Raleigh

Legal Notice

Notice is hereby given that ELK RUN COAL COMPANY, LLC, PO BOX 457, WHITESVILLE, WV 25209 (Business Street Address) 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 70.00 acres in order to mine underground reserves in the Alma seam of coal. This Amendment application adds 38.83 acres of existing disturbed area (i.e. additional face-up and overburden storage areas) to the current permit area of 31.17 acres for a deep mine in the Alma seam of coal.

The proposed operation is discharging into Unnamed tributaries of/and Long Branch and Fulton Creek of Clear Fork of Big Coal River of Coal River (Receiving Stream) of Kanawha River (Major Subbasin) and is located 4.41 (Distance) miles, northeast (Direction) of Dorothy (Nearest Post Office) in Clear Fork District of Raleigh County, Longitude 81deg. 23′ 39″ Latitude 37deg. 57′ 57″.

Surface of the area associated herewith, and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
Surface and Mineral Eagle Land Company,
PO Box 88, 300 SUMMERS STREET, SUITE 900,
Charleston, WV 25312

Surface and Mineral Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC,
One Carbon Center, Suite 100,
13905 MacCorkle Avenue East,
Chesapeake, WV 25315

Surface of the area associated within 100 feet of the permit area herewith and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
Surface and Mineral Eagle Land Company,
PO Box 88, 300 SUMMERS STREET, SUITE 900,
Charleston, WV 25312

Surface and Mineral Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC,
One Carbon Center, Suite 100,
13905 MacCorkle Avenue East,
Chesapeake, WV 25315

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 10/7/2022, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until 10/7/2022 ,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 Number 304-574-4465 Permit Number U300213 AMENDMENT 1