Southern Minerals Files Application to Conduct Blasting in McDowell's Big Creek District

Southern Minerals Inc. has filed an application to conduct blasting operations in the Big Creek District of McDowell County, according to a public blasting notice posted on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph’s legal‑notice marketplace. The notice was published February 25, 2026, and names Southern Minerals Inc. as the applicant and the Big Creek District as the site for proposed blasting activity.

The filing is presented in the form of a public blasting notice on the Bluefield Daily Telegraph’s legal‑notice marketplace, indicating the company formally sought authorization via a public notification process on February 25, 2026. The notice identifies the Big Creek District within McDowell County as the geographic focus of the application submitted by Southern Minerals Inc.

Because the document published February 25, 2026, is an application rather than a permit, Southern Minerals Inc. will require further administrative action before blasting can commence in the Big Creek District of McDowell County. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph legal‑notice listing is the public record of that application, and it establishes the filing date for any subsequent regulatory or county review tied to the February 25, 2026 notice.

Residents and property owners in the Big Creek District of McDowell County can reference the February 25, 2026 public blasting notice published by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph to confirm the applicant name, Southern Minerals Inc., and the location identified in the application. The legal‑notice marketplace entry dated February 25, 2026, serves as the formal public disclosure of Southern Minerals Inc.’s intent to pursue blasting in McDowell County’s Big Creek District.

The Southern Minerals Inc. application published February 25, 2026, marks the latest regulatory filing related to mining and extraction activity affecting the Big Creek District of McDowell County. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph legal‑notice marketplace listing is the recorded public notice tied to that application.