If there is ever any doubt that West Virginia is being blown off the map, read this! Blasting Advertisement from the Lincoln Journal (West Virginia) May 15, 2008
Notice is hereby given that Hobet Mining, LLC, P.O. Box 305, Madison, WV 25130, phone (304) 369-6780 intends to conduct blasting activities on the following surface mining permits:
Permit S-5003-96 located at or near Lukey Fork and Connelly Branch of Mud River and Fawn Hollow of Big Ugly Creek of the Guyandotte River, Boone and Lincoln Counties, West Virginia.
Permit S-5011-01 located at or near Mullins Branch of Mud River, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
Permit S-5016-92 located at or near Sugartree Branch and Stanley Fork of Mud River and Boone Block Hollow of Jack Smith Branch and Spruce Lick of Big Horse Creek of Little Coal River, Boone County, West Virginia.
Permit S-5004-04 located at or near Lukey Fork of Mud River and Fawn Hollow of Big Ugly Creek of the Guyandotte River, Boone and Lincoln Counties, West Virginia.
Permit S-5003-06 located at or near Unnamed Tributaries of Berry Branch of/and Mud River.
Permit S-5008-06 located (at or near Berry Branch of Mud River).
Permit S-5003-07 located (at or near Sugartree Branch of Mud River and Jack Smith Branch of Big Horse Creek of the Little Coal River).
Permit S-5002-03 located at or near Berry Branch of Mud River, Lincoln County, West Virginia.
All blasting shall be conducted in accordance with the following schedule of dates and times, unless emergency conditions dictate unscheduled detonation.
Blasting will be conducted between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (approximate daylight hours) during May 15, 2008 through May 15, 2009.
Public access to the area prior to blasting will be controlled by personnel employed by the permittee, who will be posted at key positions at least ten (10) minutes before each blasting activity.
The pre-blast audible warning shall sound three (3) minutes prior to blast. A warning signal audible to a range of one-half (1/2) mile from the blast site will be given consisting of three (3) short signals for five (5) seconds duration with five (5) seconds between each signal.
The “ALL CLEAR” signal shall consist of one (1) long warning signal of twenty seconds duration.
No blasting shall be conducted on Sundays.
No Blasting on Sundays - How Nice!
2 comments:
It's a war zone no matter how it is stacked up. This is the first time I have seen a blasting schedule and it sure does say a lot. The attack goes on. GRRRR
Oh my! This is horrible news!
Post a Comment