Mines in Surry County, North Carolina

Surry County, North Carolina has 24 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 11 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 6 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Surry County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Elkin	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Mount Airy Plant	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active	MSHA
Slate Sand	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Burch Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Elkin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Elkin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mount Airy Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mount Airy 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
Surry Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Aaron Sand Mine #61	Sand, Common	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Benchmark Mine 1	Sand, Common	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Burch Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Elkin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Elkin Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
F M Dodson Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Flat Rock Plant	Crushed, Broken Mica	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Freeman Property	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Freeman Property		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mount Airy Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Mount Airy Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Mt Airy Mine and Mill	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Surry County Pits	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA