Mines in Union County, North Carolina

Union County, North Carolina has 68 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 17 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 47 sites.

Mine	Operator	Commodity	Type	Status
Bakers Quarry	Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Bakers Quarry	—	Stone, Crushed/Broken	—	Producer
Bakers Quarry	—	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer
Black Mine	—	Gold	—	Producer
Brown Hill Mine	—	Gold	—	Producer
Butterfield Mine	—	Gold, Copper	—	Producer
Crump Mine	—	Gold	—	Producer
Fox Hill Mine	—	Gold	—	Producer
Hemby Mine	—	Gold	—	Producer
Henry Phifer Mine	—	Gold	—	Producer
Kendrick Mine	—	Clay	Surface	Producer
Kendrick Mudstone Mine	—	Clay	—	Producer
Lemmonds Mine	—	Gold, Silver	—	Producer
Monroe	—	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Surface	Producer
New South Mine	—	Gold	—	Producer