Mines in Lenoir County, North Carolina

34Total
16Active

Lenoir County, North Carolina has 34 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 16 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 22 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Lenoir County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Delaney PitSand, CommonSurfaceActiveMSHA
Dempsey Wood PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Grifton-Nc Sand & GravelSand, CommonSurfaceActiveMSHA
Sc-9Sand, CommonSurfaceActiveMSHA
Barrus/fonville Pit 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Casey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Daughety PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Edwards PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Faulkner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Hardy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Jones PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Lenoir County Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Poole PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Taylor PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Tilghman Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Whitfield PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Casey Number 2 MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Casey Number 2 MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Clay PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Davis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Faulkner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Fonville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Fonville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Grady PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
HerringSand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Manning PitSand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Morton Minerals IncConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Neuse Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Neuse Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Rhodes PitSand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Rouse PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Sand PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Sand Pit 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Wade PitSand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedMSHA