Blasting Complaint - 3/17/2017

Boyer, Janet
From: D.J. Cecile <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 9:17 AM
To: Boyer, Janet
Cc: Vinson, Toby, Davis, Tracy; Wehner, Judy; Gantt, Matt
Subject: Re: Bamboo Road Quarry
Attachments: Boone 3-15-17.pdf, Bamboo Shot 9-2-16.pdf
Janet
I am in receipt of your letter of March 2 1.
As you are aware, I emailed you a report for the blast of 3-15-17 when I was apprised of the complaint. I am
attaching this report again, and I am also attaching a report for the preceding shot. The report should be self
explanatory. I will call your attention to the top right comer near the Dyno Nobel logo. The expected vibration
computed here is the same figure obtained using the equations in the mining permit. These guys do an excellent
job with their reports.
Because our quarry is in a seasonal market, we typically do not blast as often in the late fall and early winter
months. I anticipate it will be at least 30-45 days before we blast again at the Bamboo Quarry. I will certainly
submit a report for the next blast when it occurs.
Thank you.
DJ
D. J. Cecile, A.M., Ph.D.
Vice President / CFO
Radford Quarries, Inc.
P.O. Box 2071
Boone, NC 28607
Telephone: [phone]
Direct Dial: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: dicecile(&radfordouarries-com
Website: www.radfordquarries.com
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On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 10:53 AM, D.J. Cecile <djeceilegradfordquarries.com> wrote:
Janet:

I forwarded the shot report for the'�1-1',Ject blast yesterday. I have all our electronic format and can
provide them for you in a very expeditious mamier.
I understand from a conversation with Toby that you will be sending a letter to Radford Quarries. Please email
an electronic copy of this letter to me so that I may respond more efficiently.
Thank you.
DJ
D. I Cecile, A.M., Ph.D.
Vice President / CFO
Radford Quarries, Inc.
P.O. Box 2071
Boone, NC 28607
Telephone: [phone]
Direct Dial: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: d]cecile(cbradfordguarries.com
Website: www.radfordguarries.com
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On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:07 PM, D.J. Cecile <dicecilegradfordquarries.com> wrote:
Matt, thanks for the heads up. Would you mind sending us the emails or any notes about the
complaints? Dyno Nobel did conduct a blast last week. Oddly enough, I just got through reviewing the shot
report. It did not trigger the seismograph.
Janet, this report is attached for your review. Let me know what else you need from Radford Quarries. There
was nothing unusual about this shot so far as I know -- I suspect the complaints are related to the misplaced
concerns about the buffer violation.
DJ
D. J. Cecile, A.M., Ph.D.
Vice President / CFO
Radford Quarries, Inc.
P.O. Box 2071
Boone, NC 28607
Telephone: [phone]
Direct Dial: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: djcecilo�radfordguarries.com
Website: www,radfordquarries.com

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On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:58 AM, Gantt, Matt <matt. ganttgnedenr. gov> wrote:
Hi DJ,
I :
I've received a couple of complaints regarding blasting at the Bamboo Road Quarry. It is my understanding
1 1
that Janet will want to see the blast records for that particular shot. It appears that the shot was pulled on or
i 1 about 3/15/2017.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Matt
Matthew E. Gantt, P.E.
Regional Engineer
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
336-776-9800 office
336-776-9654 mobile/direct
Matt. qantt(��ncden r. gov
450 West Hanes Mill Road

Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
"Nothing Compares
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Dyno Nobel North America BLAST REPORT DYNO
SERVICE SITE LOCATION. Olin ORDER NO: 1000431 Dyno Nobel
BLAST NUMBER: 3 BLAST TIME. 12:18 pm BLAST DATE: 09/0212016
CUSTOMER RADFORD QUARRIES MINE-. BOONE ADDRESS. BOONE, NC
ROCKTYPE. Granite TonsNd3- 2.30 EXPECTED VIBRATION. 0.870
LOCATION OF BLAST
LOCATION OF BLAST IN MINE: North —BENCH- Bench 3
BLASTGPSPOINTS: N03621633 & W-081,63594
WEATHER
WEATHER: Cloudy CEILING: Low TEMPERATURE: 75 WIND DIRECTION & SPEED: North 5
NEAREST NON -OWNED STRUCTURE
NAME: 101 ChipmunkTrail GPS Points N 036 21506 & W -081.63392
DISTANCE 756 FT DIRECTION. 1270
SEISMOGRAPH DATA
LOCATION DISTANCE GPS POINTS CALIBRATION DATE
1 101 Chipmunk Trail 1 756 Ft IN 036.21506 & W -081 63392 — 10/29/2015
L (F) I T (F) I V (F) I AIR (db) I SEISMOGRAPH SE:R:I:A:L77_ OPERATOR
1 1 1.025 20 10.450 32 10.390 27 1 122 5 IMINIMATE PLUS B1 BE21828 P, Radford
BLAST DATA
NUMBER OF HOLES (EA) 35 EXPLOSIVES SIZE, TYPE & WEIGHT
HOLE DIAMETER (IN) 4.5 SIZE TYPE WEIGHT
HOLE DEPTH (FT) 62 075 SPARTAN 350SR
FACE HEIGHT (FT) 59 1 00 SPARTAN 450SR 35
SUB DRILLING (FT) 3 BULK TITAN XL 1000 Q
AVG. STEM FACE HOLES (FT) 14.125
STEM OTHER HOLES (FT) 9.444
BURDEN FRONT ROW (FT) 20
BURDEN OTHER ROWS (FT) 9
SPACING FRONT ROW (FT) 6
SPACING OTHER ROWS (FT) 9 TOTAL WEIGHT- 1 14,33825
DETONATORS USED IN BLAST Electronic MATS USED: No STEM TYPE- CRUSHED STONE
TYPE MFG DATE CODE USED TYPE MFG DATE CODE USED
DIGISHOT 30 FT Dyno Nobel Global 08AU16S1 34 DIGISHOT 60FT Dyno Nobel Global 11JY16SI 3
DIGISHOT 80FT Dyno Nobel Global 11JY16S1 35 SPARTAN 350SR Dyno Nobel Global 27JU16J1 37
SPARTAN 450SR Dyno Nobel Global 04AU16J2 35
CU YDS IN SHOT 6,877 SCALED DISTANCE FACTOR 26 % OF ANFO: 0
TONS IN SHOT 15,815 HOLES/DELAY 2 FUEL OIL % (BULK): 0
MAX LBS/DELAY 844 AVERAGE LBS/HOLE. 410
POWDER FACTOR (TONS/LB) 110 POWDER FACTOR POUNDSND3 2.09
BLASTERS NAME- Verweire. Jim BLASTERS NUMBER & STATE: N/A NIA
BLASTERS SIGNATURE. SITE SAFETY INSPECTION PERFORMED: Yes
MINE MGT. SIGNATURE- NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ON SITE: 3
REMARKS : shot loaded welf some wet holes depth ran from 61-63 Used 62' as an average depth Moe layout, front row
burden est at 20' some trees came down (again). used two extra caps and boosters to deck 2 holes
START TIME ENDTIME TOTALTIME I TRUCK NUMBERS
9:00 AM 10-55AM 01-55. 1 HT 1329

Dyno Nobel North America
CUSTOMER NAME: BOONE
BENCH: Bench 3
BLASTER'S NAME: Verweire, Jim
DIAGRAM
BLAST DATE: 09/02/2016
BLAST NUMBER: 3
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Dyno Nobel
Date]Time Vert at 12 18 26 September 2, 2016
Serial Number
BE21828 V 10 72-8 17 MiniMate Plus
Trigger Source Geo 0 040 in/s, Mic 124 0 dB(L)
Battery Level
5 9 Volts
Range Geo 10 000 inIs
Unit Calibration
October 29, 2015 by Instantel
Record Time 5 0 sec at 1024 sps
File Name
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Notes
USBM R18507 And OSMRE
Location-
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User Name J Verweire
General Dyno Nobel
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Prmted: September 2, 2016 (V 10.72 - 10.72)
Format @ 1995-2014 Xmark Corporation

