Mines in Montgomery County, North Carolina

Montgomery County, North Carolina has 100 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 21 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 33 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Montgomery County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Candor Sand Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Emery Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Norman Sand Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Wallburg Sand- Us Hwy 1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
63-C Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
C Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Candor Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Edenboro Flagstone Quarry	Stone		Producer	MRDS
Edenboro Quarry	Slate, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Eldorado Quartz Mine	Quartz		Producer	MRDS
Green Lee Porter Tract	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hall Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hicks Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hurley Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mark-S Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mid State Clay Mine	Brick Clay		Producer	MRDS
Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Thompson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Uwharrie Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Ammons Mine	Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
B.j. Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
B.j. Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Beaver Dam Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Black Ankle Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Black Ankle Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Black Ankle Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Blue Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Candor	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Candor Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Candor Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Carter Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Coggins Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Coggins Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Cotton Stone Mountain Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Cotton Stone Mountain Prospect	Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Dunn Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Dunn Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dutchmans Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Eldorado Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Eldorado Prospect	Lead		Prospect	MRDS
Eldorado Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Golconda Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Golconda Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hall Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Harrison Sand Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Harrison Sand Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Henderson Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Henderson Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hicks Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Hurley Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Iola Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Iola Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Island Creek Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Kern Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mark-S Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Martha Washington Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Martha Washington Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Montgomery City Quarries	Dimension Sandstone	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Montgomery County Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Montgomery County Pits	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Moratock Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Moratock Mine	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Morris Mountain Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Morris Mountain Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mt.gilead Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
North State No. 1 Mine	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
North State No. 2 Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
North State Property #1	Talc-Soapstone		Prospect	MRDS
North State Property #2	Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Riggon Hill Mine	Silver, Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Russel Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Russell Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Russell Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Russell Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Sam Christian Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sedberry Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Sedberry Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Southern Stone Industries Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Standard Mineral Co. Prospect	Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Standard Minerals Mine	Talc-Soapstone		Past Producer	MRDS
Star Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Star Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Steeds Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Steel Mine and Saunders Extension	Gold, Lead, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Troy Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Flagstone Quarry Ak-024	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gold Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gold Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Gold Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-031	Quartz		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-032	Quartz		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-033	Quartz		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed State Hiway Quarry Ak-026	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Uwarra Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Uwarra Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS