STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION OF MINING AND
RECLAMATION
PUBLIC NOTICE OF MINING OPERATIONS
Notice is hereby given that:
GME Mining & Reclamation Inc
Company Name
HC 32 Box 588 Caretta, WV 24892
Company Address
(304) 875-2312
Company Phone Number
S300820
Surface Mine Permit Number
This is situated in Big Creek District of McDowell County, approximately 2.69 miles Northeast of Bartley will be conducting blasting activities in accordance with all State and Federal Laws and as approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Blasting activities will ocur Monday through Saturday “from sunrise to sunset”. No blasting shall be conducted on Sunday. Blasting is to commence on October 4, 2024 and continue through October 4, 2025.
Ten minutes prior to and immediately following each blast, all access to the specific area will be safeguarded from unauthorized entry. The warning signal prior to each blast shall be from an air horn, siren, or other device audible to at least on half miles from the blast. The warning will be given three (3) minutes prior to detonation and will consist of three (3) short blasts of five (5) seconds duration will five (5) seconds between each blast. The all-clear signal shall be one long blast from an air horn, siren, or other approved devices of twenty (20) seconds duration.
Blasting shall be conducted in such a way as to prevent adverse impacts to the public or the environment. Blasting activities will not be conducted at times other than those announced in the blasting schedule except in the event of an emergency situation where rain, lightening, or other atmospheric conditions, or operator or public safety requires unscheduled detonations.
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