A Virginia judge sided earlier this month with Vulcan Materials Co., which can now proceed with a mining operation in Caroline County. According to the Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg, Va., it is unclear when Vulcan will begin operations in Caroline County.
Justice LeRoy Millette Jr. of the Supreme Court of Virginia affirmed a 2012 ruling to give Vulcan a special-exception permit to mine sand and gravel on the property. The Free Lance-Star writes that Millette affirmed Circuit Judge Joseph Ellis’ ruling that a group of concerned citizens and Friends of the Rappahannock did not have legal standing to contest a 2011 decision to grant the permit.
