§ 74-86 – Rules.
74-86. Rules. The North Carolina Mining Commission may promulgate any rules necessary to administer and carry out the purposes of this Article. (1983, c. 279, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 88; 2012-143, s. 1(d); 2014-4, s. 5(c).)
§ 74-87 – Penalty for violations.
74-87. Penalty for violations. (a) Civil Penalties. – (1) a. A civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) may be assessed by the Department against any person who fails to secure a valid exploration permit prior to engaging in the exploration for uranium, as required by G.S. 74-48. Each day of continuing […]
§ 74-88 – Confidentiality of logs, surveys, and reports.
74-88. Confidentiality of logs, surveys, and reports. If a person engaged in uranium exploration shows to the satisfaction of the Department that logs, surveys plats, and reports filed under this Article are of a proprietary nature relating to his competitive rights, that information shall be confidential and not subject to inspection and examination (as authorized […]
§ 74-89 – Delay before mining permits issued.
74-89. Delay before mining permits issued. No permit for the mining of uranium shall be issued to an applicant for either three years, beginning with the date of issuance of his first permit to explore for uranium, or for two years, beginning with the date of the filing of his first application for a permit […]
§ 74-78 – Permits; application; granting; terms; duration; renewal.
74-78. Permits; application; granting; terms; duration; renewal. (a) A person desiring to engage in exploration activities for discovery of uranium shall make written application to the Department for an exploration permit. An application shall be upon a form furnished by the Department and shall fully state the information called for. In addition, the applicant may […]
§ 74-79 – Bonds.
74-79. Bonds. Each applicant for an exploration permit shall file with the Department following approval of his application and shall thereafter maintain in force a bond or other security in favor of the State of North Carolina. The bond or other security shall be acceptable to the Department and shall be in an amount determined […]
§ 74-80 – Abandonment.
74-80. Abandonment. All exploration holes shall be abandoned by adequately plugging them with cement from the bottom of the hole upward to a point three feet below ground surface. The remainder of the hole between the top of the plug and the surface shall be filled with cuttings or nontoxic material. If multiple aquifers are […]
§ 74-81 – Inspection and approval of abandonment; bond release; forfeiture.
74-81. Inspection and approval of abandonment; bond release; forfeiture. Upon completion of abandonment of an area of affected land, the permit holder shall notify the Department on a form and in a manner it shall require. Upon receipt of the report, and at any other time it deems reasonable, the Department shall make an inspection […]
§ 74-82 – Suspension, revocation or modification of permit.
74-82. Suspension, revocation or modification of permit. The Department may revoke, suspend or modify a permit for violations of this Article, any rules promulgated under it, or other terms or conditions of the permit. This authority is subject to the "Special Provisions on Licensing" of G.S. 150B-3. (1983, c. 279, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., […]
§ 74-83 – Forfeiture proceedings.
74-83. Forfeiture proceedings. Whenever the Department determines the necessity of a bond or other security forfeiture under the provisions of G.S. 74-81, or whenever it revokes, suspends or modifies a permit under the provisions of G.S. 74-82, it shall request the Attorney General to initiate forfeiture proceedings against the bond or other security filed by […]