Legal Notices for 12/24/12

 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINE

Pursuant to Application Number 918-5194 Original

In accordance with KRS 350.055, notice is hereby given that Alden Resources LLC, 332 W Cumberland Gap Pkwy., Ste. 100, Corbin, KY, 40701 has applied for a permit for an underground coal mining operation located 1 mile southeast of Gatliff in Whitley County.  The proposed operation will disturb 16.90 surface acres and will underlie 990.30 acres, and the total area within the permit boundary will be 1007.20 acres.

The proposed area is approximately 1.5 miles southeast from the Gatliff Road junction with KY 904 and located 0.01 miles south of Bennett’s Branch. 

The proposed area is located on the Saxton U.S.G.S 7 ½ minute quadrangle map.  The surface area to be disturbed is owned by Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC.  The operation will underlie land owned by Penn Virginia Operating Co., LLC.  The operation will affect an area within 100 feet of a public road KY 904.  The operation will not involve relocation of the public road.

The application has been filed for public inspection at the Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 E. Cumberland Ave., Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965-1229.  Written comments, objections or requests for a permit conference must be filed with the Director of the Division of Permits, 6th Floor, Capital Plaza Tower, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE

In accordance with KRS 350.093, notice is hereby given that Denali Energy Group, LLC 121 Prosperous Place Suite 13-B Lexington KY 40509 has applied for a Phase I Bond Release on Permit Number 918-0430 which was last issued on June 2012. The application covers an area of approximately 44.43 acres located 1.20 miles north of Louden in Whitley County.

 The proposed area is approximately 0.2 miles north from KY 1064’s junction with Poynter Road and located 0.5 miles east of Whetstone Creek. The Latitude is 36°46’08”and the Longitude is 84°02’20” and is located on the Rockholds U.S.G.S. 7 ½-minute quadrangle map.

The bond now in effect for increments 1,2,3 and 4 is a total of $87,600 which is cash bond,  Approximately 60% of the original bond amount of $87,600 is included in the application for release.

Reclamation work performed includes:  Backfilling, grading, fertilizing, seeding, and mulching was completed in January of 2009.

Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Field Services, #2 Hudson Hollow, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, by February 1st 2013 @ 9:18am.

A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for February 4th 2013@ 9:00am at the Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, Regional State Office Building, 1804 E Cumberland, Middlesboro, KY 40906.  The hearing will be canceled if no request for a hearing or informal conference is received by February 1st 2013 @ 9:18am.