Mines in Granville County, North Carolina

29Total
4Active

Granville County, North Carolina has 29 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is talc-soapstone, with 10 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Granville County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Butner QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Bowlings Mountain MineTalc-SoapstoneProducerMRDS
Granville County MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Jones MineTalc-SoapstoneSurfaceProducerMRDS
Annie Maud ProspectUndergroundOccurrenceMRDS
Blue WingCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Blue Wing MineUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Bowlings Mtn Andalusite OccurenceKyaniteOccurrenceMRDS
Butner QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
Butner QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Cornfield PropertyUndergroundOccurrenceMRDS
Daniels Mountain DepositTalc-SoapstoneProspectMRDS
E C Hilton PropertyTalc-SoapstoneProspectMRDS
Holloway MineUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Holloway/copper King MinesCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Jones ProspectTalc-SoapstoneSurfaceProspectMRDS
Knap of ReedsIronPast ProducerMRDS
Long Mountain DepositsTalc-SoapstoneProspectMRDS
Pannebaker ProspectsUndergroundOccurrenceMRDS
Pyrohyllite MineMicaSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
R.e. Hilton PropertyTalc-SoapstoneOccurrenceMRDS
Robbins Prospect No. 1Talc-SoapstoneOccurrenceMRDS
Robbins Prospect No. 2Talc-SoapstoneOccurrenceMRDS
Robbins-Uzzell PropertyTalc-SoapstoneOccurrenceMRDS
Tar River QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
Tar River QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Tar River QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS