The North Carolina Mining Commission held a public hearing on Nov. 18, 2025, regarding proposed rule changes to the Rules used to implement the NC Mining Act.
These rule changes affect the ENTIRE State of North Carolina as they affect all mining throughout the State.
The proposed rule changes significantly favor the mining industry over other State and local agencies and over the public. The proposed rule changes also make it easier for Wake Stone (aka Vulcan Materials) to continue creating a new industrial mining site within feet of a highly used public recreation area that includes two State Park treasures: Umstead State Park and the Old Reedy Creek section of the East Coast Greenway. Wake Stone’s mining operations take a critical public resource and cause harm to Umstead State Park, the Old Reedy Creek section of the East Coast Greenway, a private Residential-40 zone lot, and a private residence directly adjacent to the mine pit on Odd Fellows.
PLEASE SUBMIT A WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT. Written comments regarding the proposed rule changes can be submitted until Monday, December 15, 2025.
There are several sections within the proposed rule changes document, some of which may not be in your knowledge zone. For example, I do not know much about blasting, so I did not comment on that part.
Comments can be sent electronically to dwain.veach@deq.nc.gov . Please type “Mining Rules” in subject line.
Comments can be submitted via snail mail to: Dwain Veach, 1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1611. Per the DEQ website, they must be received by Monday, December 15, 2025.
Per request of DEQ, please include the Rule Number in your comment. Examples are posted towards the end of this article.
My comments can be found here. Feel free to use these ideas, but please do not just copy and paste as that will diminish the effectiveness of the comments.
The text of the proposed rule changes can be found here.
Additional information can be found here.
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Disclaimer: I am an independent researcher. The information presented above is what I have found through publicly available records and my opinions formed from these records. My goal is to be 100% truthful. If you see something you think is not correct, please let me know.
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