Dyno Nobel North America BLAST REPORT DYNO
SERVICE SITE LOCATION. Olin ORDER NO - 1034277 Dyno Nobel
BLAST NUMBER. 1 BLAST TIME- 4:37 pm BLAST DATE 03/15/2017
CUSTOMER. RADFORD QUARRIES MINE- BOONE ADDRESS BOONE, NC
ROCK TYPE: Granite TonsNd3 230 EXPECTED VIBRATION 0.550 ips
LOCATION OF BLAST
LOCATION OF BLAST IN MINE. North BENCH Bench 1
BLAST GPS POINTS N 036.21617 & W -081 63558
WEATHER
WEATHER. Partly Cloudy CEILING Medium TEMPERATURE 24 F WIND DIRECTION & SPEED. South 20 MPH
NEAREST NON -OWNED STRUCTURE
NAME- 101 Chipmunk Trail GPS Points N 036 21506 & W -081 63392
DISTANCE. 635 (FT) DIRECTION- 1290
SEISMOGRAPH DATA
LOCATION DISTANCE GPS POINTS CALIBRATION DATE
1 101 Chipmunk Trail 1635 (FT) I N 036-21506 & W -081.63392 11/07/2016
L (F)
T (F) V (F) I AIR (db)
I SEISMOGRAPH SERIAL OPERATOR
1 N/T NIT
N/T N/T N/T N/T I N/T
IMINIMATE PLUS BI BE21828 P, Radford
BLAST DATA
NUMBER OF HOLES (FA) 107 EXPLOSIVES SIZE, TYPE & WEIGHT
HOLE DIAMETER (IN) 4 SIZE TYPE WEIGHT
HOLE DEPTH (FT) 27-43 044 SPARTAN 20OG 47.08
FACE HEIGHT (FT) 27-33 1 00 SPARTAN 450 107
SUB DRILLING (FT) 3 BULK TITAN XL 1000 G 17,800
AVG. STEM FACE HOLES (FT) 10.588
STEM OTHER HOLES (FT) 10
BURDEN FRONT ROW (FT) 11
BURDEN OTHER ROWS (FT) 9
SPACING FRONT ROW (FT) 8
SPACING OTHER ROWS (FT) 9 TOTAL WEIGHT (LB), 17,954.08
DETONATORS USED IN BLAST Non -Electric MATS USED No STEM TYPE CRUSHED STONE TOTAL DRILL DEPTH 3,838 (FT
TYPE MFG DATE CODE USED TYPE MFG DATE CODE USED
EZDET 25/350 30 FT Dyno Nobel Global 18jy16W1 107 EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global 05SE16X1 6
EZDET 25/350 60 FT Dyno Nobel Global 04MY15XI 6 EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global 04JA16X1 19
EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global 03AU15X1 9 EZDET25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global 08AU16X1 a
EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global 28NO16X1 46 EZDET 25/350 60 FT Dyno Nobel Global 23JA17XI 13
EZTL 42MS 20FT Dyno Nobel Global 05SE16X1 14 EZTL 91VIS 20 FT Dyno Nobel Global 14NO16X1 5
LEADLINE 250OFT Dyno Nobel Global 02JA17W1 1 SPARTAN 20OG Dyno Nobel Global 07FE17,12 107
SPARTAN 450 Dyno Nobel Global 07FE17,11 107
CU YDS IN SHOT. 10,693 SCALED DISTANCE FACTOR 34 % OF ANFO: 0
TONS IN SHOT 24,592 HOLES/DELAY. 2 FUEL OIL % (BULK) 0
MAX LBS/DELAY' 338 AVERAGE LBS/HOLE' 168
POWDER FACTOR (TONS/LB). 1.37 POWDER FACTOR (POUNDSND3) 1.68
BLASTERS NAME Verweire, Jim BLASTERS NUMBER & STATE NIA NIA
BLASTERS SIGNATURE SITE SAFETY INSPECTION PERFORMED Yes
MINE MGT. SIGNATURE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ON SITE 4
REMARKS : holes ranged from 30'-43' used 36 as an average depth. long time to start loading, wait to get stemming out.
many holes not to depth most of these 27' deep, lots of hole issues blocked with rocks, most cleared up. paired
holes could not be drilled where they should have gone, because of ground conditions. seismograph did not get
the shot.

