ENB Region 5 Completed Applications 10/20/2004

The applicant proposes to stabilze 50 feet of shoreline using large, angular limestone. The project is located along the shoreline of Lake Champlain at 526 Lake Shore Road in West Chazy.

The applicant has proposed the establishment of a new red slate quarry, totaling +/-25 Life of Mine (LOM) acres, located within a +/-50-acre contiguous parcel owned by the applicant. The mine will operate as a 5-phase traditional surface opening extraction of consolidated slate by means of drilling, fractional blasting and mechanical excavating, standard for this type of mining operation. The extraction will begin with Phase 1, located at the west side of the proposed quarry area, and proceed easterly and northerly into the hillside, and then slope downward as the extraction follows the bedding angle. An excavator will be used to remove the overburden, loosen large blocks of slate and load trucks. As quarrying proceeds, drilling and fractional blasting may be necessary to loosen the material, and penetration below the water table is expected. This aspect of the operation will require periodic quarry de-watering and a resultant surface discharge to the north. The quality slate will be trucked off site for processing, and any slate waste is proposed to be crushed on-site by means of a crusher with a capacity of less than 150 tons per hour. The expected mineral removal is stated as 500,000 cubic yards over a period of 25 years. The site is located on Tanner Hill Road, approximately 0.5 miles from north of the Holcombville Road intersection. Application materials are available for public review and comment at the NYS DEC Regional Sub-Office in Warrensburg.