In accordance with KRS 350.055, notice is hereby given that Alden Resources LLC  332 West Cumberland Gap Parkway, Suite 100 Corbin, Kentucky 40701, has applied for a permit for a underground coal mining operation located 2.5 miles northwest of Baughman in Knox County. The proposed operation will disturb  12.66 surface acres within the permit boundary.  

The proposed operation is approximately 0.5 miles east of KY 25E junction with KY 223 and located 0.1 miles north of Stinking creek. 

The proposed operation is located on the Artemus U.S.G.S. 7 ½ minute quadrangle maps. The surface area to be disturbed is owned by James S. Stewart III &  Maryanne Stewart. The operation will affect an area within 100 feet of public road KY  223. The operation will not involve relocation or closure of the public road.  

The application has been filed for public inspection at the Division of Mine Reclamation  and Enforcement Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965-1229. Written comments, objections, or requests for a permit conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Mine Permits, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.