STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF MINING
AND RECLAMATION
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BLASTING OPERATIONS
Notice is hereby given that:
Appalachian Aggregates, LLC
171 St. Clairs Crossing
Bluefield, VA 24605
304- 392-5872
Q200587
This is situated in Beverly and Leadsville District of Randolph County, approxiamately 4 miles east (north, south, east west of Elkins (city or town) 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” (or list other specific times). No blasting shall be conducted on Sunday. Blasing is to commence on October 4, 2025 and continue through October 3, 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 an air horn, siren, or other device audible to at least on half miles from the blast (list specific type of device). 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 an air horn, siren, or other approved devices of twenty (20) seconds duration (list specific type of device).
Blasting shall be conducted in such a way so 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.
ELK-October 14, 2025.