Mines in Swain County, North Carolina
128Total
5Active
Swain County, North Carolina has 128 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 5 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is kaolin, with 27 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Swain County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewitt Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Flagstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Hewitt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Raleigh Taylor Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Silver Creek Flagstone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Abbott Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Ashe Thomas Pegmatite Prospect | Feldspar | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ashe Thomas Pegmatite Prospect | Feldspar | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ball No. 1 Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ball No. 1 Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bennett Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Beryl Pegmatite Occurrence | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Beryl Pegmatite Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Big Cove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blowing Spring Talc Occurrence | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Blowing Spring Talc Occurrence | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Branton Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Branton Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Brooks Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bryson Branch Gold Placer | Diatomite | Placer | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Bryson Branch Gold Placers | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Calhoun Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Calhoun Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Carson Kaolin & Feldspar Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Carson Kaolin and Feldspar Mines | Kaolin, Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cochran Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Cochran Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cox No. 1 Feldspar & Kaolin Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cox No. 1 Feldspar and Kaolin Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cox No. 2 Feldspar and Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| D. Thomas Mine | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| D. Thomas Mine | Kaolin | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Deep Creek No. 1 Kaolin and Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Deep Creek No. 1 Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dehart Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dehart Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fontana Copper Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fontana Mine | Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hans Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hans Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harris | Kaolin | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Harris | Kaolin | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Harrison T. Crisp Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Harrison T. Crisp Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Harry Thomas Kaolin and Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Harry Thomas Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hazel Creek Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hazel Creek Mine Adams Or Everett Mine | Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hewitt Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hewitt Talc Mine Shaft | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hewitt Talc Mine Shaft | Talc-Soapstone | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hyatt No. 1 Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Hyatt No. 1 Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hyatt No. 2 Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Kerr Corundum Occurrence | Corundum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lackey Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lackey Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Iris Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mason Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Mason Feldspar Prospect | Feldspar | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| McCracken Kaolin & Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| McCracken Kaolin and Feldspar Mines | Feldspar, Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| McCracken Southeast Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Morris Kaolin Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Morris Kaolin Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Nichols Kaolin and Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| No. 8 Pegmatite Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| No. 8 Pegmatite Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ogle Kaolin Mine, Lower | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ogle Kaolin Mine, Lower | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ogle Kaolin Mine, Upper | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ogle Mines | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Oscar Martin Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Oscar Martin Feldspar Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Patterson Mine | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Payne & Sullivan Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Payne and Sullivan Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pegmatite Cox Mine Road | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pegmatite On Cox Mine Road | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Randall Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Randall Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ray Rogers Mine | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Robinson Gap Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Robinson Gap Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Silers Bald Prospect | Lead, Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Silers Bald Prospects | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Simon Dehart Feldspar Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Simon Dehart Feldspar Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| South McCracken Feldspar and Kaolin Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| South McCracken Prospect | Feldspar | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Swain Kaolin & Feldspar Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Swain Kaolin and Feldspar Mine | Kaolin, Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Talc Mountain Mines | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Talc Mountain Mines | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Copper-Iron Sulfide Deposit | Copper, Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Kaolin Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Kaolin Quarry | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Kaolin Quarry | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mica Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Talc Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Talc Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Welch Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Welch Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Westfeldt Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Westfeldt Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Woody No. 1 Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Woody No. 1 Feldspar Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Woody No. 2 Kaolin Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Woody No. 2 Kaolin Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Woody No. 3 Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Woody No. 3 Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Woody No. 4 Kaolin Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Woody No. 4 Kaoline Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | MRDS |