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 Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 6 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is clay, with 7 sites.

By Status

Producer · 5Past Producer · 5Abandoned · 2Active · 1

Top Commodities

Clay · 7Stone, Crushed/Broken · 3Crushed, Broken Traprock · 1Crushed, Broken Granite · 1Common Shale · 1
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Active Mines in Durham County

MineOperatorCommodityTypeStatus
Rougemont QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast, LLCCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActive
Cook Mine—ClaySurfaceProducer
Durham Mine—ClaySurfaceProducer
Durham Quarry—Stone, Crushed/Broken—Producer
Durham Quarry—Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducer
Stone Road Mine—ClaySurfaceProducer

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

Nearby Counties in North Carolina

Orange County58 mines9 activeWake County31 mines16 activeGranville County29 mines4 activeAlamance County47 mines13 activePerson County19 mines2 activeChatham County63 mines14 activeFranklin County23 mines12 activeVance County7 mines4 active

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