Dyno Nobel North America
CUSTOMER NAME- BOONE
BENCH: Bench 1
BLASTER'S NAME: Verweire, Jim
DIAGRAM
BLAST DATE 03/15/2017
BLAST NUMBER. 1
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Energy, Mineral &
LandResources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 21, 2017
Dr. D. J. Cecile
Radford Quarries, Inc.
PO Box 2071
Boone, North Carolina 28607
RE: Blasting Complaint
Bamboo Road Quarry
Permit No. 95-03
Watauga County
New River Basin
Dear Dr. Cecile:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TRACY DAVIS
Director
This office recently received two complaints directed at blasting practices conducted at
the above referenced quarry. According to the complainants, the vibrations produced from the
blast at the Bamboo Road Quarry on March 15, 2017 caused windows to rattle and the house
to shake.
As provided in the mining permit for this site, you are requested to provide this office
duplicate copies of all shot records related to the blasts conducted on March 15, 2017,
including any seismograph recordings made. Furthermore, please forward all shot information
for one production shoot conducted immediately before and one production shot after the blast
in question for this office's review.
I look forward to receiving the requested information in the near future. Your continued
cooperation will be appreciated.
cc: Matt Gantt, PE
Sincerely
.P
J net S. Boyer, P CPM
S ate Mining Specialist
nd Quality Section
512 N. Sihsbury Street 11612 Mall Service Center Raleigh. North Carolina 27699 1612
9�97011C)200

Boyer, Janet
From: D.J Cecile <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, March 20,2017 12:07 PM
To: Gantt, Matt
Cc: Derek Goddard ([e-mail]); Vinson, Toby; Boyer, Janet; Wehner, Judy
Subject: Re: Bamboo Road Quarry
Attachments: Boone 3-15-17.pdf
Matt, thanks for the heads up. Would you mind sending us the emails or any notes about the complaints? Dyno
Nobel did conduct a blast last week. Oddly enough, I just got through reviewing the shot report. It did not
trigger the seismograph.
Janet, this report is attached for your review. Let me know what else you need from Radford Quarries. There
was nothing unusual about this shot so far as I know -- I suspect the complaints are related to the misplaced
concerns about the buffer violation.
1"]
D. J. Cecile, A.M., Ph.D.
Vice President / CFO
Radford Quarries, Inc.
P.O. Box 2071
Boone, NC 28607
Telephone: [phone]
Direct Dial: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: dicecile(@radfordauarries.com
Website: www.radfordguarries.com
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On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11: 5 8 AM, Gantt, Matt <matt. ganttknedenr. gov> wrote:
Hi DJ,
I've received a couple of complaints regarding blasting at the Bamboo Road Quarry. It is my understanding
that Janet will want to see the blast records for that particular shot. It appears that the shot was pulled on or
about 3/15/2017.

Let me know if you have any que "is.
Thanks,
Matt
Matthew E. Gantt, P.E.
Regional Engineer
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
336-776-9800 office
336-776-9654 mobile/direct
Matt. gantt(a-),ncdenr. gov
450 West Hanes Mill Road
Suite 300
Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Compares
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

