Mining Program

Mining Permit Applications Moved Online

The Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resource's mining permit process has moved to the Department of Environmental Quality's AccessDEQ portal, digitizing the mining permit application process. During the transition from paper to electronic mining permit applications, paper applications will continue to be accepted through Oct. 1, 2026.

Permit Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2025

In accordance with General Statute 143B-279.19, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has adjusted certain fees and rates for its programs to support the delivery of services and issuance of environmental permits. § 143B-279.19 states that the fees and rates imposed pursuant to the statutes listed in this subsection shall be adjusted in accordance with the Consumer Price Index computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics during the prior two bienniums. This is effective as of July 1, 2025.

Please refer to the Permit Fees 2025 Updates | NC DEQ for the changes in the fees.

Regulatory Authority

N.C. Mining Act of 1971 - G.S. 74, Article 7
Note: This copy of the state Mining Act does not reflect changes enacted during the 2017 legislative session. Please see below for more information on the 2017 changes.

Online Mining ARR Submission Form Available!

New ARR Form is available for the 2024 year. The form may be submitted online or by paper copy and should be submitted by September 1, 2025.
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/Mining-ARR 

 

North Carolina Mine Inventory

Mining Permit .KMZ File

This .KMZ file shows the NC Mining Permits, which include the Pending, Active, Inactive, Release, and Revoked Mining permits in North Carolina. Additional information within the dataset includes commodity type and permitted acres. Each permit is labeled with the permittee and the name of the mine.

 

Mine permit decision updates - 7.22.2026

Public Comment Period on Rules and Determinations for Mining Commission

Mining Program Contact: Adam Parr (adam.parr@deq.nc.gov)

Data is maintained by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources, Mining Program.

Terms of Use

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality shall not be held liable for any errors in this metadata.  This includes errors of omission, commission, errors concerning the content of the data, and relative and positional accuracy of the data.  These data cannot be construed to be a legal document.  Primary sources from which these data were compiled must be consulted for verification of information contained in these data.

Applications that have had or will have a public hearing

To see all other permits sorted by county, please visit our e-documents site.

For help using our Laserfiche system please see the Navigating Laserfiche page. 

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