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Mines in North Carolina
Mines reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Mines listed
- 244
- Active
- 202
- Employees
- 3,409
- Accidents reported in 2025
- 57
Mines are listed from MSHA's mine data, excluding mines recorded as abandoned. Accident counts are reports filed with MSHA for the calendar year, including injuries and illnesses at the mine, and are counts only. Operator names are shown only when they are companies or agencies.
Largest mines by employees
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| Mine | Type | Status | Employees | Accidents 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Creek Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 676 | 7 |
| Schoolhouse Quartz Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 144 | 0 |
| Carolina Stalite Company-Stalite Mill | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 121 | 2 |
| Greensboro Portable Plant 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 70 | 0 |
| Rockingham Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 57 | 1 |
| K-T Feldspar Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 49 | 0 |
| Lilesville Pit & Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 44 | 1 |
| Marston Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 43 | 0 |
| Lake Norman Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 41 | 0 |
| Shelton | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 39 | 0 |
| Grove Stone Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 37 | 2 |
| 3M Pittsboro | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 35 | 4 |
| Butner Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 35 | 2 |
| Cabarrus Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 33 | 0 |
| Knightdale Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 32 | 0 |
| Pineville | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 32 | 1 |
| Standard Mineral Division | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 32 | 2 |
| Drowning Creek Dredge & Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 30 | 0 |
| Castle Hayne Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 29 | 2 |
| Lemon Springs Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 28 | 1 |
| Arrowood | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 27 | 1 |
| Charlotte Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 27 | 2 |
| Carolina Stalite Company -Aquadale Mill | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 27 | 4 |
| Greystone | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 27 | 0 |
| Triangle Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 27 | 1 |
| Garner Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 26 | 1 |
| Jamestown | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 26 | 0 |
| Raleigh Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 26 | 1 |
| Moncure Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 25 | 2 |
| Clarks Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 24 | 0 |
| Hickory Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 24 | 1 |
| Raleigh-Durham Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 24 | 0 |
| Central Rock Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 23 | 0 |
| Gardner Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 23 | 0 |
| Crabtree Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 22 | 0 |
| North Buncombe Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 22 | 1 |
| Rougemont Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 22 | 0 |
| Boone Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 21 | 0 |
| Gold Hill | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 21 | 0 |
| North Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 21 | 0 |
| Holly Springs Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 20 | 0 |
| Mount Airy Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 20 | 0 |
| Pittsboro Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 20 | 0 |
| Belgrade Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 19 | 0 |
| Hendersonville | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 19 | 0 |
| Nash County Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 19 | 1 |
| Princeton Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 19 | 1 |
| Statesville Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 19 | 0 |
| East Forsyth | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 18 | 0 |
| Fountain Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 17 | 0 |
| Onslow Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 17 | 0 |
| Reidsville Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 17 | 0 |
| Benson Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 16 | 0 |
| Burlington Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 16 | 0 |
| Elkin | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 16 | 0 |
| Enka | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 16 | 0 |
| East Alamance Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 1 |
| Hewitt Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 0 |
| Lemon Springs | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 2 |
| Matthews Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 0 |
| Moncure #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 0 |
| Neverson Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 0 |
| Quartz / Feldspar Operation | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Intermittent | 15 | 0 |
| Rocky Mount Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 0 |
| Stokesdale Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 1 |
| Dillsboro Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Emery Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Miller Creek Quarry And Mill | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Moss Mill & Mines | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| River Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Smith Grove Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Whitewater Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Woodleaf Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Asheboro | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| Elliott Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| Fuquay Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 1 |
| Hayesville Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 1 |
| Kings Mountain Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| Mallard Creek Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| Mc Crary Madison Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| Salem Stone | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| 115 Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 0 |
| Bonds Gravel Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 0 |
| Clear Creek Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 1 |
| Candor Sand Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 0 |
| Thomasville Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 2 |
| Green River Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Kannapolis Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Pomona | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| South McDowell Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Southern Aggregates | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 11 | 1 |
| Spruce Pine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Woodlawn Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Aaron Sand Mine #52 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Bakers Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Chalk Mountain Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Cherokee Co Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Denver Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 1 |
| Hoopers Creek Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Marion Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 10 | 0 |
