Mines in McDowell County, North Carolina
54Total
24Active
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| 226 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Alexander Branch Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Banks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Burnette Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Cane Creek Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Cannon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Greenlee Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Greenlee Pit Number 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| High Shoals And South Muddy Creeks Gold Placer Belt | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Hoppers Creek Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Katy Creek Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Long Branch Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Marion Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mccormick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Old Fort Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Phillips Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Second Broad River Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| South Muddy Creek Headwater Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| South Muddy Creek Lower Course Placer | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-029 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-030 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Vein Mountain Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Waltons-neighbors And Caleb Branch Placers | Gold, REE | Producer | MRDS | |
| Armstrong Creek | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Banks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Biddix Prospect | Copper | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Bowman Quarry | Flagstone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cannon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Clinchfield Lime Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| E.p. Boyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| E.p. Boyd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gneiss Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Greenlee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Greenlee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Greenlee Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Greenlee Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Greenlee Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Greenlee Pit Number 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gruen No. 1 Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Huntsville Branch Placer | Gold, REE | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Marion Bullion Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Marion Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| North Cove | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| North Cove Manganese Prospect | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| North Cove Prospect | Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Old Fort Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Phillips Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| South Muddy Creek Prospect | Titanium | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Galena Occurrence Hi-026 | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Manganese Prospect Hi-027 | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Zinc Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Zinc Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS |