A senior official with the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) has just uncovered an illegal mining operation in North Carolina.

The discovery came after the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) asked NCDOL to provide miner safety training at a Horizon 30, LLC site in Poplar. During the visit, an experienced NCDOL official identified several irregularities and questioned whether the site had the required state environmental permit.

“This is exactly why I’ve made it a priority to support and empower our field staff,” said Commissioner Farley in a press release. “Their experience, judgment, and vigilance are critical to keeping workers safe and enforcing the law. If our staff hadn’t gone above and beyond their duty to protect workers, this illegal operation could hav

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