Mines in Lee County, North Carolina

Lee County, North Carolina has 35 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 14 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 14 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Lee County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Lemon Springs Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Moncure Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Beal Sand Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Beal Sand Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Colon Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hacock Sand Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hancock Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lee	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lee County Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lemon Springs Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Moncure Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sanford Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sanford Mine-Lc	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wilkins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
3rd Street Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Beal Sand Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Beal Sand Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Clegg Copper Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Clegg Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Colon Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Hacock Sand Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Hancock Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Lee Brick	Fire Clay	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Lee County	Fire Clay	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lee County Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lee Paving Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lee-Mel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Lemon Springs Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Moncure Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Pine Knoll Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sanford Brick Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Sanford Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Sanford Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Sanford Pit	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Wilkins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS