Mines in Watauga County, North Carolina

Watauga County, North Carolina has 41 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 16 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 8 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Watauga County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Bamboo Road Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Boone Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Elk	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Elk Creek	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Bamboo Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Banner Elk Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Boone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Elk Creek Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Elk Creek Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Elk Stone Pit	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Giles Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hodges Gap Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Jerry Coe Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
O.m. Hampton Stone Quarry	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Powder Horne Rock Crusher	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Stone Co. Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bamboo Road Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Buckeye Creek Prospect	Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Beryllium, Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Buckeye Creek Silver Prospect	Lead		Prospect	MRDS
Copper Prospect	Copper		Prospect	MRDS
Copper Prospect	Copper		Prospect	MRDS
Elk Knob Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Elk Knob Prospect	Copper		Prospect	MRDS
Gold Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Hodges Gap Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Iron Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Iron Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Iron Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
J.w. Hampton Recycling	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Jerry Coe Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
O.m. Hampton Stone Quarry	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Powder Horne Rock Crusher	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Quartzite Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quartzite Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Prospect			Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Prospect			Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Prospect			Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Prospect			Prospect	MRDS