Mines in North Carolina

5,614Total

996Active

538Gold

3Coal

2,445Surface

224Underground

Map

Counties

Mitchell County489 mines36 active Yancey County376 mines25 active Cleveland County314 mines27 active Avery County273 mines18 active Macon County255 mines6 active Jackson County243 mines9 active Gaston County184 mines16 active Moore County163 mines33 active Cherokee County159 mines11 active Cabarrus County129 mines46 active Swain County128 mines5 active Rowan County111 mines35 active Madison County100 mines4 active Mecklenburg County100 mines19 active Montgomery County100 mines21 active Randolph County93 mines14 active Lincoln County81 mines4 active Burke County79 mines19 active Rutherford County77 mines13 active Buncombe County76 mines16 active Davidson County76 mines14 active Catawba County74 mines10 active Ashe County71 mines5 active Union County68 mines17 active Guilford County67 mines11 active Chatham County63 mines14 active Caldwell County59 mines15 active Orange County58 mines9 active McDowell County54 mines24 active Iredell County52 mines21 active Rockingham County49 mines16 active Cumberland County48 mines12 active Alamance County47 mines13 active Edgecombe County47 mines15 active Watauga County41 mines16 active Harnett County40 mines13 active Henderson County40 mines9 active Wayne County40 mines11 active Pitt County38 mines14 active Stokes County38 mines12 active Johnston County37 mines15 active Lee County35 mines14 active Lenoir County34 mines16 active Wilkes County34 mines15 active Stanly County32 mines9 active Wake County31 mines16 active Clay County30 mines4 active Sampson County30 mines23 active Beaufort County29 mines11 active Granville County29 mines4 active Haywood County28 mines2 active Transylvania County28 mines5 active Craven County27 mines7 active Halifax County27 mines6 active Richmond County27 mines14 active Mcdowell County26 mines6 active New Hanover County25 mines12 active Surry County24 mines11 active Franklin County23 mines12 active Anson County22 mines11 active Person County19 mines2 active Alexander County18 mines3 active Brunswick County18 mines8 active Currituck County18 mines6 active Duplin County18 mines9 active Forsyth County18 mines9 active Wilson County18 mines8 active Davie County17 mines10 active Northampton County17 mines5 active Nash County16 mines5 active Onslow County16 mines3 active Yadkin County15 mines5 active Bertie County14 mines5 active Hertford County14 mines4 active Pender County14 mines9 active Alleghany County13 mines2 active Durham County13 mines6 active Polk County13 mines3 active Camden County12 mines3 active Greene County12 mines3 active Caswell County11 mines2 active Columbus County10 mines4 active Pasquotank County10 mines1 active Bladen County8 mines4 active Scotland County8 mines1 active Vance County7 mines4 active Warren County7 mines Graham County6 mines Jones County6 mines1 active Dare County5 mines3 active Robeson County5 mines2 active Carteret County4 mines Gates County4 mines Hoke County4 mines1 active Martin County4 mines2 active Pamlico County4 mines Chowan County3 mines1 active Perquimans County3 mines Cleveland, Gaston County2 mines Hyde County2 mines Tyrrell County2 mines Catawba, Lincoln County1 mines Clay, Macon, Jackson County1 mines Gaston, Cleveland County1 mines Mitchell, Yancey County1 mines1 active Washington County1 mines

Notable Mines

Mine	County	Commodity	Type	Status
Lee Creek Mine	Beaufort	Phosphate Rock	Surface	Active
Schoolhouse Quartz Plant	Avery	Quartz, Crystal	Surface	Active
Carolina Stalite Company-stalite Mill	Rowan	Common Shale	Facility	Active
The Feldspar Plant	Mitchell	Feldspar	Facility	Active
Rockingham Quarry	Richmond	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
K-t Feldspar Plant And Mine	Mitchell	Feldspar	Facility	Active
Lilesville Pit & Plant	Anson	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Marston Plant	Richmond	Ground Silica	Surface	Active
Lake Norman Quarry	Lincoln	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Shelton	Caswell	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Grove Stone Quarry	Buncombe	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Cabarrus Quarry	Cabarrus	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Butner Quarry	Granville	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
3m Pittsboro	Chatham	Crushed, Broken Granite	Facility	Active
Knightdale Quarry	Wake	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Standard Mineral Division	Moore	Pyrophyllite	Surface	Active
Pineville	Mecklenburg	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Pomona	Guilford	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant	Richmond	Sand, Industrial NEC	Facility	Active
Lemon Springs Quarry	Lee	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Arrowood	Mecklenburg	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Greystone	Vance	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Carolina Stalite Company -aquadale Mill	Stanly	Common Shale	Surface	Active
Triangle Quarry	Wake	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Jamestown	Guilford	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active