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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 83.43 acres in order to construct, operate, and maintain a surface mine with highwall / auger mining in the Pocahontas No. 6 and all associated riders and splits thereof seam of coal. The proposed operation is discharging into Unnamed Tributaries of/and Keaton Branch and Unnamed Tributaries of/and Piney Creek of New River of Kanawha River and is located 1.4 miles, northeast of Odd in Shady Spring District of Raleigh County, Longitude 81° 10’ 55” and Latitude 37° 37’ 28”.
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 March 8, 2024, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until March 8, 2024, or thirty (30) days from the 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: S300723