20211201_R-Queen

11/29/2021
NCDEQ
To whom it may concern:
RECEIVED
OTC J. t 2021
NC GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Responding in regards to attached documentation. As the owner of the adjoining property living in the
home you see on the map included. This mine is in a residential area with children. Also, located close
to a main highway and water way that people use recreationally. This mine is too close to my house and
the vein of rock their after just happens to be the vein my home sits on. Currently there are two open
complaints against this mine filed with NCDEQ on this specific site. However this mine site has created
extensive cost to me in repair, damages and property devaluation. The last blast broke my retaining
wall loose from my home and cracked two other places in the wall, from top to bottom. Still not
repaired. Fly rock has been a tremendous problem, huge rocks being thrown much farther than three
hundred feet. Sometimes when they blast it's like an earth quake and that's not an exaggeration. There
needs to be a complete investigation with measurements and a geologist sent out before issuing this
permit. You can check my complaint with NCDEQ of Asheville office. They sent a person out and they got
all information on this case. Initially, property owners were never notified when the mine first opened.
Thank You,
Ruth Queen/ Adjacentt property owner

NORTH CAROLINA MINING State of North Carolina
PERMIT APPLICATION Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
NOTICE
Pursuant to provisions G.S. 74-50(b1) of The Mining Act of 1971, Notice is hereby given that
Buechel Stone Corporation has applied on
(Applicant Name)
November 3, 2021
(Date)
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
[phone]
to the Division of Energy,
Mineral, and Land Resources, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27699-1612, for (check one):
a new surface mining permit,
Wla modification of an existing surface mining permit to add land to the permitted area; or
a modification of an existing surface mining permit to add land to the permitted area with no disturbance in
the area proposed. Please note that future modification(s) may be submitted by the applicant to allow
disturbance within this area without re -notification of adjoining landowners.
The applicant proposes to mine q u a ftz ite on 0.7 O acres located
(Mineral, Ore) (Number) (Number)
miles south of Spruce Pine offlnearroad Altapass Highway
(Direction) (Nearest town) (Number, Name)
Mitchell
County.
*SEE ATTACHED MAP FOR PROPOSED PERMIT BOUNDARIES AND CORRESPONDING ADJOINING LANDOWNER
NAMES AND LOCATIONS*
In accordance with G.S. 74-50(b1), the mine operator is required to make a reasonable effort, satisfactory to the Department, to notify all
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, all owners of record of tracts adjoining these tracts must be notified (that are
within 1,000 feet of the mining permit boundary). In addition, the mine operator must also notify the chief administrative officer of the county or
municipality In which any part of the permitted area is located. Any person may file written comment(s) to the Department at the above address
within thirty (30) days of the issuance of this Notice or the filing of the application for a permit, whichever is later. Should the Department
determine that a significant public interest exists relative to G.S. 74-51, a public hearing will be held within 60 days of the end of the 30-day
c;,rr-ma ; parflod. spe ii:Vd above.
A copy of the permit application materials is on file and available for public review during normal business hours at the above listed address as
well as at the appropriate regional office. For information regarding the specifics of the proposed mining activity, please contact the
applicant at the following telephone number: 828-803-9723
For information on the mining permit application review process, please contact the Mining Program staff at [phone]. Please note that
the Department will consider any relevant written commentstdocumentation within the provisions of the Mining Act of 1971 throughout the
application review process until a final decision is made on the application.
Ruth Queen, 2533 Altapass Hwy, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Addressee/Owner of Record's Name and Address
Date of Issuance of this Notice/Mailed to Addressee/Owner of Record
Buechel Stone Corporation, Chris Bucy
Name of Applicant. Include Contact Person & Company Name, if Applicable
7274 Highway 221 North, Marion, NC 28752
Address of Applicant
Revised July 13, 2021 P a g e 117

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