DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF MINING AND
RECLAMATION
PUBLIC NOTICE OF
BLASTING OPERATIONS
Notice is hereby given that: Bluestone Coal Corporation, 37 Campbell Avenue, SW, Roanoke, Va. 24011, 540-492-4080, S-4013-01, situated in Barkers Ridge District of Wyoming County, approximately 3.2 miles S.W. of Herndon 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" (or list other specific times). No blasting shall be conducted on Sunday. Blasting is to Commence on May 1, 2026 and continue through May 1, 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 on half mile from the blast (list specific type of device). 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 (list specific type of device).
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, lightening, or other atmospheric conditions, or operator or public safety requires unscheduled detonations.