A Mining Permit Is Required For Any Land Disturbing Activity That Affects One Or More Acres Of Land And Is Conducted To Accomplish One Or More Of The Following: Breaking Surface Soil To Extract Or Remove Minerals, Ores, Or Other Solid Matter; Any Activity Or Process To Remove Or To Extract, Minerals, Ores, Soils, And Other Solid Matter From Its Original Location; Or The Preparation, Washing, Cleaning Or Other Treatment Of Such Materials So As To Make Them Suitable For Commercial, Industrial, Or Construction Use.
1-10 Years
GS 74-46 To 68
Reclamation Bond Or Other Security Required. Bond Based Upon A Range Of $500.00 To $5,000.00 Per Affected Acre. Amount Dependent On Type Of Mining And Size Of Affected Land.
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604-
919-707-9200