Mines in Transylvania County, North Carolina

28Total
5Active

Transylvania County, North Carolina has 28 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 asbestos, with 10 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Transylvania County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Penrose QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Whitewater QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Brevard MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Penrose QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Whitewater QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Bee Tree No. 1 MineMicaSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
BrevardOccurrenceMRDS
Brevard DepositSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Burnt Rock MineVermiculite, CorundumSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Chestnut Ridge MineMicaSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Farlow Gap MineMicaSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
J H Picklesimer ProspectMolybdenumProspectMRDS
Jennings No. 1 Asbestos MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Jennings No. 1 Asbestos MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Kilpatrick Asbestos MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Kilpatrick Asbestos MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Lobdell PropertyManganesePast ProducerMRDS
Miller Asbestos MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Miller Asbestos MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Oakland Asbestos MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Oakland Asbestos MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Penrose QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
RosmanOccurrenceMRDS
Socrates Corundum MineCorundumPast ProducerMRDS
Walnut Cove Creek MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
Walnut Cove Creek MineAsbestosPast ProducerMRDS
West Fork No. 1OccurrenceMRDS
West Fork No. 2OccurrenceMRDS