Mines in Burke County, North Carolina
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19Active
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke County Sand Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Morganton | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Bailey Fork Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Carolina Queen Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Catawba River Dredge & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Causby Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Clear Creek Placer | REE, Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Double Branch Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Hall Creek Placer | REE, Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Hancock Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Henry River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| J. C. Mills Property | REE, Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| James C. Chapman Mine | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Silver Creek Placer | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Muddy Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Silver Creek Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Tweedy Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Fluorite-specularite-gneiss Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | MRDS | |
| York Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Burke Quarry | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Brindletown Placers-mills | REE, Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Brown Mountain Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Burkmont Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Buzzard Roost Knob Prospect | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Cannon Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Carroll Creek Gold Placer Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Causby Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Causby Sand Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Floyd Brittan Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gneiss Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gneiss Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Great Lakes Carbon,morganton Plant | Graphite | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Grill Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Haywood Hoyle Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Henry Young Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hossfeld Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hudson Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hunting Creek Tributary Placer | Gold, REE | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Joel Walker Beryl Prospect | Gemstone, Beryllium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Keller Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lead-zinc Prospect | Lead | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lytle Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Newton Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Noah Young Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pax Hill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pearcey Creek Gold Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pearcey Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pilot Mountain Mine | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Pilot Mt. Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Puette Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Reed Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Scott Hill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Spake Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Tweedy Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unamed Granite Gneiss Quarry Hi-012 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence Hi-012 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Gi-022 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Hi-032 | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Placer | REE, Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Granite Gneiss Quarry Hi-011 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Limonite Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Limonite Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Prospect | Gemstone | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Quartzite Quarry Hi-028 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Sand And Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Sandstone Quarry Hi - 008 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wheeler Daniels Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| White Mill Creek Placer | REE, Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Williams Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Williams Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Williams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Williams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Yancey Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| York Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS |