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DIVISION OF MINERAL MINING

Welcome to the Division of Mineral Mining

Permitting & Licensing  | Certification  | Education & Training  | Award Programs  | Orphaned Mines

Our Charlottesville office will be closed to the public effective April 2, 2020. Our staff will be working from home and still available via phone and email. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause and appreciate your understanding while we do our part to help lessen the impact of the COVID-19 virus. Additional updates will also be posted on DMME’s website, our Facebook and Twitter pages.

The Division of Mineral Mining (DMM) provides for the safe and environmentally sound production of Virginia's non-fuel minerals. DMM administers both health and safety and surface mining reclamation regulatory programs for all non-coal mineral mining operations. Learn more about our division »

Open Quarry with Eagle flying

Granite Quarry, Dinwiddie County
Photo by Paul Saunders, Mine Inspector Supervisor











What Do You Need To Do Today?

Permitting & Licensing Certification Online Tools Orphaned Land Program
Report an Accident Look up Certification e-Forms Center Report an Orphaned Mine
Get Printable Forms Initial Certification Schedule Online Mapping Tool Learn about Historic Mining
Apply for a New Permit Renewal Certification Schedule Mining Data Map of Orphaned Mines
Map of Active Mines Get Directions Certification Application
File a Complaint
Quick Links
What's New?

IMPORTANT: DMM will temporarily accept alternate First Aid courses to meet training requirements. Read more here.

REVISED: DMM will extend expiration dates for certifications that expire through September 2020. A completed application is required to secure this extension. Click here for more.

EXTENDED: DMM is accepting nominations for individual safety awards for those miners who reached an award milestone in 2019 for working without a lost time injury. See Memorandum »

SAFETY ALERT: A Virginia miner recently fell off a ladder he was working from. Luckily, he was not seriously injured. Please take a look at this safety alert for recommendations when working on ladders Click here to view the safety alert.

SAFETY ALERT: Contract worker seriously injured at a mineral mine in March while dismantling an electrical panel. Click here to view the safety alert.

Contact Us
Division of Mineral Mining
Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
900 Natural Resources Drive, Ste 400
Charlottesville, Virginia
22903

Tel: (434) 951-6310
Email: dmminfo@dmme.virginia.gov

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