Legal Notices

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIADEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONDIVISION OF MINING AND RECLAMATIONPUBLIC NOTICE OF BLASTING OPERATIONS Notice is hereby given that Black Castle Mining Company, LLC, P. O. Box 189, Peytona, WV 25154, Phone Number (304) 245-6012, Surface Mine Permit No. S-5004-08 situated in Sherman District of Boone County, approximately 4.0 miles southwest of Seth, 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 April 17, 2026 and continue through April 16, 2027. 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 required unscheduled detonations. LH-433433 04-01;2026