STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF MINING AND RECLAMATION
PUBLIC NOTICE OF BLASTING OPERATIONS
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Notice is hereby given that Rockwell Mining, LLC, 3228 Summit Square Place, Suite 180, Lexington, KY 40509, 859-543-0515, surface mine permit number S-5006-13 situated in the Oceana District of Wyoming County, WV, approximately 2.8 miles west of Bolt, WV will be conducting blasting activities in accordance with all State and Federal Laws as approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Blasting activities will be conducted between sunrise to sunset, Monday through Saturday during April 10, 2020 through April 10, 2021. No blasting will be conducted on Sundays.
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 a siren audible to at least one mile from the blast. The warning will be given three (3) minutes prior to detonation and will consist of three (3) short signals of five (5) seconds duration with five (5) seconds between each signal. The “ALL CLEAR” signal shall consist of one (1) long warning signal to twenty (20) seconds duration from a siren.
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.
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