Stone, Dimension Mines in North Carolina

29Total Sites
10Active

Stone, Dimension Mining in North Carolina

North Carolina has 29 stone, dimension-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 10 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded stone, dimension mine in North Carolina is Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Gi-022 in Burke County, with records dating to 1900.

By County

CountySites
Watauga County5
Burke County4
Moore County4
Avery County3
Orange County2
Swain County2
Buncombe County1
Cabarrus County1
Cleveland County1
Davidson County1
Henderson County1
Lincoln County1
Montgomery County1
Stanly County1
Stokes County1

Stone, Dimension Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Davidson Building Stone MineDavidsonProducer
Elk Creek QuarryWataugaSurfaceProducer
Elk Stone PitWataugaSurfaceProducer
Flagstone QuarrySwainSurfaceProducer
Giles QuarryWataugaSurfaceProducer
Raleigh Taylor QuarrySwainSurfaceProducer
Royal Pearl QuarryCabarrusProducer
Unnamed Fluorite-Specularite-Gneiss QuarryBurkeProducer
Unnamed Quartz Monzonite Quarry Ej-022LincolnProducer
Vaden QuarryStokesSurfaceProducer
Christ School QuarryBuncombePast Producer
Millstone QuarryMooreSurfacePast Producer
Millstone QuarryMooreSurfacePast Producer
Millstone QuarryMooreSurfacePast Producer
Millstone QuarryMooreSurfacePast Producer
New Duke QuarryOrangeSurfacePast Producer
Old Duke QuarryOrangeSurfacePast Producer
Quartzite QuarryAverySurfacePast Producer
Quartzite QuarryAverySurfacePast Producer
Quartzite QuarryWataugaSurfacePast Producer
Quartzite QuarryWataugaSurfacePast Producer
Quartzite QuarryAverySurfacePast Producer
Stice Shoals Dam Granite Gneiss QuarryClevelandPast Producer
Unamed Granite Gneiss Quarry Hi-012BurkePast Producer
Unnamed Crushed Stone QuarryHendersonPast Producer
Unnamed Flagstone Quarry Ak-024MontgomeryPast Producer
Unnamed Flagstone Quarry Ak-025StanlyPast Producer
Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Gi-022BurkePast Producer
Unnamed Gneiss Quarry Hi-032BurkePast Producer

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