Mines in Avery County, North Carolina
273Total
18Active
Avery County, North Carolina has 273 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 18 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is mica, with 159 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Avery County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schoolhouse Quartz Plant | Quartz, Crystal | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Brushy Creek Clay Mine | Kaolin, Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Cranberry Mill | Iron | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Cranberry Mine | Iron | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Frank Olivine Mine | Magnesite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Grandfather Mountain Quarry | Granite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Linville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Clay Pits Hi-021 | Kaolin | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Clay Pits Hi-022 | Mica, Kaolin | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-013 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-014 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-015 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-016 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-017 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-020 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-023 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mines Hi-018 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Mines Hi-019 | Mica | Producer | MRDS | |
| A Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| A Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| A Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Aaron Buchanan Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Aldridge Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Aldridge Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alfred Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Anthophyllite Prospect | Asbestos | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Avery Place | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Avery Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Bad Branch Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barney Winters Mica Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barney Winters Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Barrett Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Beech Bottom Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Beech Bottom Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ben Aldrige Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Benfield Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Big Meadow Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Black Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Black Mine | Mica, Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bluff Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bobby Hughes Prospect | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Branch Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Brushy Creek Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Brushy Creek Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buck Hill Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bug Rock Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Burelson Asbestos Mine | Asbestos | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Burelson Asbestos Mine | Asbestos | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Butler Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Champ Rock Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Charles Ridge Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Charles Rock Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Charley Burleson Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Connahey Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cooper Magnetite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cooper Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cowcamp Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cranberry Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Crate Carpenter Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Crate Carpenter Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Deep Gap Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dobbins Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dobbins Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Doe Hill Clay Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Doublehead Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dover Bailey Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dugger Mine | Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dugger Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Elbert's Aquamarine Mine | Gemstone | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Eli Rock Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eli Rock Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Elk Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ellers Elk Park Opening | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ellers and Hardigraves Elk Park Magnetite Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Emmons Knob Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Exploration Drill Site | Graphite | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Fall Branch Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fedspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Field Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Firmstone Magnetite Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Firmstone Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Flint Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Four Foot Square Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Frank Olivine Deposit | Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, Vermiculite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Frank Olivine Deposit | Magnesite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Friel Vance Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| George Burleson Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Gold Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Grandfather Mountain Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Grapevine Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Grassy Bald | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Gribble Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gusher Knob Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gusher Knob Mine | Feldspar, Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hardigraves Elk Park Opening | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Harper Creek Uranium Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Hempile Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Honey Waits Weisman Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Honey Waits Weisman Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hoppey Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Houston Rock Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ingalls | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Ingram-Benfield Mica Mine | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Ingram-Benfield Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Iron Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Joe Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Johnson Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Justice Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Justus Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Justus Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kaolin Pit | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kaolin Pit | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kaolin Pit | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kaolin Pit | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Landers Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lee Johnson Prospect | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lee Johnson Prospects | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lick Log Mine | Mica | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Lincoln Rock Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lincoln Rock Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lineback Mine | Mica | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Linville Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Elk Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Magnetite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Magnetite Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marie Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Matilda Vance Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Meadow Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
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| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica-Feldspar Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mica-Feldspar Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mill Race Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Newland Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| North Harper Creek Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Oaks Knob Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Oaks Knob Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pancake Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pat's Garnet Mine | Garnet | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Patrick Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Peru Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Peru Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pine Branch Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Plumtree | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Plumtree Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Plumtree Plant | Mica | Processing Plant | Unknown | MRDS |
| Powdermill Creek Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Powdermill Mine | Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Powdermill Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Powdermill Roughs Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pritchard Prospect | Feldspar, Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Puncheon Camp Mine | Mica, Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Puncheon Camp Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quartzite Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quartzite Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quartzite Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Raven Cliff Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Raven Cliff Mica Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Schist Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Schoolhouse Research & Development | Feldspar | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Senia | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Senia Olivine Deposit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Senia Olivine Deposit | Magnesite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Senia Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Shop Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Shop Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Slippery Elm Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Smoky No. 1 Magnetite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Smoky No. 1 Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Smoky No. 2 Magnetite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Smoky No. 2 Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Spear | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Tom Cantrell Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Tom Carpenter Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Vance Black Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Whit Rock Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Will Jones Mine | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Winters Mica Prospect | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Winters Mica Prospect | Mica | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wolf Ridge Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Woody Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |