Mines in Rowan County, North Carolina

111Total

35Active

Rowan County, North Carolina has 111 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 35 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is granite, with 30 sites.

By Status

Past Producer · 65Producer · 30Abandoned · 7Active · 5Unknown · 1Prospect · 1Occurrence · 1Intermittent · 1

Top Commodities

Granite · 30Sand and Gravel, Construction · 23Gold · 18Clay · 10Stone, Crushed/Broken · 7Crushed, Broken Granite · 3Sand, Common · 2Gold, Copper · 2

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Active Mines in Rowan County

Mine	Operator	Commodity	Type	Status
Carolina Stalite Company-Stalite Mill	Carolina Stalite Company	Common Shale	Facility	Active
Woodleaf Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials Inc	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Kannapolis Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials Inc	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Gold Hill Mine	Statesville Brick Company	Common Shale	Surface	Active
Hannah Ferry Sand Pit	Carolina Sand Inc	Sand, Common	Surface	Active
Barnhardt Shaft	—	Gold	—	Producer
Bat Shaft	—	Gold	—	Producer
Beaver Gold Mine	—	Gold	—	Producer
Clearwater Mine	—	Clay	Surface	Producer
Collins Quarry	—	Granite	Surface	Producer
Crystal Pink Quarry	—	Granite	Surface	Producer
Dutch Creek Mine	—	Gold, Copper	—	Producer
East Spencer Mine	—	Clay	Surface	Producer
Gold Hill Mine	—	Clay	Surface	Producer
Gold Hill Shale Mine	—	Clay	—	Producer

All Mines in Rowan County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Carolina Stalite Company-Stalite Mill	Common Shale	Facility	Active	MSHA
Gold Hill Mine	Common Shale	Surface	Active	MSHA
Hannah Ferry Sand Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Kannapolis Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Woodleaf Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Barnhardt Shaft	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Bat Shaft	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Beaver Gold Mine	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Clearwater Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Collins Quarry	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Crystal Pink Quarry	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dutch Creek Mine	Gold, Copper		Producer	MRDS
East Spencer Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gold Hill Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gold Hill Shale Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Gold Knob Mine	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Herman Quarry	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Honeycutt Shaft	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Kannapolis Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
M Taylor Fine Pit No. 112	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miller Shaft	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Old Field Diggings	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Panther Creek Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pink Salisbury Quarry	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pink Star Quarry	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Randolph Shaft	Silver, Gold, Copper		Producer	MRDS
Rowan County Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Salisbury Works	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Shuping Quarry	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Southern Copper Company Mine	Gold, Copper		Producer	MRDS
Stalite Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Thomas Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Union Copper Mine	Copper, Gold		Producer	MRDS
Woodleaf Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Woodleaf Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Balfour Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Balfour Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Barnhardt Shaft	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bat Shaft	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Clearwater	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Clearwater Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Collins Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Crystal Pink Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Dutch Creek Mines	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Hill Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Hill Mines	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Gold Hill Plant	Perlite	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Gold Knob Mine	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Grants Creek Sand Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Grinding Plant	Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory)	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Herman Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Honeycutt Shaft	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Isenhour Brick and Tile Clay Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Meyer Shaft	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Miller Shaft	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Moose Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Field Diggings	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Panther Creek Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Pink Salisbury Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Randolph Shaft	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Rowan Quarry	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Salisbury Pink Quarry	Dimension Granite	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Salisbury Grinding Plant	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Salisbury Plant and Pits	Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls.	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Salisbury Shop	Crushed, Broken Granite	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Sand Pit Number 33	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 33	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 34	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 34	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 37	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 37	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 40	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit Number 40	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit and Dipping Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shuping Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Silvertone Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Silvertone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Solar White Quarry	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Southern Copper and Gold Mining		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Stalite Coal	Coal (Bituminous)	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Taylor Clay Products Pits	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Union Copper Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-012	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-014	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-016	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-017	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-018	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-021	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-022	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries Bj-023	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarry Bj-011	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarry Bj-013	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit Bj-024	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Rock Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Shaft	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS

Mines in Rowan County, North Carolina

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