Mines in Iredell County, North Carolina

Iredell County, North Carolina has 52 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 21 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 20 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Iredell County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Iredell Mine	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Statesville Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Elmwood Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Elmwood Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Iredell County Clay Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Iredell County Mine	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Iredell County Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Iredell County Mines	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Iredell County Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pit No. 13	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 59	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 60	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 61	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 63	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 64	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 66	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 67	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 68	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Statesville Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Statesville Rip-Rap Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Superior Stone Company Quarry	Granite		Producer	MRDS
Acme Corundum Mine	Corundum		Past Producer	MRDS
Fox's Orchard Sillimanite Deposit	Kyanite		Occurrence	MRDS
Gold Placer On Bell Branch	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Iredall County Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Iredell County Mines	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Marlow Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
McLelland Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Mooresville Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Mooresville Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Mooresville Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mooresville Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Plyler Chromite Prospect		Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 59	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 60	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 61	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 63	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 64	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 66	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 67	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 68	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Stewart Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Amethyst Mine	Gemstone, Quartz		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Chromite Mine	Chromium		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Di-005	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gold Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Tin Prospect Di-001	Tin		Occurrence	MRDS
W A Campbell Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Wade Pharr Prospect	Feldspar		Prospect	MRDS
Wade Sloan Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Wooten Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS