Lithium Mines in North Carolina
14Total Sites
9Active
Lithium Mining in North Carolina
North Carolina has 14 lithium-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 9 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
The earliest recorded lithium mine in North Carolina is Kings Mountain in Cleveland County, with records dating to 1942.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Gaston County | 8 |
| Cleveland County | 4 |
| Cleveland, Gaston County | 1 |
| Lincoln County | 1 |
Lithium Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bessemer City Operations | Gaston | Surface | Producer |
| Foote Mineral Reclamation Mill | Cleveland | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Hallman-Beam Mill | Gaston | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Hallman-Beam Mine | Gaston | Surface | Producer |
| Huffman Bean Mine | Gaston | Producer | |
| Indian Creek Deposit | Lincoln | Producer | |
| Kings Mountain Concentrator | Cleveland | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Kings Mountain Lithium Mine and Plonk Tin Prospect | Cleveland | Producer | |
| Murphy-Houser Spodumene Deposit | Gaston | Producer | |
| Hallman-Beam Mine | Gaston | Past Producer | |
| Kings Mountain | Cleveland | Surface | Past Producer |
| Li-Sn Mine | Cleveland, Gaston | Past Producer | |
| Lithium Mine | Gaston | Past Producer | |
| Spencer Mtn Occurrence | Gaston | Occurrence |
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