Marion

Blasting Operations

PUBLIC NOTICE OF BLASTING

OPERATIONS

Notice is hereby given that LP Mineral, LLC, 317 Cleveland Avenue, Fairmont, WV 26554, 304-296-7531 Ext. 116,  (company phone number, Surface Mine Permit Number S-2003-14, situated in Paw Paw District of Marion County, approximately 1.5 mile(s) East of Grant 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”. No blasting shall be conducted on Sunday. Blasting is to Commence on July 13, 2020 and continue through  July 12, 2021.

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 one half mile from the blast (specific type of detonation and will consist if 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 (specific type of device: Air Warning Horn 120 Decibels).

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 of public safety requirements unscheduled detonations.

Times: July 2, 2020