20220622_Modification_Bond_Request_61-19

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Certified Mail
Return Receipt Requested
7016 2140 0000 0565 2564
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:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 22, 2022
Your application for a transfer and 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
N.C.G.S. §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 $39,400.00. The calculation worksheet is enclosed for your
review and the new bond or balance ($39,400.00) will be required before the permit can be issued. 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.,
Buechel Stone Corporation. 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. N.C.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.
The permit cannot be issued until the required security has been received. No mining may be conducted until the
permit is issued. N.C.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, PE
Assistant State Mining Engineer
Enclosures
cc: Ms. Shawna Riddle
D E QJ 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
919.707.9200