Dyno Nobel North America BLAST REPORT IDYNO
SERVICE SITE LOCATION Olin ORDER NO.- 1034277 Dyno Nobel
BLAST NUMBER 1 BLAST TIME. 437pm BLAST DATE. 03/15/2017
CUSTOMER RADFORD QUARRIES MINE BOONE ADDRESS BOONE, NC
ROCK TYPE Granite TonsNd3: 2.30 EXPECTED VIBRATION: 0.550 ips
LOCATION OF BLAST
LOCATION OF BLAST IN MINE North
BLAST GPS POINTS N 036.21617
BENCH Bench 1
& W -081.63558
WEATHER
WEATHER Partly Cloudy CEILING Medium TEMPERATURE- 24 F WIND DIRECTION & SPEED- South 20 MPH
NAME 101 Chipmunk Trail
DISTANCE. 635 (FT)
NEAREST NON -OWNED STRUCTURE
GPS Points. N 036.21506 & W -081.63392
DIRECTION- 1290
SEISMOGRAPH DATA
LOCATION
DISTANCE GPS POINTS CALIBRATION DATE
1 1 101 Chipmunk Trail 635 (FT) N 036-21506 & W -081.63392 11/07/2016
L (F)
T (F)
V (F) AIR (db) I SEISMOGRAPH SERIAL OPERATOR'
N/T N/T
N/T N/T
N/T N/T I N/T IMINIMATE PLUS BI BE21828 P, Radford
BLAST DATA
NUMBER OF HOLES (EA)
107 EXPLOSIVES SIZE, TYPE & WEIGHT
HOLE DIAMETER (IN)
4 SIZE TYPE WEIGHT
HOLE DEPTH (FT)
27-43 044 SPARTAN 20OG 47.08
FACE HEIGHT (FT)
27-33 1.00 SPARTAN 450 107
SUB DRILLING (FT)
3 BULK TITAN XL 1000 G 17,800
AVG. STEM FACE HOLES (FT)
10.588
STEM OTHER HOLES (FT)
10
BURDEN FRONT ROW (FT)
11
BURDEN OTHER ROWS (FT)
9
SPACING FRONT ROW (FT)
8
SPACING OTHER ROWS (FT)
9 TOTAL WEIGHT (LB) 1 17,954.08
DETONATORS USED IN BLAST Non -Electric
MATS USED No STEM TYPE CRUSHED STONE TOTAL DRILL DEPTH 3,838 (FT
TYPE MFG
DATE CODE USED TYPE MFG DATE CODE USED
EZDET 25/350 30 FT Dyno Nobel Global
18JY16W1 107 EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global 05SE16X1 6
EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global
04MY15X1 6 EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global 04JA16X1 19
EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global
03AU15X1 9 EZDET251350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global 08AU16X1 8
EZDET 25/350 50 FT Dyno Nobel Global
28NO16XI 46 EZDET 25/350 60 FT Dyno Nobel Global 23JA17X1 13
EZTL 42MS 20FT Dyno Nobel Global
05SE16X1 14 EZTL 91VIS 20 FT Dyno Nobel Global 14NO16X1 5
LEADLINE 250OFT Dyno Nobel Global
02JA17WI 1 T SPARTAN 20OG Dyno Nobel Global 07'FE17J2 107
SPARTAN 450 Dyno Nobel Global
07FE17,11 107 1
CU YDS IN SHOT 10,693 SCALED DISTANCE FACTOR' 34 % OF ANFO. 0
TONS IN SHOT' 24,592 HOLES/DELAY. 2 FUEL OIL% (BULK)' 0
MAX LBS/DELAY 338 AVERAGE LBS/HOLE 168
POWDER FACTOR (TONS/LB)' 1.37 POWDER FACTOR (POUNDSND3). 1.68
BLASTERS NAME- Verweire, Jim BLASTERS NUMBER & STATE N/A N/A
BLASTERS SIGNATURE SITE SAFETY INSPECTION PERFORMED. Yes
MINE MGT SIGNATURE: NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ON SITE. 4
REMARKS holes ranged from 30'-43' used 36 as an average depth. long time to start loading, wait to get stemming out.
many holes not to depth most of these 27' deep, lots of hole issues blocked with rocks, most cleared up. paired
holes could not be drilled where they should have gone, because of ground conditions. seismograph did not get
the shot.

Dyno Nobel North America DIAGRAM
CUSTOMER NAME- BOONE BLAST DATE- 03/15/2017 DYNO
BENCH: Bench 1 BLAST NUMBER 1
BLASTER'S NAME. Verweire, Jim Dyno Nobel
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Boyer, Janet
From: Gantt, Matt
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 9:27 AM
To: Boyer, Janet
Cc: Cole, Brad; Vinson, Toby; Davis, Tracy
Subject: RE: Radford Rock Quarry
Got it
ThanksJanet!
From: Boyer, Janet
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 9:24 AM
To: Gantt, Matt <[e-mail]>
Cc: Cole, Brad <[e-mail]>; Vinson, Toby <[e-mail]>; Davis, Tracy
<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Radford Rock Quarry
Matt,
Please fill out the attached blasting complaint form and send it to me. We will request the records for those dates and
go from there.
Thanks,
Janet
Janet S. Boyer, PE
State Mining Specialist
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Department of Environmental Quality
919-707-9220 office
Janet. boyer(d)ncdenr. gov
512 N. Salisbury Street — Archdale Building
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
'Nothing Compares
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Gantt, Matt
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 8:55 AM
To: Boyer, Janet <'[e-mail]>
Cc: Cole, Brad <[e-mail]>; Vinson, Toby <[e-mail]>; Davis, Tracy
1

