Notice is hereby given that REPUBLIC ENERGY, LLC, P. O. BOX 69, 622 PACKS BRANCH ROAD, PAX, WV 25904 has a permit on file with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 206.45 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP,1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV, 25840, for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number O601186 to Other – Haulroad Only in the N/A seam of coal.
The operation is discharging into LONG BRANCH AND UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF LONG BRANCH OF FIFTEENMILE FORK, ABBOTT CREEK AND UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF ABBOTT CREEK OF FIFTEENMILE FORK OF CABIN CREEK, CABIN CREEK AND UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF CABIN CREEK, FIFTEENMILE CREEK AND UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF FIFTEENMILE CREEK, SKITTER CREEK AND UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF SKITTER CREEK OF PAINT CREEK, ALL OF UPPER KANAWHA RIVER ALL OF KANAWHA RIVER, AND LEFT FORK AND UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF LEFT FORK OF WHITE OAK CREEK OF CLEAR FORK, FULTON CREEK AND UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF FULTON CREEK OF CLEAR FORK, LONG BRANCH OF CLEAR FORK ALL OF BIG COAL RIVER OF COAL RIVER ALL of KANAWHA RIVER and is located 5 miles, Northeast of Dorothy in Cabin Ck/Valley/Clear Fork Districts of Kanawha Fayette and Raleigh Counties, Longitude 81° 25' 16" and Latitude 38° 1' 4" (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).
Surface of the area associated herewith is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Penn Virginia Coal Company
Suite 100, One Carbon Center, Chesapeake, WV 25315
Board of Trustees Prichard School ETAL
1900 Third Avenue, Huntington, WV 25703
Christian Colliery Company
149 Vassar Drive, Lake Worth, FL 33460
Eagle Land Company
PO Box 88, 300 Summers Street, Suite 900,
Charleston, WV 25321
Briar Mountain Coal & Coke Company
184 Summers Street Suite 201, Charleston, WV 25301
ACIN, LLC
5260 Irwin Rd, Huntington, WV 25705
*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
N/A
*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
N/A
Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Penn Virginia Coal Company
Suite 100, One Carbon Center, Chesapeake, WV 25315
Board of Trustees Prichard School ETAL
1900 Third Avenue, Huntington, WV 25703
Christian Colliery Company
1900 Third Avenue, Huntington, WV 25703
Eagle Land Company
PO Box 88, 300 Summers Street, Suite 900,
Charleston, WV 25321
Briar Mountain Coal & Coke Company
184 Summers Street Suite 201, Charleston, WV 25301
Victor Dillon
644 Highland Springs, Lewisburg, WV 25901
ACIN, LLC
5260 Irwin Rd, Huntington, WV 25705
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 08/08/2026, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until 08/08/2026, or thirty (30) days from the 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. 304-574-4465 Permit No. O601186