Mines in Franklin County, North Carolina

Franklin County, North Carolina has 23 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 12 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 12 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Franklin County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Franklin Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Fleming Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Fleming Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Franklin County Mines	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Harris Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Harris Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Old Cardinal Gem Mine	Sapphire, Ruby	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pit No. 111	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit No. 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wilder Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Alston Mine	Mica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
C M Wright Mine		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Fleming Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gully Mine	Mica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Harris Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
J F Mitchell Deposit	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Nick Arrington Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Portis Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Portis Mine	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Van Alston Deposit	Mica		Occurrence	MRDS
Will Nash Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS