Mines in Person County, North Carolina

19Total
2Active

Person County, North Carolina has 19 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 2 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is copper, with 4 sites.

By Status

Occurrence · 7Prospect · 5Past Producer · 5Producer · 1Active · 1

Top Commodities

Copper · 4Stone, Crushed/Broken · 1Kyanite · 1Gold · 1Crushed, Broken Stone NEC · 1
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Active Mines in Person County

MineOperatorCommodityTypeStatus
Woodsdale QuarrySunrock Industries LLCCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceActive
Mayo Creek Mine—Stone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducer

All Mines in Person County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Woodsdale QuarryCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Mayo Creek MineStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Arringdale MineUndergroundOccurrenceMRDS
Copper King MineUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Copper World MineUndergroundOccurrenceMRDS
Cross-Cut MineUndergroundOccurrenceMRDS
Duke MineCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Duke MineUndergroundProspectMRDS
Durgy Gold ProspectsGoldSurfaceProspectMRDS
Durgy MineUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Durgy/copper World/cross-Cut MinesCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Engle ProsectUndergroundOccurrenceMRDS
Gillis MineUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Hagers Mountain Kyn DepositsOccurrenceMRDS
Hagers Mtn DepositKyaniteOccurrenceMRDS
Jefers MineCopperSurface-UndergroundProspectMRDS
Northeast ShaftUndergroundProspectMRDS
Old Durgy MineCopperSurfaceProspectMRDS
Thomas MineUndergroundOccurrenceMRDS

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