Mines in Ashe County, North Carolina

Ashe County, North Carolina has 71 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 5 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 36 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Ashe County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Jordan Land Development Inc	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Smethport Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Ashe Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Three Top Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Todd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ashe Mining Company Magnetite Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Ashe Mining Company's Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Ballou Home Place Magnetite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Ballou Home Place Prospect	Iron	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Barnard Jones Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bauguess			Occurrence	MRDS
Blevins Magnetite Prospects	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Buffalo Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
C. Pennington Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Calloway Magnetite Prospects			Occurrence	MRDS
Calloway Property Prospect	Iron	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Cap Creek Mine	Copper, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Church Prospect	Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
David Blevins Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Douglas Blevins Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Dr. Jones Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Eller Property Prospect	Iron	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Francis Magnetite Mine and Henninger Prospects	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
French Prospect	Iron	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Gap Creek Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
George Caborn Prospect	Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Glendale Springs Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Granite Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Graybeal Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Graybeal Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Hampton Knob Magnetite Prospects			Occurrence	MRDS
Hampton Knob Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Hampton Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
J R Carson Prospect	Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
J. L. Pugh Magnetite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Jefferson-Boone Pegmatite	Mica		Past Producer	MRDS
John Black Magnetite Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
John Black Prospect	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
King Magnetite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
King Property Prospect	Iron	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Kirby Magnetite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
L. A. Pugh Magnetite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Lee Price Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Lichtenstein Prospect	Copper, Titanium, Metal, Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Lunceford Magnetite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
McClure's Knob Magnetite Deposits	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
McCarter			Occurrence	MRDS
McCarter Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Niece Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Ore Knob Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Pennington			Occurrence	MRDS
Piney Creek Deposit		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Piney Creek Magnetite Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Piney Creek Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Poison Branch Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Poison Branch Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Red Hill Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Red Hill Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
S. Lunceford Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Sam Mc Clure Magnetite Prospects	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Smithport Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Smithport Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Three Top Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Tirby Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Turkey Knob Magnetite Prospects			Occurrence	MRDS
Turkey Knob Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
U. Ballou Magnetite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
W.h. Brown Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
William Young Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Young			Occurrence	MRDS