PUBLIC NOTICE OF BLASTING OPERATIONS ADVERTISEMENT Notice is hereby given that Aracoma Coal Company, Inc., PO Box 1120, Holden, WV 25625, US Route 119 North, South 2 Road, telephone no. (304) 239-2300 intends to conduct blasting activities on Deep Mine Permit/Application Number U-5020-06 situated 2.6 miles Southeast of Dingess in Harvey District of Mingo County 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". No blasting shall be conducted on Sunday. Blasting is to commence on October 27, 2017 and continue through October 27,2018. 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 half mile from the blast. The warning shall 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 a siren of twenty (20) seconds duration. Blasting activities shall be conducted in such a way 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. LH56831 10-17-17
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