A sand and gravel mine off the Finley River in Christian County. Mo., has been approved by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
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Permitting Update: North Carolina
After receiving feedback at a public hearing and during the comment period, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources has approved the renewal of the permit regulating wastewater discharge from Martin Marietta Materials Inc.’s Vanceboro Quarry.
Read MoreCalifornia Steps Up Wildfire Relief, CalCIMA Asks for Help
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order “to suspend permitting and review requirements under CEQA and the California Coastal Act” due to the recent LA wildfires.
Read MorePermitting Update: New Hampshire
The owner of a lot on Willard Road in New Ipswich, N.H., during a Planning Board hearing, has proposed a sand-and-gravel-excavation operation that would run for the next three to five years, causing concerns among neighbors about noise, dust and impacts to the road, according to the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript.
Read MorePermitting Update: Utah
Homeowners in Herriman, Utah, are voicing their frustration over plans to approve a large rock mine next to their homes. South Valley Rock Products has allegedly already started mining there without a permit, according to KSL TV.
Read MorePermitting Update: South Carolina
The rock quarry planned for southwestern Edgefield County is a near certainty now that Luck Stone has received the necessary approvals from South Carolina Department of Environmental Services.
Read MorePermitting Update: South Carolina
For over 150 years, Columbia has been home to a massive granite quarry operating just inland from the banks of the Congaree River.
Read MorePermitting Update: Wisconsin
A group of Green County landowners are suing the county’s Zoning Board of Adjustment (BOA) over its decision to allow a local firm to mine stone and sand on more than 12 acres outside Monticello.
Read MorePermitting Update: Canada
Vitreo Minerals, a sand and gravel supplier based in Golden, B.C., Canada, proposes to build an open-pit mine and two processing facilities that could produce 2 million tonnes of frac sand per year for up to 20 years. The Angus mine, which has the potential to supply up to 400 fracking wells per year, would be B.C.’s only operating frac sand mine. Read the full story…
Read MorePermitting: Idaho
According to eastIdahonews.com, a request to open a limestone mining operation about 15 miles southwest of Idaho Falls is moving forward.
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