Notice is hereby given that Panther Creek Mining, LLC, 250 W. Main Street, Suite 2000, Lexington, KY 40507 has a permit on file with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 13.98 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840, for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number U-3016-07 to coal underground in the Eagle seam of coal.
The operation is discharging into an unnamed tributary of/and Armstrong Creek of the Kanawha River and is located 2.9 (miles), southwest of Powellton in Valley District of Fayette County, Longitude 81° 19 ' 54 " and Latitude 38 ° 3 ' 2 " (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).
Surface of the area associated herewith is owned by:
Quercus West Virginia, LLCP.O. Box 9162, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
Pardee Minerals, LLC1717 Arch Street, 33rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
Pardee Minerals, LLC1717 Arch Street, 33rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
Quercus West Virginia, LLCP.O. Box 9162, Chapel Hill, NC 27515
Written comments and/or requests for an informal conference of the permit renewal application shall identify the applicant and application number and will be received by the Permit Supervisor at the DEP address above until 03/21/2026, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until 03/21/2026, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication in the DEP Regional Office located at the address above and is available at:
http://apps.dep.wv.gov/WebApp/_dep/Search/ePermitting/ePermittingApplicationSearchPage.cfm
The above link can be accessed from a computer at all West Virginia Public Libraries.
DEP Telephone No. 304-574-4465Permit No. U-3016-07