Notice is hereby given that ELK RUN COAL COMPANY, LLC, PO BOX 457, 370 PACKSVILLE MARFORK ROAD, WHITESVILLE, WV 25209 has a permit on file with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 6.00 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV, 25840, for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number U500815 to construct and operate a deep mine in the Cedar Grove seam of coal.
The operation is discharging into Dow Fork of Long Branch of Clear Fork of Big Coal River of Coal River of Kanawha River and is located 2.0 miles, northeast of Dorothy in CLEAR FORK District of Raleigh County, Longitude 81° 24' 48' and Latitude 37° 58' 10" (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).
Surface of the area associated herewith is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Penn Virginia Operating Company, LLC
One Carbon Center, Suite 100, Chesapeake, WV 25315
*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Penn Virginia Operating Company, LLC
One Carbon Center, Suite 100, Chesapeake, WV 25315
*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Penn Virginia Operating Company, LLC
One Carbon Center, Suite 100, Chesapeake, WV 25315
Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Penn Virginia Operating Company, LLC
One Carbon Center, Suite 100, Chesapeake, WV 25315
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 August 14, 2026 or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until August 14, 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/Permitting/ePermittingApplicationSearchPage.cfm
The above link can be accessed from a computer at all West Virginia public libraries.
DEP Telephone Number: 304-574-4465Permit Number: U500815