Notice is hereby given that MABEN COAL LLC, 250 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 1900, LEXINGTON, KY 40507 has a permit on file with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 238.21 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840, for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number S300519 to Coal Surface Mine, in the Sewell seam of coal.
The operation is discharging into Tributaries of Allen creek, Left Fork of Allen Creek, Right Fork of Cedar Creek, Unnamed Tributaries of/and Cedar Creek, and Unnamed Tributaries of/and Slab Fork of The Guyandotte River and is located 5.3 miles, Northeast of Mullens in Slab Fork District of Wyoming County and Raleigh Counties, Longitude 81° 22' 10" and Latitude 37° 38' 43" (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).
Surface of the area associated herewith is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership
5260 Irwin Road, Huntington, WV 25705
*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
WPP, LLC
5260 Irwin Road, Huntington, WV 25705
*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
WPP, LLC
5260 Irwin Road, Huntington, WV 25705
Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME
ADDRESS
Western Pocahontas Properties Limited Partnership
800 Princeton Avenue Bluefield, WV 25705
West Virginia Department of Transportation,
Division of Highways
Building 5, 1900 Kanawha Blvd E,
Charleston, WV 25305
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 July 12, 2026, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until July 12, 2026, 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/ePermittinf/ePermittingApplication SearchPage.cfm.
The above link can be accessed from a computer at all West Virginia public libraries.
DEP Telephone Number: 304-574-4465 Permit Number: S300519
*These items are to be completed only for operation involving mineral removal.