20220513_ADI_61-19

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7008 1300 0000 1127 1913
Chris Bucy
Buechel Stone Corporation
7274 Highway 221 North
Marion, NC 28752
RE: Steel Gray Mine
Mining Permit No. 61-19
Mitchell County
French Broad River Basin
Dear Mr. Bucy:
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Environmental Quality
May 13, 2022
We have reviewed the modification and transfer request your company submitted for the referenced mine site. In
order for this office to complete its review of the referenced project in accordance with N.C.G.S. §74-50 and §74-
51 of the Mining Act of 1971, please provide the additional or revised information in accordance with the following
comments:
1. N.C.G.S. §74-49 defines "affected land" as the surface are of land that is mined, the surface area of
land associated with a mining activity so that soil is exposed to accelerated erosion, the surface area of
land on which overburden and waste is deposited, and the surface area of land used for processing or
treatment plant, stockpiles, nonpublic roads, and settling ponds. Please clearly indicate and label on
the mine map that the haul road to the nearest public road is included in the Mine permit boundary.
2. Please provide proof, such as copy of the signed return receipts from certified mail, that all adjoining
landowners and chief administrative officer of each county and municipality have been properly
notified.
a. Proof of notice to adjoining landowners to the non-public road where the permit boundary
needs to be extended was not provided in the last submittal.
b. Proof of notice to the chief administrative officer of each county and municipality was not
provided in the last submittal.
Pg. 18 of the original application and the last submittal was missing the County Administrative Officer
name and address.
4. Please clearly indicate on the mine map all adjoining landowners to the mining permit boundary. There
were certified mail receipts provided for adjoining landowners who are not visible on the mine map.
The land entry agreement (pg. 19 of the application) was not signed. Please provide a signed copy of
the land entry agreement.
D E Q 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
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Certified Mail
Mr. Bucy
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Please note, this office may request additional information, not included in this letter, as the mining application
review progresses. Be advised that our review cannot be completed until all of the items listed above have been
fully addressed.
In order to complete the processing of your application, please forward two (2) copies of the requested information
to my attention at the following address:
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
If hand delivering or delivering by shipping company (e.g., FedEx, UPS), please deliver to our physical address:
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
512 N. Salisbury Street, 5th Floor
Raleigh, NC 27604
As required by 15A NCAC 513.0113, you are hereby advised that you have 180 days from the date of your receipt
of this letter to submit all of the requested information. If you are unable to meet this deadline and wish to request
additional time, you must submit information, in writing, to the Director clearly indicating why the deadline cannot
be met and request that an extension of time be granted. If an extension of time is not granted, a decision will be
made to grant or deny the mining permit based upon the information currently in the Department's files at the end
of the 180-day period.
Though the preceding statement cites the maximum time limit for your response, we encourage you to provide the
additional information requested by this letter as soon as possible. Your prompt response will help us to complete
processing your application sooner.
Please contact me at [phone] if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Adam Parr, PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
cc: Ms. Shawna Riddle