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Mr. Adam Parr, Assistant State Mining Engineer
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
RE: Gainey Road Mine
Cumberland County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Parr:
December 15, 2021
DR Allen & Son, Inc.
1200 Ramsey Street
Fayetteville, NC 28301
RECEIVED
DEC 17 2021
LAND QUALITY SECTION
We are in receipt of your June 29, 2021 letter in which you requested additional or revised
information related to your review of our pending mining permit application. We offer the following
responses for your consideration:
1. Please clarify/correct the mine name listed in question 1, page 1 of the mine permit application.
The name is listed as "Ganey Road Mine", where all other documentation lists "Gainey Road
Mine."
RESPONSE: There was a typographical error in the mine name on Page 1 of the original mining
permit application. The correct name is Gainey Road Mine. A corrected page 1 is attached for
your files.
2. Please provide maintenance requirements for permanent vegetative and perimeter berms,
sediment filter bags, and the class A riprop for the rock entrance utilized in the basin.
RESPONSE: Additional maintenance requirements have been added to the construction details
on Sheet C10 for the vegetated earthen berms and sediment filter bags and on Sheet C9 for the
rip rap lined temporary/permanent diversion ditches that enter the sediment basin.
3. Please clarify if an onsite wetland delineation was conducted and by whom. It appears that the
wetlands on the map are sourced from the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI). Field verification
is often required to determine accuracy of NWI maps.
RESPONSE: We solicited the wetland expertise of Mr. Adam Carter of Wetland Solutions, LLC to
address this concern. Mr. Carter visited the site on October 14, 2021 to conduct a wetland
delineation of the property. He found two identifying features shown as wetland 1(W1) and
wetland 2 (W2) —see attached Wetland Solutions, LLC's November 2, 2021 Report. While W1

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matched very closely to the National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) boundary shown on the mine
maps, W2 was found to be larger than the wetland boundary shown on the NWI. Thus, we have
made adjustments to the mine layout plans to provide a 50-foot vegetated buffer with a SO -
foot -wide berm (for 100 feet total) along this updated, field verified delineated wetland. Sheets
C2, C4 and C5 have been revised to show adjustments made to the buffer and berms, mine pit
configuration, erosion and sediment control measures, and topsoil stockpile areas in order to
continue our efforts to avoid impacts to any nearby wetlands. The revised affected acreage
limits and associated acreage charts have been updated to accurately reflect these changes.
Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your request for additional information. If you
should have any further questions, please contact our consultant, Mr. Tracy Davis of ATS Environmental
Solutions, PLLC, at [phone]. We look forward to receiving the draft mining permit and confirmed
reclamation bond amount in the near future.
Sincerely,
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Bob Allen, Jr.
DR Allen & Son, Inc.
Attachments

APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE)
RECEIVED
DEC 17 2021
Name of Mine Gainey Road Mine County Cumberland
LAND QUALITY SECTION
River Basin Cape Fear
Latitude (decimal degrees to four places) 34.9630880
Longitude (decimal degrees to four places)-78.805167°
2. Name of Applicant* DR Allen & Son. Inc.
Permanent address for receipt of official mail** 1200 Ramsey Street. Fayetteville, NC 28301
Telephone [phone] Alternate
4. Mine Office Address 3778 Gainey Road (SR 2221) Telephone
5. Mine Manager Bob Allen Jr.
6. E-mail Address: boballenirnn,fayblock.com
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. I
Date December 15, 2021
Print Name Bob Allen, Jr.
Title President
This will be the name that the mining permit will be issued to and the name that must be indicated on the
reclamation bond (security) 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 ofcompany officer required.
G.S. 74-51 provides that the Department shall &mt 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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