STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF MINING AND
RECLAMATION
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BLASTING OPERATIONS
Notice is hereby given that Maben Coal LLC, Surface Mine Permit Number O-3012-12, 250 West Main Street, Suite 1900, Lexington, KY 40507, Phone (859) 244-7455 situated in the Slab Fork District of Wyoming and Raleigh County, approximately 4.34 miles East of McGraws, WV 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 15, 2025 and continue through July 15, 2026.
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. The warning will be given three (3) minutes prior to detonation and will consist of 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.
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, lightning, or other atmospheric conditions, or operator or public safety requires unscheduled detonations.
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