<tracy.davis@ ncde n r.gov>
Subject: FW: Radford Rock Quarry
Hi Janet,
I need some help on this one. Just got another call Friday afternoon about the blasting. I'm happy to discuss with DJ but
I need to know what we need to do as far as documentation. No fly rock was mentioned in the latest call either.
Thanks,
Matt
From: Gantt, Matt
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 4:02 PM
To: Boyer, Janet <ia net. boyer@ ncdenr.gov>
Cc: Wehner, Judy <[e-mail]>; Vinson, Toby ([e-mail]) <[e-mail] >;
Cole, Brad ([e-mail]) <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: Radford Rock Quarry
Hi Janet,
Di told me they were going to pull a shot when I was up there on Monday. Evidently, it was a pretty powerful one. This
does not appear to be a fly rock incident. How would you like to have this handled?
Thanks,
Matt
From:
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 3:59 PM
To: Gantt, Matt <[e-mail]>
Subject: Radford Rock Quarry
Mr. Gantt,
Yesterday, March 15, 2017 around 4:30 p.m. the Radford Rock Quarry generated a blast that shook the
windows at our house at in the Sunny Knoll Subdivision. We don't think that the quarry
should use dynamite of that magnitude due to the closeness of our neighborhood.
Please make a record of this complaint and help us to prevent this from recurring. As I stated in an email to
you dated October 27, 2016, our neighborhood is very concerned and frightened about the dust, noise and
damage to our properties due to this closeness.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would send me any helpful information on what we can do.
Sincerely,

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Gantt, Matt
From:
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 3:59 PM
To: Gantt, Matt
Subject: Radford Rock Quarry
Mr. Gantt,
Yesterday, March 15, 2017 around 4:30 p.m. the Radford Rock Quarry generated a blast that shook the
windows at our house at in the Sunny Knoll Subdivision. We don't think that the quarry
should use dynamite of that magnitude due to the closeness of our neighborhood.
Please make a record of this complaint and help us to prevent this from recurring. As I stated in an email to you
dated October 27, 2016, our neighborhood is very concerned and frightened about the dust, noise and damage
to our properties due to this closeness.
I would greatly appreciate it if you would send me any helpful information on what we can do.
Sincerely,

MINE BLASTING COMPLAINT FORM
NAME OF PERMITTEE: Radford Quarries of Boone
MINE NAME/MINING PERMIT NUMBER: Bamboo Road Quarry/95-05
COUNTY: Watauga
COMPLAINANT=S NAME: —
ADDRESS:
PHONE #:
APPROX. DISTANCE OF COMPLAINANT=S RESIDENCE TO MINE:
DATES OF SEVERE BLASTS: 3/15/2017
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE BLASTS IN QUESTION, IF KNOWN.
Unknown
NATURE OF COMPLAINT/COMMENTS: Blast at Bamboo Road Quarry shook the
windows at Ms. home.

INVESTIGATOR=5 NAME: Matthew Gantt
DATE COMPLAINT RECEIVED: 3/16/2017

MINE BLASTING COMPLAINT FORM
NAME OF PERMITTEE: Radford Quarries of Boone
MINE NAME/MINING PERMIT NUMBER: Bamboo Road Quarry/95-05
COUNTY: Watauga
COMPLAINANT=5 NAME:
ADDRESS: Sunny Knoll Subdivision, Boone
PHONE #:
APPROX. DISTANCE OF COMPLAINANT=S RESIDENCE TO MINE:
DATES OF SEVERE BLASTS: 3/15/2017
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE BLASTS IN QUESTION, IF KNOWN:
Unknown
NATURE OF COMPLAIN T/COMMENTS: Blast at Bamboo Road Quarryshook
house.

INVESTIGATOR=5 NAME: Matthew Gantt
DATE COMPLAINT RECEIVED: 3/17/2017