Gold Mines in North Carolina
457Total Sites
35Active
Gold Mining in North Carolina
North Carolina has 457 gold-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 35 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Gold Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Mine | Rutherford | Producer | |
| Barnhardt Shaft | Rowan | Producer | |
| Bat Shaft | Rowan | Producer | |
| Beaver Gold Mine | Rowan | Producer | |
| Black Mine | Union | Producer | |
| Brown Hill Mine | Union | Producer | |
| Carolina Queen Mine | Burke | Producer | |
| Copple, Spencer and Ruth Gold Placer #1 River | Randolph | Producer | |
| Copple, Spencer and Ruth Gold Placer #2 | Randolph | Producer | |
| Crump Mine | Union | Producer | |
| Ellsworth and Crosby Mines | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Ellwood Mine | Rutherford | Producer | |
| Fox Hill Mine | Union | Producer | |
| Gold Knob Mine | Rowan | Producer | |
| Hemby Mine | Union | Producer | |
| Henry Phifer Mine | Union | Producer | |
| Honeycutt Shaft | Rowan | Producer | |
| Isenhour Mine | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Jones-Keystone Mine | Randolph | Producer | |
| Leeds Mine | Rutherford | Producer | |
| Little Silver Creek Placer | Burke | Producer | |
| Miller Shaft | Rowan | Producer | |
| New Sawyer Mine | Randolph | Producer | |
| New South Mine | Union | Producer | |
| Nugget Placer | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Old Field Diggings | Rowan | Producer | |
| Quaker City Mine | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Reed Mine | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Shuford Mine | Catawba | Producer | |
| Troutman Mine | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Tucker Mine, Northern Shaft | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Tucker Mine, Southern Shaft | Cabarrus | Producer | |
| Unnamed Gold Mine | Gaston | Producer | |
| Unnamed Gold Mine and Placer | Gaston | Producer | |
| Vein Mountain Mine | McDowell | Producer | |
| A. J. Wilson Mine | Mecklenburg | Past Producer | |
| Alexander Mine | Mecklenburg | Past Producer | |
| Allen Gold Mine | Moore | Underground | Past Producer |
| Allen Mine | Moore | Past Producer | |
| Allman Prospect | Cabarrus | Occurrence | |
| Allman Prospect | Cabarrus | Prospect | |
| Allred Mine | Randolph | Past Producer | |
| Allred Mine | Randolph | Surface | Past Producer |
| Alston Mine | Warren | Past Producer | |
| Ammons Branch Mine | Macon | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Ammons Branch Placer | Macon | Occurrence | |
| Argo Mine | Nash | Past Producer | |
| Argo Mine | Nash | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Arlington Mine | Mecklenburg | Past Producer | |
| Arrington Mine | Nash | Past Producer |