ADVERTISEMENT Notice is hereby given that Alex Energy, Inc., PO Box 707, Summersville, WV 26651 has submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Mining and Reclamation (DMR) located at 254 Industrial Drive, Oak Hill, WV 25901 for an Article 3 permit for the surface disturbance of approximately 101.7 acres in order to surface and highwall mine the proposed Permit Amendment No. 3 area, which increases the total permit acreage to 2177.40 acres in the Eagle, Eagle Rider, Eagle A, Eagle B, Powellton, No. 2 Gas, Peerless, Lower, Middle and Upper Cedar Grove, Hernshaw, Chilton, Chilton Rider, Winifrede, Winifrede Rider, Coalburg, Lower Stockton, Upper Stockton, Stockton Rider, Lower Clarion and Upper Clarion and all splits thereof seam of coal. The proposed operation is discharging into Shumate Creek of Marsh Fork of Big Coal River of Coal River of Kanawha River and is located 1.4 miles, west of Naoma in Marsh Fork District of Raleigh County, Longitude 81 f 30′ 47″ Latitude 37 f 52′ 07″. Surface of the area associated herewith and the mineral associated herewith is owned by: Surface or Mineral Name and Address Surface and Mineral Rowland Land Company, LLC, 1033 Quarrier Street, 1033 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301 Surface of the area associated within 100 feet of the permit area herewith and the mineral associated herewith is owned by: Surface or Mineral Name and Address Surface and Mineral Rowland Land Company, LLC, 1033 Quarrier Street, 1033 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301 Surface Ceres Land Company, 300 Running Right Way, Julian, WV 25529 Written comments and/or requests for an informal conference of the surface mining application shall identify the applicant and application number and will be received by the Permit Supervisor at the DEP address above until May 16, 2015, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until May 16, 2015, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication in the DEP Regional Office located at the address above AND in the Raleigh County Clerk’s Offices during normal business hours. DEP Telephone No. 304-465-1911 Permit No. S301299 – Amendment No. 3 4-16-THU-4-RH; LG 2751