Mines in Stanly County, North Carolina

32Total
9Active

Stanly County, North Carolina has 32 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 9 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 12 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Stanly County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Carolina Stalite Company -Aquadale MillCommon ShaleSurfaceActiveMSHA
Riley QuarryCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
AquadaleBloating MaterialProducerMRDS
Aquadale QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Stanley Shale MineClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Stanly County MineStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Unnamed State Hiway Quarry Ak-027Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMRDS
Unnamed Stone Quarry Bl-001StoneProducerMRDS
Yadkin Brick Co.,inc.ClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Badin Aluminum PlantAluminum, Contained or MetalProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Barringer MineGoldUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Cotton Patch MineGoldUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Crowell MineGoldSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Eudy ProspectGoldProspectMRDS
Eudy ProspectGoldSurface-UndergroundProspectMRDS
Haithcock MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Hearne MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Ingram MineGoldPlacerPast ProducerMRDS
Lowder MineGoldSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Norwood Quartz QuarryQuartzPast ProducerMRDS
Old Parker MineSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Parker MineGoldSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Pickett Mining GroupGold OreFacilityAbandonedMSHA
Stanley County MineClaySurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Stanly Shale MineClayPast ProducerMRDS
Thompson MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Thompson MineGoldSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Flagstone Quarry Ak-025Stone, DimensionPast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-029QuartzOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed Quartz Vein Occurrence Ak-030QuartzOccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed State Hiway Quarry Ak-028Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Yadkin MineClayPast ProducerMRDS