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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) 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV, 25840 for a significant permit revision to Article 3 permit number S301013 in order to add 68.86 acres of additional surface mine area with auger/highwall mining in the Beckley seam along pre-law mine bench.
The revised permit will discharge into Unnamed Tributaries of/and Beetree Branch of Devil’s Fork and Unnamed Tributaries of/and Devil’s Fork, Unnamed Tributaries of/and Big Branch, Unnamed Tributaries of/and Comer Branch of Barkers Creek, all of the Guyandotte River of Ohio River and is located 1.8 miles, south of Rhodell (Nearest PO), in the Slab Fork & Barkers Ridge District of Raleigh and Wyoming County(ies), Longitude 81deg. 18′ 18″ and Latitude 37deg. 34′ 58″ (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).
*Surface of the area associated herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests LLC 800 Princeton Avenue,
Bluefield, WV 24701
Danny & Charlotte McKinney 4241 Barkers Ridge Sand Gap Road,
Stephenson, WV 25928
Carol & Pauline Monk 7727 Stephenson Basin Road,
Stephenson, WV 25928
*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Land Corporation 800 Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, WV 24701
*Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Surface Interests LLC 800 Princeton Avenue,
Bluefield, WV 24701
Danny & Charlotte McKinney 4241 Barkers Ridge Sand Gap Road,
Stephenson, WV 25928
Carol & Pauline Monk 7727 Stephenson Basin Road,
Stephenson, WV 25928
Herman McKinney HC 69 Box 23,
Stephenson, WV 25928
April & Rodney Reed PO Box 123,
Stephenson, WV 25928
Kenneth and Debbie Meadows 7587 Gulf Road,
Amigo, WV 25811
*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Pocahontas Land Corporation 800 Princeton Avenue,
Bluefield, WV 24701
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 September 1st, 2022, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until September 1st, 2022, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication at 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 IBR #5
ID: 617387