Iron Mines in North Carolina
222Total Sites
3Active
Iron Mining in North Carolina
North Carolina has 222 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 3 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Iron Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranberry Mill | Avery | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Cranberry Mine | Avery | Underground | Producer |
| Dannemora Mine | Rockingham | Producer | |
| Abernathy Ore Bank Mine | Catawba | Past Producer | |
| Ad. Morgan Limonite Workings | Catawba | Past Producer | |
| Ashe Mining Company Magnetite Mine | Ashe | Past Producer | |
| Ashe Mining Company's Mine | Ashe | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Avery Prospect | Avery | Prospect | |
| Bailey Place Iron Mine | Lincoln | Past Producer | |
| Bailey Prospect | Mitchell | Prospect | |
| Ballou Home Place Prospect | Ashe | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Barnard Jones Mine | Ashe | Underground | Past Producer |
| Barringer Mine | Catawba | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Barringer Ore Bank Mine | Catawba | Past Producer | |
| Beard Ore Bank Mine | Catawba | Past Producer | |
| Betts/seeley Mines | Cherokee | Past Producer | |
| Big Ivy Mine | Madison | Past Producer | |
| Big Ore Bank | Lincoln | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Big Ore Bank Mine | Lincoln | Past Producer | |
| Blevins Magnetite Prospects | Ashe | Past Producer | |
| Brevard Mine | Lincoln | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Brevard Ore Bank Mine | Lincoln | Past Producer | |
| Bryant's Property | Cherokee | Past Producer | |
| Buckhorn Mine | Harnett | Past Producer | |
| Buckhorn Mines | Harnett | Surface | Past Producer |
| C. M. Schlagel Iron Prospect | Cherokee | Occurrence | |
| C. Pennington Prospect | Ashe | Surface | Prospect |
| C.m. Schlagel Iron Prospect | Cherokee | Past Producer | |
| Calloway Property Prospect | Ashe | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Catawba-Iron Station-Newton | Catawba, Lincoln | Occurrence | |
| Cephas Quickel Iron Mine | Lincoln | Past Producer | |
| Champion Avenue Limonite Occurrence | Catawba | Occurrence | |
| Chapel Hill Iron | Orange | Past Producer | |
| Chapel Hill Mine | Orange | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Clawson Mine | Hertford | Underground | Past Producer |
| Cooper & Hanks Iron Mine | Cherokee | Past Producer | |
| Cooper Magnetite Mine | Avery | Past Producer | |
| Cooper Mine | Avery | Surface | Past Producer |
| Cooper and Hanks Mines | Cherokee | Past Producer | |
| Costner Mine | Gaston | Surface | Past Producer |
| Costner Ore Bank Iron Mine | Gaston | Past Producer | |
| Cranberry Mine | Avery | Past Producer | |
| Crowder Mountain Prospects | Gaston | Prospect | |
| Crowders Mountain Iron Prospect | Gaston | Occurrence | |
| Daniel Lutz and John Rockett Limonite Occurrence | Catawba | Occurrence | |
| David Blevins Prospect | Ashe | Prospect | |
| Davis Property | Cherokee | Past Producer | |
| Deep Hollow Ore Bank Mine | Catawba | Past Producer | |
| Dennemora Mine | Rockingham | Past Producer | |
| Dockery Iron Mine | Cherokee | Past Producer |