Hazard:
1l 1' / jl
Hydrogeology:
/\) /A
Flood Plain Deposits:
yo
Comments:
1.�
1AA
Reviewer:
J
Date:
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NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina 1612 Mail Service Center
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources [phone]
NOTE, It is recommended that you contact the appropriate Regional Office or the Raleigh Central Office for a PRE.
APPLICATION MEETING to discuss your intentions and address any questions.
1. Name of Mine Alphin Pit
County
Latitude (decimal degrees to four
places)
Longitude (decimal degrees to four
places)
2. Name of Applicant
Applicant Contact
Applicant Email
Telephone
Cell Phone
3 Permanent Address for Receipt of
Official Mail**
Lenoir
35.2804
-77.7404
River Basin Neuse River
Danny Smith Landscaping & Drainage
Danny Smith Jr. Consultant Contact Marc Edwards
[e-mail] Consultant Email [e-mail]
252-527-4644 Telephone
252-521-0507 Cell Phone [phone]
2446 Hwy 258 N
Kinston, NC 28504
4. Mine Office Address 2446 Hwy 258 N
5. Mine Manager
Mine Manager Email
Telephone
Kinston, NC 28504
Danny Smith Jr.
[e-mail]
252-527-4644 Cell Phone [phone]
I certify that all details contained in this permit application are true and correct to the best of our knowledge. We
fully understand that any willful misrepresentation of facts will be cause for permit revocation.
Signature*** Date Print Name anny Smit�jr�
Title Owner
*This will be the name that the mining permit will be issued to and the name that must be indicated on the reclamation bond securi that
corresponds to this site.
'The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources must be notified of any changes in the permanent address or telephone number.
*"Signature of company officer mquired.
G.S. 74-51 provides that the Department shall grant or deny an application for a permit within 60 days of receipt of a complete
application or, if a public hearing is held, within 30 days following the hearing and the filing of any supplemental information
required by the Department. All questions must be addressed, and all required maps provided before this application can
be considered complete. Attach additional sheets as needed.
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NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina 1612 Mail Service Center
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources [phone]
NOTE: All the following questions must be thoroughly answered regarding your mining operation for the intended
life of the mine, All responses must be clearly conveyed on a corresponding, detailed mine map.
A. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Of THE MINE
1. Answer all the following that apply:
1ZThis is an application for a NEW permit.
Indicate the total acreage at the site to be covered by the permit 16.19
(This is the acreage the new permit fee will be based upon.)
Of this acreage, how much is owned and how much is leased?
Acres owned:
Acres leased: 16.19
Property owner If leased: Leon Alphin & Jacob Alphin
This is an application for a MODIFICATION to a mining permit.
Mining Permit Number: Total permitted acreage:
Does the modification involve acreage within the previously approved permitted boundary?
11 YES FNO
If yes, indicate the acreage to be covered by this modification
Does the modification involve acreage outside the previously approved permitted boundary?
YES 1:1NO
If yes, indicate the additional acreage to be covered by this modification
NOTE: You must complete all of Section F of this application form entitled Notification of Adjoining
Landowners
Of the acreage to be added to the permit, will any portion be affected (i.e.: disturbed, ground cover
removed) by the mining operation?
❑ YES 11 NO
If yes, indicate the acreage to be affected within the acreage to be added to the permit
The modification fee is based upon the proposed new affected acreage within the previously
approved permitted boundary plus the proposed total acreage to be added outside the previously
approved permitted boundary,
This is an application for TRANSFER of a mining permit.
Mining Permit Number: Total permitted acreage:
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NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina 1612 Mail Service Center
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources [phone]
MINING FEE SCHEDULE
A nonrefundable permit application 'processing fee when filing fora new mining permit, permit modification, or transferred permit is
required as follows:
APPLICATION TYPE
0 — 25 ACRES
26+ ACRES
New Permit Applications
$3,750.00
$5,000.00
Permit Modifications
$760.00
$1,000.00
Permit Transfers
$100,00
$100A0
Annuai Operating Fee
$400.00
$400.00
Acres for now permits means the total acreage at the site to be covered by the permit. Acres for modification of permits means the
new affected acres within the previously approved permitted boundary plus the proposed total acreage to be added outside the
previously approved permitted boundary.
2. Name of all materials mined: Sand
3. Mining Method:
Hydraulic Dredge � Front-end Loader & Truck Shovel & Truck
Dragline & Truck Self -loading Scraper
Other (Tease explain): Excavator: used to reach below the water.
4. Expected maximum depth of mine (feet) 30'
Depth is relative to what benchmark? (e.g., natural ground level, mean seal level, road elevation, etc.)
Natural ground level
Expected average depth of mine (feet) 20'
5. Has an area at this site been mined in the past?
YES NO
If yes, when and by whom was this activity conducted?
6. Estimated life of the operation (years): 10
NOTE: The Department may request clarification on how life of mine was calculated.
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County: Lenior A^�
Date: 10/8/21

Geology of the Danny Smith Landscaping & Drainage — Alphin Pit in Lenoir County is the Cretaceous
(K) and in the Black Creek Formation (Kb). Clay, gray to black, lignitic (containing some low-grade
coal). Formation contains thin beds and laminae of fine-grained micaceous sand and thick lenses of
cross -bedded sand. Glauconitic (green sands). -Pcx,*� 6 of 7

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There are NO flood hazard areas hear the site as shown in the NC Flood Risk Information System {NC
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