Permitting / Licensing Fees

Permit fees, license fees and appropriate reclamation bonds are required prior to the issuance of the permit/license. For a new permit or a permit amendment these fees should not be submitted until you receive a request or billing from the Division of Mineral Mining. The fees for new permit are as follows:

Permit Fee - $31.00 for each acre to be covered by the permit.

License Fee - $180.00 for all mines except for sand mines of 5 acres or less. Sand mines of 5 acres or less must pay a $48.00 license fee.

Bond - $1000.00 per acre disturbed plus acres to be disturbed in the upcoming 12 month period.

Minerals Reclamation Fund - $50.00 per acre disturbed plus acres to be disturbed in the upcoming 12 month period. (Mineral Reclamation Fund payments are in lieu of bond and available only to operators who have operated satisfactorily under Virginia's mineral mining law for 5 years or more)

Permit & License Renewal
The permit and mining license must be renewed on an annual basis. The renewal is not a reapplication process. The renewal involves an inspection and progress report to determine if operations are proceeding according to the approved plans and to insure that all areas are covered by the appropriate bond prior to being disturbed by mining.

Permit renewal information and renewal fees must be submitted to the Division of Mineral Mining at least 10 days prior to the permit anniversary date.

Updated permit maps must accompany the renewal to show changes in the amount and location of lands that are disturbed, lands to be disturbed in the upcoming 12 months and lands that have been reclaimed. If there have not been any changes to the land that affect the permit maps then a statement certifying that there have been no changes will be accepted.

Permit & License Renewal Fees
Permit and license renewal fees must be submitted with the renewal package. If there have been no changes in the permit areas the fee amounts are provided in the Renewal Special Order Notice that is mailed to operators at least 90 days prior to the permit/license anniversary date. Renewal fees are as follows:

Permit Renewal Fee - $16.00 per acre disturbed plus acres to be disturbed in the upcoming 12 month period.

License Fee - $180.00 for all mines except for sand mines of 5 acres or less. Sand mines of 5 acres or less must pay a $48.00 license fee.

Bond - $1000.00 per acre for additional acreage to be disturbed in the upcoming 12 month period. Bond does not have to be posted for acres already under bond.

Minerals Reclamation Fund - $50.00 per acre disturbed plus acres to be disturbed in the upcoming 12 month period for operations that are entering the Minerals Reclamation Fund for the first time. $12.50 per acre disturbed plus acres to be disturbed in the upcoming 12 month period for operations that have been in the Minerals Reclamation Fund at least one year. (Mineral Reclamation Fund payments are in lieu of bond and available only to operators who have operated satisfactorily under Virginia's mineral mining law for 5 years or more)

For additional information about the Division of Mineral Mining, call (434) 951-6310 or by e-mail.