PUBLIC NOTICE OF BLASTING OPERATIONS

Notice is hereby given that Pocahontas Coal Company, LLC, 109 Appalachian Drive, Beckley, WV 25801, Ph. No. 304-255-9030, Surface Mine Permit Number S-3014-18 situated in Slab Fork District of Raleigh and Wyoming Counties, approximately 1.0 miles northeast of Wyco, 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 occur Monday through Saturday from “sunrise to sunset”. No blasting shall be conducted on Sunday. Blasting is to commence on April 17, 2025 and continue through April 17, 2026. Ten minutes prior to and immediately after each blast, all access to the specific area will be safeguarded from unauthorized entry. The warning signal prior to each blast shall be from a siren audible to at least one-half mile 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 with five (5) seconds between each blast. The all clear signal shall be one long blast from a siren of twenty (20) seconds duration. Blasting shall be conducted in such a way 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 where rain, lightening, or other atmospheric conditions, or operator or public safety requires unscheduled detonations.