NCG021046_App Cover Letter_20240923

4250 Congress Street
Suite 900
Charlotte, North Carolina 28209
980-299-5700 As\\ Albemarle
September 20, 2024
Brittany Cook
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Stormwater Program
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1612
Subject: Kings Mountain Lithium Project— Kings Mountain Mine
NCG02 Permit Application —Albemarle / Kings Mountain
348 Holiday Inn Drive, Kings Mountain
Cleveland County/ MRO
Dear Ms. Cook:
Please find one original signed North Carolina National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) NCG02 Permit Application and Supplemental Report enclosed for the proposed Kings
Mountain Lithium Mine Project ("Project"), which is located approximately 2 miles south of
downtown Kings Mountain in Cleveland County. The Project will consist of the development of a
hardrock lithium mine at the existing Kings Mountain lithium compound, owned and operated by
Albemarle U.S., Inc. ("Applicant"). The Project will include the construction of an open pit, rock
storage facilities, a concentrator plant, access and haul roads, and associated stormwater
management systems on 1,083 acres of previously disturbed, undisturbed, and developed land.
Per the pre-application meeting with the Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources on
October 18, 2023, the release of stormwater and treated wastewater from the proposed Project
can be authorized through the issuance of an NCG02 permit, as existing mine and stormwater
permits are currently valid.
The appropriate permit fee has been attached to this submittal. An electronic PDF version of the
permit application package will also be provided for further distribution and review.
Please do not hesitate to contact me directly if you have any questions or need additional
information. On behalf of Albemarle, our team is looking forward to working with you during the
permitting process.
https://www.albemarle.com

September 20, 2024
Page 2
Sincerely,
J& Kuhn
Mine Environmental Permitting Lead
Enclosure:
Permit Application
North Carolina Stormwater and Wastewater Management and Discharge Supplemental Report
Appendix A Figures
Appendix B U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Approved Jurisdictional Determination for Kings
Mountain Mine and Letter Requesting an Updated Approved Jurisdictional
Determination
Appendix C Preliminary Drainage Analysis Report for the NPI, Ore Mining and Process
Areas-Operations
Appendix D Construction Stormwater Management Plan
Appendix E Surface Water Management Report and Addendums
Appendix F Erosion and Sediment Control Plan —Construction and Operations
Appendix G Surface Water Channel Plans
Appendix H Water Treatment Plant Process Description
Appendix I Technical Report: 2023 Prefeasibility Study Surface Water: Water Balance
Development Report
Appendix J Business Corporation Annual Report (Section 9 of NCG02 application form)
Appendix K Kings Mountain Mine Permit Application Cover Letter and Application Form
(Supporting narrative and appendices are not provided with this application.)