Mines in Franklin County, North Carolina

Franklin County, North Carolina has 23 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 12 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 12 sites.

Mine	Operator	Commodity	Type	Status
Fleming Pit	Wade Moore Equipment Co	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Franklin Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials Inc	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Fleming Pit	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Franklin County Mines	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Harris Pit	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Harris Pit	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Old Cardinal Gem Mine	—	Sapphire, Ruby	Surface	Producer
Pit No. 111	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Sand Pit	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Sand Pit No. 1	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Sand Pit No. 2	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Wilder Pit	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer