PUBLIC NOTICE OF BLASTING OPERATIONS ADVERTISEMENT Notice is hereby given that Bandmill Coal Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1097 Holden, WV 25626 (304) 239-2300 intends to conduct blasting activities on Surface Mine Permit/Application Number O-5032-99 located 4.4 miles East of Melville in Logan District of Logan County, WV in accordance of 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 Dec. 1, 2017 and continue through Dec. 1, 2018. Ten minutes prior to and immediately after each blast, all access to the specific area will be safeguarded by company personnel 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 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 a siren of twenty (20) seconds duration. 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. LH-57870 11/22/17
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