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MINING PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW CHECKLIST
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Application/Permit No: 61-19 1 Action:
Section
New Modification I Transfer
Applicant Name:
Blue Ridge Quarries / Buechel Stone Corp.
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Mine Name:
Steel Gray Mine
County:
Mitchell
Latitude:
35.90320
7.5 Quad:
Spruce Pine
Longitude:
-82.03340
Attached page 1-3 of the mine application.
Suspense Date for Comments: 12/10/2021
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Geological Significance: YES ❑ NO
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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 (919) 707-9220
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
County
Latitude (decimal degrees to four
places)
Longitude (decimal degrees to four
places)
2. Name of Applicant
Applicant Contact
Applicant Email
Telephone
Cell Phone
Steel Gra
Mitchell
Mine
035-54-09.28
082-01-58.10
River Basin French Broad
Buechel Stone Corporation
Chris Bucy Consultant Contact Chris Peters
cbucy@buechelstone.com Consultant Email chris.peters@arcadis.com
828-756-8220 Telephone 517-324-5052
828-803-9723 Cell Phone
3 Permanent Address for Receipt of
Official Mail" 7274 Highway 221 North
Marion, North Carolina 28752
4. Mine Office Address same
5. Mine Manager Lr ns tiucy
Mine Manager Email cbucy@buechelstone.com
Telephone
.756, 8220 Cell Phone 828.803.
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.
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Date
'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 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.
Revised Jui%{ 13, 2021 �.� G ' 11
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 (919) 707-9220
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:
01
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 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:
This is an appiication for a MODIFICATION to a mining permit.
Mining Permit Number: 6 1 -19 Tctai permitted acreage: 12.74
Does the modification involve acreage within the previously approved permitted boundary?
YES FX NO
If yes, indicate the acreage to be covered by this modification
Does the modification involve acreage outside the previously approved permitted boundary?
YES FNO
If yes, indicate the additional acreage to be covered by this modification 1 .35
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?
0 YES NO
If yes, indicate the acreage to be affected within the acreage to be added to the permit 0.70
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: 61-19 Total permitted acreage: 12.74
Revised July 13, 2021 P a g e 12
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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 (919) 707-9220
MINING FEE SCHEDULE
A nonrefundable permit application processing fee when filing for a new mining permit, permit modification, or transferred permit is
required as follows:
APPLICATION TYPE
0 — 25 ACRES
26f ACRES
New Permit Applications
$3,750.00
$5,000.00
Permit Modifications
$750.00
$1,000.00
Permit Transfers
$100,00
$100,00
Annual Operating Fee
$400,00
$400.00
Acres for new 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: black quartzite
3, Mining Method:
Hydraulic Dredge Q Front-end Loader & Truck
Dragline & Truck Self -loading Scraper
Other (please explain): Blasting
4. Expected maximum depth of mine (feet) SO'
❑ Shovel & Truck
Depth is relative to what benchmark? (e.g., natural ground level, mean seal level, road elevation, etc.)
Top of highwall
Expected average depth of mine (feet) 40'
5. Has an area at this site been mined in the past?
YES NO
If yes, when and by whom was this activity conducted? Mining was by several unknown individuals hislanc ily and Blue Ridge ouarnes from 2010
6. Estimated life of the operation (years): 10
NOTE: The Department may request clarification on how life of mine was calculated.
Revised July 13, 2021
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Latitude: 35.90320
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Longitude:-82.03340
County: Mitchell
Date: 11/18/21
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Location of Steel Gray Mine from Buechel Stone Corp. Mine site is in the Zabg —
Alligator Back Formation — Late Proterozoic — finely laminated to thin layered; locally
contains massive gneiss and micaceous granule conglomerate; includes schist, phyllite, and
amphibolite.