20140727 Ver 1_1982 Mining Pmt App_20150218

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Land Resources
Land Quality Section
Application for a Mining Permit
G. S. 74-50 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, "The Mining Act of 1971"...
After July 1, 1972, no operator shall engage in mining without having first
obtained from the Department an operating permit which covers the affected land
and which has not terminated, been revoked, been suspended for the period in
question, or otherwise become invalid.
1. Name of Mine County
2. Name of Company
3. Home Office Address
4. Permanent address for receipt of official mail
5. Mine Office Address
6.- Mine Manager
Telephone
Telephone
We hereby certify that all details
contained in this Permit Applica-
tion 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.
*Signature
Title
Date
*Signature of company officer required.

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APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
A. General Characteristics of Mine.
1. Total acreage at site for which permit is requested:
Acres owned Acres leased
2. Materials mined:
3. Mining method: Hydraulic Dredge Underground
Shovel and Truck Tyr v,6gjin�e and Truck Self-loading ScraperE__1
Other
4. Present depth of mine
5.1 Expected maximum depth of mine,
6. Area of previous activity: (Identify these areas on your mine map.)
a. Area of previously affected land at present site that is inactive and has
not been reclaimed:
b. Acres previously reclaimed at present site
B. Determination of Affected Acreage and Bond.
1. Number of years for which permit is requested (10 years maximum).
2. Total affected acreage:
a. Area used for tailing ponds acres
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b. Area used for stockpiles acres
c. Area used for waste piles acres
d. Area used for processing plants acres
e. Area of active mine: excavation. acres
f. Estimate annual acreage of new land disturbed by
mining
g, Estimate total land disturbed by mining that is
subject to reclamation by multiplying Item 2f by acres
TOTAL OF 2a through 2g acres

APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
3. Check acreage to be bonded: Total affected acreage figure from B,
k1equals acreage to be bonde&.
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4. Will your company f
in North Carolina?
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0 4.99 acres ($ 2,500 bond)
5 9.99 acres ($ 5,000 bond)
10 24.99 acres ($12,500 bond)
25+ acres ($25,000 bond)
le a blanket bond covering all. of its mining operations
Yes No
Check the amount of blanket bond:
$2,500 0 $12,500 ID
$5,000 0 $25,000 0
C. Protection of Natural Resources
1. What precautions will be taken during mining operations to prevent
significant adverse effects on wildlife, or freshwater, estaurine or
marine fisheries?
2. Is there a waste water discharge from your plant or mine?
Yes 0 No Ej
if yes, indicate the approval document number Issued by the Division of
Environmental Management, Department of Natural Resources and Community
Development.
Expiration Date
3. Is there an air contaminant emission from your mine or plant?
yes F-1 No ID
,Lf yes, indicate the approval document number issued by the Division of
Fmvironmental Management, Department of Natural Resources and Conmiunity
Development.
Expiration Date

APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
4. Describe methods being taken during mining to prevent physical
hazard to any neighboring dwelling house, public road, public,
commercial or industrial building from any mine excavation.
5. Describe measures to be taken during mining to insure against
(1) substantial erosion and offsite deposits of sediment (include
specific plans for erosion control. for mine excavation, waste piles,
and process areas), (2) landslides, (3) acid water pollution.
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APPLICATION FOR A MINING PERMIT
C. If explosives will be used, describe Rabat precaution will be used
to prevent physical hazard to persons or neighboring property by
flying racks or excessive air blasts or ground vibrations.

1. Describe your intended plan for the reclamation and subsequent use of
all affected lands and indicate the general methods to be used in
reclaiming this land:

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Reclamation Plan
2. In excavation of unconsolidated materials, describe what measures will be
taken to insure protection of adjacent resources such as width of buffer
zone and grade of slope, etc.
3. Describe provisions for safety to persons and to adjoining property in all
completed excavations in rock.
4. indicate method of reclamation of overburden, refuse, spoil banks or other
such mine waste areas.
5. State what precautions will be taken in reclamation to insure that the
reclaimed site is not detrimental to animal or fish life.

