Mica Mines in North Carolina
1,245Total Sites
29Active
Mica Mining in North Carolina
North Carolina has 1,245 mica-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 29 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Mica Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battleground Mill | Cleveland | Surface | Active |
| Kt Mica | Mitchell | Facility | Active |
| Moss Mine & Mill | Cleveland | Surface | Active |
| Patterson Mine and Mill | Cleveland | Facility | Active |
| Bear Creek | Mitchell | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Biltmore Plant | Buncombe | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Deneen Mica Mill | Yancey | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Franklin Plant | Macon | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Harris Kaolin Mine | Mitchell | Surface | Producer |
| Hicks Mine | Yancey | Surface | Producer |
| Kings Mountain Mica Mine | Cleveland | Producer | |
| Kings Mountain Mine | Cleveland | Surface | Producer |
| Kings Mtn Grinding Plant | Cleveland | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Ledford's Mines | Mitchell | Surface | Producer |
| Moss Mine | Cleveland | Surface | Producer |
| Patterson Mine & Mill | Cleveland | Surface | Producer |
| Spruce Pine | Yancey | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Spruce Pine Grinding Mill | Mitchell | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-013 | Avery | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-014 | Avery | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-015 | Avery | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-016 | Avery | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-017 | Avery | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-020 | Avery | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-023 | Avery | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-029 | McDowell | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-030 | McDowell | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mines Hi-018 | Avery | Producer | |
| Unnamed Mica Mines Hi-019 | Avery | Producer | |
| A F Hoyle Mine | Cleveland | Surface | Past Producer |
| A Mine | Avery | Surface | Past Producer |
| A Mine | Macon | Surface | Past Producer |
| A Mine | Avery | Surface | Past Producer |
| A Mine | Avery | Surface | Past Producer |
| A.j. Evans Mine | Macon | Surface | Past Producer |
| A.j. Moore Mine | Macon | Surface | Past Producer |
| Aaron Buchanan Mine | Avery | Past Producer | |
| Aaron Hooper Mine | Jackson | Surface | Past Producer |
| Abbott Prospect | Swain | Prospect | |
| Abbs Creek Mine | Jackson | Surface | Past Producer |
| Abe Buchanan Mine | Mitchell | Past Producer | |
| Abernathy Long Cut Mine | Catawba | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Abernathy Mine | Mitchell | Surface | Past Producer |
| Adam Buchanan Mine | Mitchell | Underground | Past Producer |
| Adam Mine | Mitchell | Surface | Past Producer |
| Aiken Mine | Jackson | Surface | Past Producer |
| Aldridge Mica Mine | Avery | Past Producer | |
| Aldridge Mica Mine | Avery | Past Producer | |
| Alexander Mine | Buncombe | Surface-Underground | Past Producer |
| Alfred Mine | Avery | Surface | Past Producer |