20210608_Modification Bond Request

ROY COOPER
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
Interim Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7019 1120 0002 0065 1061
Norman Divers
Green Meadow, Inc.
12601 Plantside Dr.
Louisville, KY 40299
RE: Colon Mine
Mining Permit No. 53-05
Lee County
Cape Fear River Basin
Dear Mr. Drivers:
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 112021
Your application for a modification of the above referenced mining permit, has been approved but the modified
permit 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 this site using the information submitted in the application (see
enclosed worksheet). The bond amount for this site is $1,043,300.00. The calculation worksheet is enclosed for
your review.
Currently, a maximum bond amount for operators in good standing with the Department is $1,000,000.00 (§74-
54(b)). You must immediately increase your bond total to $1,000,000.00. Failure to do so may result in permit
revocation and bond forfeiture of your company's permitted mine sites.
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., Green Meadow, Inc. 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. 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.
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512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
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Certified Mail
Mr. Drivers
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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. 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
Assistant State Mining Engineer
Enclosures
cc: Mr. Bill Denton, PE
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w^^^.^W 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
E^W" /� 919.707.9200