Lead Mines in North Carolina

19Total Sites
0Active

Lead Mining in North Carolina

North Carolina has 19 lead-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

CountySites
Union County5
Montgomery County3
Alleghany County1
Buncombe County1
Burke County1
Cabarrus County1
Davidson County1
Gaston County1
Haywood County1
McDowell County1
Mecklenburg County1
Swain County1
Watauga County1

Lead Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Ames MineUnionUndergroundPast Producer
Black Mountain ProspectBuncombeSurface-UndergroundProspect
Buckeye Creek Silver ProspectWataugaProspect
Crowell MineUnionUndergroundPast Producer
Eldorado ProspectMontgomeryProspect
Henderson MineMontgomeryUndergroundPast Producer
Lead ShaftUnionUndergroundPast Producer
Lead-Zinc ProspectBurkeProspect
Long Creek MineGastonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Long MineUnionSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Marion MineUnionSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Nugget Lead ProspectCabarrusOccurrence
Peachbottom MineAlleghanyPast Producer
Redmond MineHaywoodUndergroundPast Producer
Russell MineMontgomeryUndergroundPast Producer
Silers Bald ProspectsSwainOccurrence
Silver Hill MineDavidsonUndergroundPast Producer
Unnamed Galena Occurrence Hi-026McDowellOccurrence
Willard Lead/ Charlotte, N.c.MecklenburgProcessing PlantPast Producer

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