Notice is hereby given that GS ENERGY, LLC, PO BOX 7122, NEW YORK, NY 10150 has a permit on file with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 255 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV, 25840 , for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number S400507 to Operate a haulroad and Coal Surface Mine in the Douglas Red Ash seam of coal.
The operation is discharging into Unnamed Tributaries of/and Betsy Branch of Dry Fork, unnamed tributaries of/and Laurel Fork of Crane Creek, and unnamed tributaries of/and Crane Creek of Dry Fork of Tug Fork of Big Sandy River and is located 1.6 miles, Southeast of Avondale in Sandy River District of McDowell County, Longitude 81° 46' 8" and Latitude 37° 24' 0" (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).
Surface of the area associated herewith is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Cyphers Heirs (Jim Cyphers sole heir)
600 Wickwood Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Pocahontas Land Corporation
800 Princeton Avenue, Bluefield, WV 24701
McDowell Pocahontas Coal Company, Inc.
312 W Main Street, Tazewell, VA 24851
GS Energy, LLC
P.O. Box 31 Wheeling, WV 26002
Willard Bishop
P.O. Box 344, Avondale, WV 24811
*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Cyphers Heirs (Jim Cyphers sole heir)
600 Wickwood Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Pocahontas Land Corporation
800 Princeton Avenue, Bluefield, WV 24701
McDowell Pocahontas Coal Company, Inc.
312 W Main Street, Tazewell, VA 24851
GS Energy, LLC
P.O. Box 31 Wheeling, WV 26002
*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Cyphers Heirs (Jim Cyphers sole heir)
600 Wickwood Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Pocahontas Land Corporation
800 Princeton Avenue, Bluefield, WV 24701
McDowell Pocahontas Coal Company, Inc.
312 W Main Street, Tazewell, VA 24851
GS Energy, LLC
P.O. Box 31 Wheeling, WV 26002
Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Cyphers Heirs (Jim Cyphers sole heir)
600 Wickwood Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Pocahontas Land Corporation
800 Princeton Avenue, Bluefield, WV 24701
McDowell Pocahontas Coal Company, Inc.
312 W Main Street, Tazewell, VA 24851
GS Energy, LLC
P.O. Box 31 Wheeling, WV 26002
Willard Bishop
P.O. Box 344, Avondale, WV 24811
Written comments and/or requests for an informal conference of the permit renewal application shall identify the applicant and application number and will be received by the Permit Supervisor at the DEP address above until January 19th, 2026, or thirty (30) days from date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until January 19th, 2026, 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 S400507
*These items are to be completed only for operations involving mineral removal.