Mines in Burke County, North Carolina

79Total
19Active
MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Burke County Sand PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
MorgantonCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Bailey Fork PlacerGold, REEProducerMRDS
Carolina Queen MineGoldProducerMRDS
Catawba River Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Causby QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Clear Creek PlacerREE, GoldProducerMRDS
Double Branch PlacerGold, REEProducerMRDS
Hall Creek PlacerREE, GoldProducerMRDS
Hancock PlacerGold, REEProducerMRDS
Henry River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
J. C. Mills PropertyREE, GoldProducerMRDS
James C. Chapman MineGold, REEProducerMRDS
Little Silver Creek PlacerGoldProducerMRDS
Muddy Creek MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Silver Creek PlacerGold, REEProducerMRDS
Tweedy MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Unnamed Fluorite-specularite-gneiss QuarryStone, DimensionProducerMRDS
York Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Burke QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Brindletown Placers-millsREE, GoldOccurrenceMRDS
Brown Mountain MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Burkmont ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Buzzard Roost Knob ProspectMicaSurface-UndergroundProspectMRDS
Cannon ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Carroll Creek Gold Placer ProspectGoldOccurrenceMRDS
Causby QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
Causby Sand PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Floyd Brittan MineMicaSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Gneiss QuarryGraniteSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gneiss QuarryGraniteSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Great Lakes Carbon,morganton PlantGraphiteProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
Grill ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Haywood Hoyle ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Henry Young ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Hossfeld ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Hudson ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Hunting Creek Tributary PlacerGold, REEPast ProducerMRDS
Joel Walker Beryl ProspectGemstone, BerylliumOccurrenceMRDS
Keller ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Lead-zinc ProspectLeadProspectMRDS
Lytle ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Newton ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Noah Young MineMicaSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Pax Hill MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Pearcey Creek Gold PlacerGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Pearcey Creek PlacerGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Pilot Mountain MineGoldOccurrenceMRDS
Pilot Mt. MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Puette MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Reed MineMicaSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Scott Hill MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Spake ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Tweedy MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Unamed Granite Gneiss Quarry Hi-012Stone, DimensionPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence Hi-012Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Gi-022Stone, DimensionPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Hi-032Stone, DimensionPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Gold PlacerREE, GoldPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Granite Gneiss Quarry Hi-011Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Limonite OccurrenceIronOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Limonite OccurrenceIronOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Mica ProspectMicaOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Mica ProspectGemstoneProspectMRDS
Unnamed Quartzite Quarry Hi-028Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Sand And Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Sandstone Quarry Hi - 008Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Wheeler Daniels ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
White Mill Creek PlacerREE, GoldPast ProducerMRDS
Williams MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Williams MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Williams PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Williams PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Yancey ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
York Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS