Mines in Durham County, North Carolina

13Total
6Active

Durham County, North Carolina has 13 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is clay, with 7 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Durham County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Rougemont QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Cook MineClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Durham MineClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Durham QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMRDS
Durham QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Stone Road MineClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Central QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Cook MineClayPast ProducerMRDS
Durham Sales YardCrushed, Broken TraprockSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Durham MineClayPast ProducerMRDS
Durham MineCommon ShaleSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Grinding PlantClayProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
Stone Road MineClayPast ProducerMRDS