Mines in Wilkes County, North Carolina

34Total

15Active

Wilkes County, North Carolina has 34 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 15 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 16 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Wilkes County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
115 Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
North Wilkesboro Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
115 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Acre Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Creech Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Kearney Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Kornegay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Luther Norris Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Price Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ray Smith Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rose Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sasser Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Speaks Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wilkes County Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
William Taylor Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
115 Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Broyhill Deposit	Mica		Occurrence	MRDS
Bryan Prospect	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Crouch Deposit	Mica		Occurrence	MRDS
Elk Quarry #2	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Huie Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Hayes Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Johnson-Call Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Kirby Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Lowe Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Ore Gap Prospect	Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Paul Oliver Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Pit Number 7	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Pit Number 7	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pit Number 8	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Pit Number 8	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Prevette	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Settle Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Yorke Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS