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Notice is hereby given that Pocahontas Coal Company LLC, 109 Appalachian Drive, Beckley, WV 25801 has submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Mining and Reclamation (DMR) located at 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840 for an Article 3 permit for the surface disturbance of approximately 294.82 acres in order to add 77.15 acres of additional surface mine area with auger/highwall mining in the Beckley, Pocahontas No. 6, Pocahontas No. 5, and all associated riders and splits thereof seam of coal.
The proposed operation is discharging into unnamed tributaries of/and Beetree Branch of Devil’s Fork and unnamed tributaries of/and Devil’s Fork all of Guyandotte River and is located 1.8 miles, south of Rhodell in Slab Fork and Barkers Ridge District of Raleigh and Wyoming County, Longitude 81deg. 18′ 18″ and Latitude 37deg. 34′ 58″.
Surface of the area associated herewith and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
Surface or Mineral Name and Address
Mineral Pocahontas Land Corporation
800 Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, WV 24701
Surface Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC
800 Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, WV 24701
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 Herman McKinney
HC 69 Box 23
Stephenson, WV 25928
Surface April & Rodney Reed
PO Box 123
Stephenson, WV 25928
Surface Kenneth and Debbie Meadows
7587 Gulf Road
Amigo, WV 25811
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 6th, 2021, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until May 6th, 2021, 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) 574-4465 Permit No.: S301013
ID: 483235