Mines in Wayne County, North Carolina

Wayne County, North Carolina has 40 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 11 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 37 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Wayne County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Best Pits	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Mar Mac Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Arrington Bridge Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Barrett Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Best Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Busco Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gainey Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Gray Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lancaster Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Musgrove Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Walteny Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Barrett Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Buckhorn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Buckhorn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Buckhorn-Barrus Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Busco Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Casey Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Casey Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Edwards Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Edwards Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gainey Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gainey Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gainey Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gainey Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Godwins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Godwins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Godwins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gray Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Harrison Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Harrison Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lancaster Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
McArthur Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
McArthur Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Musgrave Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Musgrave Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Musgrave Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Musgrave Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Round About Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Round About Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wayne County Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS