Mines in Caldwell County, North Carolina

Caldwell County, North Carolina has 59 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 15 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 18 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Caldwell County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Caldwell Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Greensboro Portable Plant 1	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Lenoir	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Causby Gneiss Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Clover Hill Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dickson Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hartleys Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lower Creek Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lower Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miller Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miller Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miller Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mulberry Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Turkey Hen Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Yadkin-Richland District	Titanium		Producer	MRDS
Baker Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Cages Mtn Sillimanite Deposit	Kyanite		Occurrence	MRDS
Caldwell County Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dickson Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Dudley Shoals No 1 Sillimanite Dep	Kyanite		Occurrence	MRDS
Dudley Shoals No 2 Sillimanite Dep	Kyanite		Occurrence	MRDS
Dudley Shoals No 3 Sillimanite Dep	Kyanite		Occurrence	MRDS
Gneiss Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hartleys Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Hercules Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Hibriten Prospect	Feldspar		Prospect	MRDS
J. K. Farthing's Iron Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Kinkaid Prospect	Barium-Barite, Beryllium, REE		Occurrence	MRDS
L G McCrary Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Land Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Levi Reid Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Little River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Long Prospect	Mica	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Lower Creek Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
McGee Mine	Mica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Miller Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Miller Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Nibbler Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
North 321 Stone	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Oak Hill Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Olim McCrary Mine	Mica	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Polly Land Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Saw Mills Sillimanite Deposit	Kyanite		Occurrence	MRDS
Tolbert Mine	Mica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Travis Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Turkey Hen Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Asbestos Prospect	Nickel, Chromium, Asbestos		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Asbestos Prospect	Nickel, Tungsten, Asbestos, Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Gold Mine	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Gold Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gold Prospect and Sand and Gravel Pit	Gold, REE, Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Gneiss Quarry Hi-010	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Yadkin Valley	Titanium, Metal		Past Producer	MRDS