Mines in Wake County, North Carolina

31Total
16Active

Wake County, North Carolina has 31 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 16 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 8 sites.

By Status

Past Producer · 12Producer · 8Active · 8Prospect · 3

Top Commodities

Sand and Gravel, Construction · 8Crushed, Broken Granite · 6Stone, Crushed/Broken · 4Granite · 4Mica · 2Crushed, Broken Stone NEC · 2Clay · 2Manganese · 1
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Active Mines in Wake County

MineOperatorCommodityTypeStatus
Knightdale QuarryWake Stone CorpCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActive
Triangle QuarryWake Stone CorpCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActive
Garner QuarryMartin Marietta Materials IncCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActive
Raleigh QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast Agg, LLCCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActive
Raleigh-Durham QuarryMartin Marietta Materials IncCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActive
Crabtree QuarryHeidelberg Materials, Southeast Agg., LLCCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActive
Holly Springs QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLCCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceActive
Fuquay QuarryMartin Marietta Materials IncCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceActive
Carpenter MineClaySurfaceProducer
Crabtree QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducer
Garner QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducer
H.h. Eddin Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Jack Glover PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Kathleen Hearn Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Knightdale Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducer

All Mines in Wake County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Crabtree QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Fuquay QuarryCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Garner QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Holly Springs QuarryCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Knightdale QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Raleigh QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Raleigh-Durham QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Triangle QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Carpenter MineClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Crabtree QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Garner QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
H.h. Eddin Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Jack Glover PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Kathleen Hearn Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Knightdale Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Raleigh QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Adam Mountain ProspectsChromiumProspectMRDS
Avon PrivettManganesePast ProducerMRDS
Avon Privette PropertySurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Capital MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Capital MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Carpenter MineClayPast ProducerMRDS
Coburn ProspectMicaProspectMRDS
Crabtree QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
Garner QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
H.h. Eddin Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Kathleen Hearn Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Knightdale QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
Raleigh QuarryGranitePast ProducerMRDS
Rowland MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Wakefield ProspectMicaProspectMRDS

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