| Waynesville Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Wiseman Sullins/Chalk | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Ange Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 9 | 0 |
| Fleming Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 9 | 1 |
| Norman Sand Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 9 | 0 |
| American Stone Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Bluebird #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Daurity Springs Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Ivanhoe Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Kittrell Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Lenoir | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| North Wilkesboro Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Smethport Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Yancey Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| 401 Sand Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Alleghany Stone | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Greenville #2 Brown Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Morganton | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| No 1 Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Penrose Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Snow Camp Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Broad River Dredge | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Chatham/Reeves-White | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Duncan Tailings Facility | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Grifton-NC Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Hillsborough Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| McDonald Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Woodsdale Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Best Pits | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Bamboo Road Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Exodus Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Gold Hill Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Hammill Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Hawkins Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| KT Mica | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Mar Mac Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Mattie Briley Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Merry Oaks Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Pine Mountain Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Richmond County | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Shelter Creek Lime and Stone | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Wadesboro Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Willisneck #1 Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Ballance | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Iredell Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Matthews Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Newsome Pit #2 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Northwest Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Parkton Borrow Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Weeks Sand Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| 421 Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Bessemer City Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 1 |
| Bent River Materials | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Camden Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Delaney Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Dempsey Wood Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Dunbar Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Eagle Springs-NC S&G | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Franklin Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| H&B Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Hannah Ferry Sand Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Harrins Sand and Gravel LLC | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| J-Creek Stone Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Lee Brick | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Lilesville Pit and Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Linden Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Mt-1000b | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| PT-400-A | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Prince Development Borrow Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 3 | 0 |
| Riley Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Slate Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Spout Springs Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Thrasher Mine - Moyock | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Aaron Sand Mine #53 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Sand Mine #68 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Ameri-Con Materials Adger Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Anderson Sand PIt | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Battleground Mill | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Beck Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Benchmark Mine 1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Blue Water Sand & Gravel, Inc. | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 1 |
| Broad River Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Buckleberry Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Buna Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Caldwell Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Cannon Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Honeycutt Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Hicks Sand Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| L & B | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Lt106-003 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Temporarily Idled | 2 | 0 |
| Lawndale Sand LLC Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Lee-Mel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Maiden Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Midnight Blue | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| New Hanover County Pits | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Patterson Mine and Mill | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 2 | 2 |
| Pisgah | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Portable Plant SC-8 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Rouse Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| SC-9 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
Other mines
No employees reported
- Anson County Stone · New Mine
- Burke County Sand Pit · Active
- Camden Pit · Active
- Candor · Intermittent
- Cannon Road Mine · Intermittent
- Elk · Active
- Elk Creek · Active
- Falspar · New Mine
- Flat Rock Plant · Intermittent
- Forbes Pit · Active
- Forge Pit · New Mine
- Glendale Springs Quarry · Intermittent
- Great Acres · Intermittent
- Haw Branch · Active
- Hayes Pit · Intermittent
- Johnson Mine · New Mine
- Jordan Land Development Inc · Active
- Marston Pit · Active
- Massey Branch Quarry · Intermittent
- Mathews Quarry · Intermittent
- Mountain Cabin · Intermittent
- Mt-1000a · New Mine
- Norman Mine · Intermittent
- Pete Lawson/Beaver Creek Mine · Intermittent
- Pine Hall Brick Company Inc · Active
- Pitts Chapel Mine #2 · Active
- Ponderosa Sand Pit · New Mine
- Powerscreen 600 Jaw · New Mine
- Prevette · Intermittent
- PT-600-001 · New Mine
- PT-600a · New Mine
- River Mine 2 · Active
- Salisbury Pink Quarry · Intermittent
- SC-10 · Active
- Solesbee Mine · Intermittent
- Southeastern Minerals · Intermittent
- Stevenson Mine · New Mine
- Stokes County Mine · Active
- The Sandlot · Active
- Tubbmill Quarry · Active
- Walker Sand Pit · Intermittent
- Wallburg Sand- US Hwy 1 · Active
- Wilson Quarry · Active
- Wooten Screen #1 · Active
Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Open Government Data