Mines in Alamance County, North Carolina

Alamance County, North Carolina has 47 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 13 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is clay, with 9 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Alamance County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Burlington Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
East Alamance Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Snow Camp Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Burlington Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Burlington/hanford Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Foust Mine	Copper		Producer	MRDS
Hanford Brick Plant	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Hanford Clay and Shale Mine	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hawfield Mine	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lee Creek Phosphoric Acid Plant	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Long Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rainey Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Woods Mine	Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Alamance County Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Alamance County Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Allen Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Aurora Phosphoric Acid Plant	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Burlington Plant	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Braxton Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Burlington Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Burlington Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Burlington Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Burlington/hanford Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Clay Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Copper Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Copper Prospect	Copper	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Crystal Pink Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Faust Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Ivey Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Major Hill Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Major Hill Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Mebane Oaks Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Mebane Oaks Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rainey Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Robeson Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Robeson Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sericite Pits	Mica		Past Producer	MRDS
Shale Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Snow Camp Mine	Talc-Soapstone		Past Producer	MRDS
Snow Camp Mine	Kyanite, Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
South Snow Camp Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Woods Mine	Talc-Soapstone		Past Producer	MRDS