Copper Mines in North Carolina
81Total Sites
2Active
Copper Mining in North Carolina
North Carolina has 81 copper-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 2 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Copper Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foust Mine | Alamance | Producer | |
| Newell Mine | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Allison Prospect | Jackson | Occurrence | |
| Barringer Phillips Prospect | Chatham | Occurrence | |
| Barringer Phillips Prospect | Chatham | Surface | Prospect |
| Bear Creek Mine | Chatham | Past Producer | |
| Beaverdam Bald Prospect | Cherokee | Prospect | |
| Bettys Gap Prospect | Jackson | Prospect | |
| Biddix Prospect | McDowell | Surface | Prospect |
| Blue Wing | Granville | Past Producer | |
| Bryan Prospect | Wilkes | Underground | Prospect |
| Calhoun Prospect | Swain | Occurrence | |
| Calhoun Prospect | Swain | Occurrence | |
| Cassana Kid Prospect | Chatham | Occurrence | |
| Cassana Kidd Prospect | Chatham | Surface | Prospect |
| Church Prospect | Ashe | Surface | Prospect |
| Cid Mine | Davidson | Underground | Past Producer |
| Clegg Copper Mine | Lee | Past Producer | |
| Clegg Mine | Lee | Underground | Past Producer |
| Copper Prospect | Alamance | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Copper Prospect | Jackson | Prospect | |
| Copper Prospect | Moore | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Copper Prospect | Watauga | Prospect | |
| Copper Prospect | Watauga | Prospect | |
| Cullowhee Mine | Jackson | Past Producer | |
| Duke Mine | Person | Past Producer | |
| Durgy/copper World/cross-Cut Mines | Person | Past Producer | |
| E.m. Stroud Prospect | Orange | Prospect | |
| Elk Knob Mine | Watauga | Past Producer | |
| Elk Knob Prospect | Watauga | Prospect | |
| Emmons Mine | Davidson | Past Producer | |
| Fanny Hensley Prospect | Jackson | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Faust Mine | Alamance | Underground | Past Producer |
| George Caborn Prospect | Ashe | Surface | Prospect |
| Gilmore-Hart Mine | Chatham | Surface | Past Producer |
| Gilmore-Hart Prospect | Chatham | Occurrence | |
| Goat Knob Prospect | Cherokee | Prospect | |
| Graham Prospect | Chatham | Occurrence | |
| Graham Prospect | Chatham | Surface | Prospect |
| Gunstocker Prospect | Jackson | Occurrence | |
| Gunstocker Prospect | Jackson | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Haw Branch Road Prospect | Moore | Occurrence | |
| Hill Prospect | Orange | Surface | Prospect |
| Holloway/copper King Mines | Granville | Past Producer | |
| Hugh Phillips Prospect | Chatham | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| J R Carson Prospect | Ashe | Surface | Prospect |
| Jefers Mine | Person | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Kings Mountain-Catawba Mine | Cleveland | Occurrence | |
| Kitchen Prospect | Graham | Occurrence | |
| Little Bald Prospect | Cherokee | Prospect |
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