Mines in Catawba County, North Carolina

Catawba County, North Carolina has 74 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 10 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 25 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Catawba County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Hickory Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Maiden Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Henry Fork Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hickory Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hickory Stone Quarry	Stone		Producer	MRDS
Jacobs Fork Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lyle Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Oakwood Farms Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 58	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Shuford Mine	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Abernathy Long Cut Mine	Mica	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Abernathy Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Ad. Morgan Limonite Workings	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Barringer Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Barringer Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Beard Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Bowman Mine	Mica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Catawba Clay Mine	Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls.	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Catawba County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Catawba County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Catawba Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Catawba Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Champion Avenue Limonite Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Clay-Shale Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Clay-Shale Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
County Home Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Daniel Lutz and John Rockett Limonite Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Deep Hollow Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Dr. Ford Limonite Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Drum Mine	Mica	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Forney Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Forney Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
George Bartlett Mine	Mica	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
George P Young Mine	Mica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hale Limonite Workings	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Half Limonite Working	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Hefner Mine	Mica	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hickory Rr Cut Hematite Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Hop Creek Rutile Occurrence	Titanium, Metal		Occurrence	MRDS
Jacobs River Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Jonas Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Kerr Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Killian Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lake Lookout Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Little John Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Mackie Tract Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Mackie Tract Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Moose Mine	Mica	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Morrison Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Mountain Creek Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Limestone Quarry of Catawba County	Limestone, High Calcium		Past Producer	MRDS
Ormond Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Paine's Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Peach Tree Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Piedmont Wagon Company Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Powell Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Powell Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 58	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Setzer Limestone Quarry	Limestone, High Calcium		Past Producer	MRDS
Shuford Limestone Quarry	Limestone, High Calcium		Past Producer	MRDS
Sigmon Mine	Mica	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Smithwick Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
South Fork Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Speagle Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Tallant Prospect	Mica	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Terry Mine	Mica	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Thomas Ritchie Limonite Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Tillman Ore Bank Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Wike Prospect	Mica	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Williams Mine	Mica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Withers Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Wyant Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS