Notice is hereby given that Pocahontas Coal Company LLC, 109 Appalachian Dr, 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 640.62 acres in order to construct and operate a surface mine with auger/highwall mining in the Beckley—New River; Beckley RDR—New River; Raleigh – Ltl—New River and all splits thereof seam of coal.
The proposed operation is discharging into Unnamed Tributaries of/and Allen Creek of Guyandotte River; Unnamed Tributaries of/and Winding Gulf of Guyandotte River; and Unnamed Tributaries of/and Guyandotte River all of the Ohio River and is located 0.86 miles northeast of Wyco in Slab Fork District of Raleigh and Wyoming County, Longitude 81deg. 19′ 57″ and Latitude 37deg. 36′ 33″.
Surface of the area associated herewith and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
Surface of the area associated within 100 feet of the permit area herewith and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
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 June 4, 2022, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until June 4, 2022, 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.: S300719