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Reclamation Plan
6. Describe plans, if any, for screening operations from public view.
7. State the method of rehabilitation of settling ponds.
B. State the method of control of contaminants and disposal of mining refuse
(Note definition of refuse in The Mining Act of 1.971):
9. Indicate the method of restoration or establisl-rent of any drainage channels
to a condition minimizing erosion, siltation and other pollution,

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Reclamation Plan
10. Describe provisions for prevention of noxious, odious or foul.water
collecting or remaining in mined areas.
11. Describe how the surface gradient in unconsolidated materials will be
restored to a condition suitable for the proposed subsequent use of the
land after reclamation is completed and proposed method of accomplishment:
12. Describe your plan for revegetation or other surface treatment of the
affected areas; NOTE: Revegetation Plan must be approved by one of the
following:
(a) Authorized representatives of the local Soil and Water
Conservation District having jurisdiction over lands
in question;
(b) Authorized representatives of the Office of Forest
Resources, Department of Natural Resources and
Community Development;
(c) County Agricultural Extension chairmen or Research
and Extension personnel headquartered at North Carolina
State University in the School of Agriculture and Life
Sciences;
(d) North Carolina licensed landscape architects;
(e) Private consulting foresters referred by the Office of
Forest Resources, Department of Natural Resources and
Contnunity Development;
(f) Others as may be approved by the Department.

12. (Continued)
A. Areas are reclaimed and seeded, top soil added over slate to give
sufficient soil for growth of trees and grass. This is done on a
continuing basis, and as each mined area is completed it will be
seeded immediately.
B.
• the buffer sone, pine trees will be added in the spring of
1982 which will complete the outer perimeteir of the mined track
viewable by M
C. Other trees will be planted in other areas where mining is
anticipated in the future. Thus the buffer will be in plac&
prior to mining in the future.
D. Continue filling area near mine road and plant to give better
drainage.
Revegetation and/or reforestation plan approved by:
Signature
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Title //zl
Agency
Date

Reclamation Plan
13. Provide a time schedule that meets the requirements of G.S. 74-53.
A. Seed road entrance to mine and main road into plant, fall of
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B Plant pine trees in Spring of 1982 (about March lst), along
buffer zone between mining area and Brick Yard Road and Highway
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C. Seed new mining areas annually.
D. Plant pine treos on future mining sites as mining is planned.
E. Continue filling low area on a regular daily basis between
plant and mine road to improve drainage - where settling pond
is located now. Presently filling with brick bats, and thrown
away bricks and soft brick.
Return to
Land Quality Section
Department of Natural Resources
and Community Development
P. C. Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 2761.1

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Maps
I. Two copies of the county highway maps and two copies of mine maps should be
submitted with each permit application.
County highway maps may be obtained from:
Location Department
State Highway Commission
Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
Maps for each county are available for $0.15 each plus 4% sales tax. Make
checks payable to the North Carolina State Highway Commission.
Mark clearly the location of your mining operation on the county highway maps,
2. Mine maps should be accurate drawings, aerial photographs or enlarged topo-
graphic maps of the mine area and of a scale sufficient to clearly show the
following:
a. Property lines or affected area of mining operation
b.
Outline
of
pits
c.
Outline
of
stockpile areas
d,. Outline of overburden disposal areas
e. Location of processing plants (processing plants may be described as to
location and distance from mine if sufficiently far removed)
f. Location and name of streams and lakes
g. Outline of settling ponds
h. Location of access roads
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i. Map legend
1. Name of company
2. Name of mine
3. North arrow
4. County
5. Scale
6. Date prepared
7. Name and title of person preparing map
The mine maps should be correlated with the reclamation plan. The approximate
areas to be mined during the life of the permit should be clearly marked.
If reclamation is to be accomplished concurrently with mining then show seg-
ments that are to be mined and reclaimed during each year of the permit.
Add drawings showing typical sections or cross sections and layout of proposed
reclamation Where Such drawings will assist in describing your reclamation.