Granite Mines in North Carolina

119Total Sites
13Active

Granite Mining in North Carolina

North Carolina has 119 granite-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 13 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded granite mine in North Carolina is Causby Quarry in Burke County, with records dating to 1900.

By County

CountySites
Rowan County30
Avery County6
Guilford County6
Burke County4
Cleveland County4
Forsyth County4
Iredell County4
Wake County4
Cabarrus County3
Chatham County3
Granville County3
Surry County3
Alamance County2
Ashe County2
Buncombe County2
Caswell County2
Lee County2
Mecklenburg County2
Mitchell County2
Orange County2
Rutherford County2
Stokes County2
Watauga County2
Alexander County1
Caldwell County1
Catawba County1
Edgecombe County1
Gaston County1
Henderson County1
Jackson County1

Granite Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Arbuckle QuarryYanceySurfaceProducer
Collins QuarryRowanSurfaceProducer
Crystal Pink QuarryRowanSurfaceProducer
Duke QuarryOrangeSurfaceProducer
Grandfather Mountain QuarryAverySurfaceProducer
Herman QuarryRowanSurfaceProducer
Kona Black QuarryMitchellSurfaceProducer
Pink Salisbury QuarryRowanSurfaceProducer
Pink Star QuarryRowanSurfaceProducer
Shuping QuarryRowanSurfaceProducer
Superior Stone Company QuarryIredellProducer
Unnamed Stone Quarry Ei-002AlexanderProducer
Unnamed Stone Quarry Hk-004RutherfordProducer
115 QuarryWilkesPast Producer
421quarryForsythPast Producer
Balfour QuarryRowanPast Producer
Balfour QuarryRowanSurfacePast Producer
Bamboo Road QuarryWataugaPast Producer
Belews Lake QuarryGuilfordPast Producer
Bessemer City QuarryGastonPast Producer
Buchanan QuarryGuilfordPast Producer
Burlington QuarryAlamancePast Producer
Butner QuarryGranvillePast Producer
Catawba QuarryCatawbaPast Producer
Causby QuarryBurkePast Producer
Chapel Hill QuarryOrangePast Producer
Collins QuarryRowanPast Producer
Crabtree QuarryWakePast Producer
Crystal Pink QuarryRowanPast Producer
Cycle QuarryYadkinPast Producer
Dillsboro QuarryJacksonPast Producer
Dobbins QuarryAveryPast Producer
Elkin QuarrySurryPast Producer
Enka QuarryBuncombePast Producer
Fountain QuarryPittPast Producer
Garner QuarryWakePast Producer
Gneiss QuarryBurkeSurfacePast Producer
Gneiss QuarryBurkeSurfacePast Producer
Gneiss QuarryMcDowellSurfacePast Producer
Goldston QuarryChathamPast Producer
Grandfather Mountain QuarryAveryPast Producer
Granite QuarryAshePast Producer
Granite QuarryAverySurfacePast Producer
Greystone QuarryVancePast Producer
Hendersonville QuarryHendersonPast Producer
Herman QuarryRowanPast Producer
Hicone QuarryGuilfordPast Producer
Hodges Gap QuarryWataugaPast Producer
Jamestown QuarryGuilfordPast Producer
Knightdale QuarryWakePast Producer

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