Mines in Richmond County, North Carolina

27Total

14Active

Richmond County, North Carolina has 27 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 14 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 11 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Richmond County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant	Sand, Industrial NEC	Facility	Active	MSHA
Marston Plant	Ground Silica	Surface	Active	MSHA
Portable Plant Sc-8	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Richmond County	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Rockingham Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Carolina Silica Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Drowning Creek Deposit	Silica	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Hicks Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Richmond County Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rockingham Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Carolina Silica Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
H A Lathan Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Hamlet Plant	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Harrison Sand Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Harrison Sand Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hoffman Sand Pit	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Hoffman Sand Pit	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Riley Pinebluff Pit #2	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Rockingham Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Treece Quarry	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Treece Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Williams Pit	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA