20220107_Bond_Increase_Request

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7008 1300 0000 1127 2040
Clint Zimmerman
Luck Stone Corporation
PO Box 29682
Richmond, VA 23242
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 7, 2022
RE:
Eden Quarry
Mt. Airy Quarry
Mining Permit No. 79-07
Mining Permit No. 86-01
Rockingham County
Surry County
Roanoke River Basin
Yadkin River Basin
Dear Mr. Zimmerman:
Your application for a transfer of the above referenced mining permits, has been approved but the permits shall not
be issued until the Department has received the required bond or security pursuant to §74-51(h) in an amount
sufficient to cover the present operation.
The reclamation bond has been calculated for these sites using the information submitted in the application (see
enclosed worksheet). The bond amount for these sites is listed below. Currently, the maximum bond amount for
operators in good standing with the Department is $1,000,000.00 per N.C.G.S §74-54. The calculation worksheet
is enclosed for your review and the new bond or balance ($352,500.00) will be required before the permit can be
issued.
For your convenience, I have enclosed a bond form, an assignment of a savings account form and an irrevocable
standby letter of credit form. The name on the security form must be the same as the name appearing on the permit,
i.e., Luck Stone Corporation. In addition to one of these alternatives you may, upon request, substitute a cash
deposit.
Please review the reclamation bond worksheet and contact this office should you have any objections or questions
concerning the permit conditions. N.C.G.S. §74-51 provides that the operator has sixty (60) days following the
mailing of a notice of the required bond in which to file the required surety.
D E QJ 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
919.707.9200

Certified Mail
Mr. Zimmerman
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The permit cannot be issued until the required security has been received. No mining may be conducted until the
permit is issued. N.C.G.S. §74-65 states that the issuance of a mining permit does not supersede or otherwise affect
or prevent the enforcement of any zoning regulation or ordinance duly adopted by an incorporated city or county
or by any agency or department of the State of North Carolina.
Again, if you should have any questions on this matter please contact me, at [phone].
Sincerely,
Adam Parr, PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
Enclosures
cc: Ms. Tamera Eplin, PE