Thorium Mines in North Carolina

24Total Sites
0Active

Thorium Mining in North Carolina

North Carolina has 24 thorium-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded thorium mine in North Carolina is Foster Monazite Mine in Cleveland County, with records dating to 1920.

By County

CountySites
Cleveland County14
Rutherford County9
Mecklenburg County1

Thorium Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Big Knob Creek Monazite Placer E TribClevelandPast Producer
Big Knob Creek Monazite Placer Ne TribClevelandPast Producer
Bowen Branch Monazite PlacerRutherfordPast Producer
Buffalo Creek Monazite PlacerClevelandPast Producer
East Fork Monazite Placer Ne TribClevelandPast Producer
English Monazite MineClevelandPast Producer
Foster Monazite MineClevelandPast Producer
General Electric/ Wilmington, N.c.MecklenburgProcessing PlantUnknown
Hinton Creek Monazite Placer Ssw TribRutherfordPast Producer
Hinton Creek Monazite Placer Sw TribRutherfordPast Producer
Knob Creek Monazite Placer Se TribClevelandPast Producer
Knob Creek Monazite Placer W TribClevelandPast Producer
Little Knob Creek Monazite PlacerClevelandPast Producer
Little Knob Creek Monazite Placer N TribClevelandPast Producer
Little Knob Creek Monazite Placer Nw TribClevelandPast Producer
Maple Creek Monazite PlacerClevelandPast Producer
Mountain Creek Monazite PlacerRutherfordPast Producer
Sandy Run Monazite PlacerRutherfordPast Producer
Sandy Run Monazite Placer N TribRutherfordPast Producer
Sandy Run Monazite Placer Ne TribRutherfordPast Producer
Sandy Run Monazite Placer Nw-TributaryClevelandPast Producer
Sandy Run Monazite Placer W TribClevelandPast Producer
Thompson Branch Monazite PlacerRutherfordPast Producer
West Branch Monazite Placer E TribRutherfordPast Producer

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