Mines in Cabarrus County, North Carolina
129Total
46Active
Cabarrus County, North Carolina has 129 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 46 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 51 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Cabarrus County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds Gravel Pit | Crushed, Broken Sandstone | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Cabarrus Quarry | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Gold Hill | Crushed, Broken Traprock | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Hammill Pit | Common Clays NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Arbor Acres Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Arthur Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| C. Propst Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Cabarrus County Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Cannon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Clark Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Cline Mine | Gold, Copper | Producer | MRDS | |
| Coldwater Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Corriher Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Corriher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Ellsworth and Crosby Mines | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Faggart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Furrs Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Gold Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | MRDS | |
| Gold Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| H W Calloway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Hammill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Isenhour Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Kluttz Shale Mine | Clay | Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Creek Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mass Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Misenheimer Gravel Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Newell Mine | Copper | Producer | MRDS | |
| Nugget Placer | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Penningers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Pioneer Mills Mine-East Shaft | Gold, Copper | Producer | MRDS | |
| Propst Farm | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Quaker City Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Reed Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Royal Pearl Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | MRDS | |
| Sand Pit Number 103 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Sand Pit Number 29 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Sand Pit Number 31 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Sloop Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Troutman Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Tucker Mine, Northern Shaft | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Tucker Mine, Southern Shaft | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Wagoner Bros. Trucking Company Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| White Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Allman Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Allman Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Arbor Acres Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Arthur Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Barnhardt Mine and Placer | Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Barrier Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Boger Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buffalo Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buffalo Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| C. Propst Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cabarrus County Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cabarrus County Pit #103 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cabarrus County Pit #29 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cabarrus County Pit #31 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cabarrus Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cannon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Clark Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cline Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Coates Diggings | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Coldwater Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Crayton Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Crayton Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Crosby Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dan Hopkins Diggings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dixie Queen Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eva Furr Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eva Furr Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Faggart Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Faggart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Furniss Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Furniss Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Furrs Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gerhard German Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gibb Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harris Granite Plant | Stone | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Honeycutt Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hopkins Diggings | Copper, Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Isenhour Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kluttz Shale Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Midland Field | Sand, Common | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mass Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Midland Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Midland Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Misenheimer Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Misenheimer Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Misenheimer Gravel Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Morrison Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Moyer Prospect-Mt. Pleasant, N.c. | Gold Ore | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Newell Prospect | Molybdenum, Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| No. 2 Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nugget Mine | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nugget Lead Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Phoenix Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Phoenix Mine | Copper | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pioneer Mills Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pioneer Mills Mine- West Shaft | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Propst Farm | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Propst Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Propst Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quaker City Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Reed Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Reed Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rocky River Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rocky River Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Rocky River Quarry | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Roger Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Royal Pearl Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Seh Mine | Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls. | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sand Pit Number 103 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sand Pit Number 29 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sand Pit Number 31 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Silver Shaft | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Snyder Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Snyder Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Troutman Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Tucker Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Whitney Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Whitney Mines | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |