25-56 - Hancock Creek Mine Transfer - Application

• 2390 NC Hwy 111 S • Goldsboro, NC. 27534 • Phone: [phone] •
We hereby request that the existing permit for Hancock Creek Mine, Permit #25-56 be transferred from East
Coast Abatement, Inc. to Best Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Best Sand & Gravel, Inc. hereby accepts any and all responsibilities and liabilities with respect to the Mining Act
of 1971.
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President
RECEIVED
OCT 2 0 INN
LAND QUALITY
MINING PROGRAM

APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT RECEIVE
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE) OCT 2 0 2020
1. Name of Mine Hancock Creek Mine
River Basin Neuse
Latitude (decimal degrees to four places)
Longitude (decimal degrees to four places)
2. Name of Applicant*
34.8755910
-76.8564920
Best Sand & Gravel
3. Permanent address for receipt of official mail**
Telephone ( 919 ) 778-3252
4. Mine Office Address
Craven � � - QUALITYCounty PROGR ftei_
2390 NC Hwy 111 S.
Alternate No. ( )
2390 NC Hwy 111 S. Goldsboro NC 27534
Telephone ( )
5. Mine Manager Brooks Best
6. E-mail Address: [e-mail]
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.
*** F�&'� % 4610/12/20
Signature Date
Print Name Brooks Thomas Best
Title VP
* 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 of company officer required.
G.S. 74-51 provides that the Department shall grant or deny an application for apermit 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
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APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
provided before this application can be considered complete. Attach additional sheets as needed.
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APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
NOTE: All of 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 of the following that apply:
❑ If this is an application for a NEW permit, indicate the total acreage at the site to be covered by the
permit (this is the acreage that the "new permit" fee will be based upon):
Of this acreage, how much is owned and how much is leased? Acres owned:
Acres leased: Property owner if leased:
❑ If this is an application for a MODIFICATION to a mining permit, indicate the mining permit
number and the total (overall) acreage covered by the existing permit.
Mining Permit No.: Total permitted acreage:
Does the modification involve acreage within the previously approved permitted boundary?
Yes ❑ No ❑. If yes, indicate the acreage to be covered by this modification (this is the acreage
that the "major modification" fee will be based upon):
Does the modification involve acreage outside the previously approved permitted boundary?
Yes ❑ No R. 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 this acreage to be added to the permit, will any portion of this acreage be affected (i.e.: disturbed,
ground cover removed) by the mining operation? Yes ❑ No ❑ (If no, a "minor modification"
fee of $100.00 is required, despite the "undisturbed" acreage to be added). If yes, indicate the
acreage to be affected within the acreage to be added to the permit (the total acreage to be added to
the permit is the acreage that the "major modification" fee will be based upon):
If this is an application for TRANSFER of a mining permit, indicate the mining permit number and
the total (overall) acreage covered by the existing permit.
Mining Permit No.: 25-56 Total permitted acreage: 34.84
SEE THE FEE SCHEDULE AT THE END OF THIS FORM FOR THE PROPER FEE AMOUNT TO BE
PAID FOR THE REQUESTED PERMIT ACTIONS) AND CORRESPONDING ACREAGE NOTED
ABOVE
2. Name of all materials mined:
Fill Dirt. Topsoil
3. Mining method:
HHydraulic Dredge Front-end Loader & Truck ®Shovel &Truck
Dragline & Truck HSelf-loading Scraper
Other (explain):
4. a. Expected maximum depth of mine (feet) Nat Ground Level
Depth is relative to what benchmark? (e.g., natural ground level, mean sea level, road elevation, etc.)
b. Expected average depth of mine (feet) 20
5. Has any area(s) at this site been mined in the past? Yes ® No ❑
If yes, when and by whom was this activity conducted? East coast abatement
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6. Number of years for which the permit is requested (Life of the Mining Operation or Life of Lease from
Public Entity): Life of Mining Operation
B. MAPS
Clearly mark and label the location of your mining operation on six (6) copies of a 7.5-minute quadrangle
and a county highway map. These maps, in addition to six (6) copies of all mine maps and reclamation
maps, must be submitted with each permit application.
7.5-minute quadrangles may be obtained from the N.C. Geological Survey:
Mailing Address: Physical Address:
1612 Mail Service Center OR 512 North Salisbury Street, 5th Floor
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
[phone]
httD:HDortal.ncdenr.ore/web/lr/aeolo2ical home
County highway maps may be obtained from the N.C. Department of Transportation:
North Carolina Department of Transportation — Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Mailing Address:
NCDOT GIS Unit
1587 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1587
Physical Address:
NCDOT GIS Unit
3401 Carl Sandburg Court
Raleigh, North Carolina 27610
[phone]
hqp://www.ncdot.org/it/gis/
Mine maps must be accurate and appropriately scaled drawings, aerial photographs or enlarged
topographic maps of the entire mine site. All aspects of the mine site must be clearly labeled on the
maps along with their corresponding (approximate) acreage. Thus, all mine and reclamation maps
must denote those activities that are intended to be conducted during the life of the mining permit.
All maps must be of a scale sufficient (see minimum requirements listed below) to clearly illustrate the
following, at a minimum:
a. Property lines of the tract or tracts of land on which the proposed mining activity is to be located
including easements and rights -of -way.
b. Existing or proposed permit boundaries.
c. Initial and ultimate limits of clearing and grading.
d. Outline and width of all buffer zones (both undisturbed and unexcavated).
e. Outline and acreage of all pits/excavations.
f. Outline and acreage of all stockpile areas.
g. Outline and acreage of all temporary and/or permanent overburden disposal areas.
h. Location and acreage of all processing plants (processing plants may be described as to location and
distance from mine if sufficiently far removed).
i. Locations and names of all streams, rivers and lakes.
j. Outline and acreage of all settling and/or processing wastewater ponds.
k. Location and acreage of all planned and existing access roads and on -site haul roads.
1. Location of planned and existing on -site buildings.
in. Location and dimensions of all proposed sediment and erosion control measures.
n. Location of 100-year floodplain limits and wetland boundaries.
o. Names of owners of record, both public and private, of all tracts of land that are adjoining the mining
permit boundary; if an adjoining tract is owned or leased by the applicant or is owned by the lessor of
the mine tract, names of owners of record of tracts adjoining these tracts, that are within 1,000 feet of
the mining permit boundary, must be provided on the mine map.

APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
p. Names of owners of record, both public and private, of all tracts of land that are adjoining the mining
permit boundary which lie directly across and are contiguous to any highway, creek, stream, river, or
other watercourse, railroad track, or utility or other public right-of-way. If an adjoining tract is owned
or leased by the applicant or is owned by the lessor of the mine tract, names of owners of record of
tracts adjoining these tracts, that are within 1,000 feet of the mining permit boundary, must be
provided on the mine map(s). NOTE: "Highway" means a road that has four lanes of travel or less
and is not designated as an Interstate Highway.
q. Map legend:
1. Name of applicant
2. Name of mine
3. North arrow
4. County
5. Scale
6. Symbols used and corresponding names
7. Date prepared and revised
8. Name and title of person preparing map
Map scales should meet the following guidelines:
PERMITTED ACREAGE MAP SCALE
0-49 Acres 1 inch = 50 feet
50-199 Acres 1 inch = 100 feet
200+ Acres 1 inch = 200 feet
(NOTE: Smaller scaled maps may be acceptable if they clearly illustrate the above items)
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G. LAND ENTRY AGREEMENT
We hereby grant to the Department or its appointed representatives the right of entry and travel upon our lands
or operation during regular business hours for the purpose of making necessary field inspections or investigations as
may be reasonably required in the administration of the Mining Act of 1971 pursuant to G.S. 74-56.
We further grant to the Department or its appointed representatives the right to make whatever entries on the
land as may be reasonably necessary and to take whatever actions as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry
out reclamation which the operator has failed to complete in the event a bond forlRff e d� d- ursuant to G.S.
74-59. f+
Signature:
Print Name:
(Title, if apf
Company
(If applic�
APPLICANT:
Print Name:
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Date Signed: , aao Date Signed: LO —
*Signature must be the same as the individual who signed Page 1 of this application.
One oriLAnal and five (5) conies of the completed application, six (6) conies of all location maps mine maps
and reclamation maps, and the appropriate processing fee (see next page for fee schedule) in the form a check
or money order payable to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality must be sent to the
Raleigh Central Office at the address listed on the front cover of this application form.
Inquiries regarding the status of the review of this application should be directed to the Mining Program staff at
[phone].
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