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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

By county

Yancey County (25) · Mitchell County (18) · Avery County (9) · Macon County (8) · Swain County (7) · Ashe County (4) · Cleveland County (3) · Jackson County (1) · Watauga County (1) · Buncombe County (1) · Beaufort County (1) · Gaston County (1)

Sites (first 60)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Aurora OperationsPhosphorus-PhosphatesApatiteProspect35.333, -76.771
Camp Creek Monazite Placer S TributaryREE, ThoriumCassiterite, Corundum, Garnet, Ilmenite, Kyanite, Magnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Staurolite, Tourmaline, ZirconPast Producer35.190, -81.688
Savannah MineCopperChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer35.282, -83.302
Otto ProspectIron, Pig Iron, CopperChalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleriteOccurrence35.065, -83.315
Ore Knob MineCopperChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer36.399, -81.328
Elk Knob MineCopperChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer36.338, -81.678
Ned Wilson BranchGarnetCorundum, Gold, Rhodolite, SperrylitePast Producer35.269, -83.364
Masons BranchGarnetCorundum, Gold, SperrylitePast Producer35.259, -83.378
Biddix Spar MineFeldspar, MicaFeldsparPast Producer36.065, -82.095
Harrison T. Crisp Feldspar Prospect—FeldsparOccurrence35.418, -83.484
Cochran Feldspar Prospect—FeldsparOccurrence35.443, -83.467
Dehart Feldspar MineFeldsparFeldspar, KaolinPast Producer35.402, -83.475
Cox No. 1 Feldspar and Kaolin MineFeldsparFeldspar, KaolinPast Producer35.449, -83.460
Deep Creek No. 1 Kaolin and Feldspar MineFeldsparFeldspar, KaolinPast Producer35.453, -83.455
Woody No. 1 Feldspar MineFeldsparFeldspar, KaolinitePast Producer35.459, -83.451
Carson Kaolin and Feldspar MinesKaolin, FeldsparFeldspar, KaolinitePast Producer35.458, -83.448
Buckeye MineFeldsparFeldspar, MuscovitePast Producer35.865, -82.157
McKinney MineFeldspar, MicaFeldspar, MuscovitePast Producer35.847, -82.139
Mossy Rocky Mica MineMica, FeldsparFeldspar, MuscovitePast Producer36.040, -82.095
Charles Stamey Feldspar MineFeldsparFeldspar, MuscovitePast Producer36.023, -82.108
Carter Buchanan Mica MineFeldspar, MicaFeldspar, MuscovitePast Producer36.035, -82.074
Dobie and Ross Buchanan Feldspar MineFeldsparFeldspar, MuscovitePast Producer36.036, -82.077
Speck MineFeldspar, MicaFeldspar, MuscovitePast Producer35.890, -82.169
Ben Cox Feldspar - Mica MineFeldspar, MicaFeldspar, MuscovitePast Producer35.998, -82.102
Old Gibbs MineMica, KaolinKaolin, MuscovitePast Producer35.846, -82.178
Smoky No. 2 Magnetite MineIronMagnetitePast Producer36.135, -81.965
Firmstone Magnetite ProspectIronMagnetitePast Producer36.171, -78.582
King Magnetite Prospect—MagnetiteOccurrence36.485, -81.501
Blevins Magnetite ProspectsIronMagnetitePast Producer36.543, -81.422
J.K. Buchanan Mica MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer36.000, -82.107
Crate Carpenter Mica MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.995, -81.973
Burton MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.876, -82.180
Clarissa Mica MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer36.018, -82.109
Champion MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.865, -82.184
Locust Ridge MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.821, -82.210
Colberts Creek MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.802, -82.220
Rob Deyton MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.775, -82.208
Big Hawk Mica MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer36.054, -82.080
Cain Twiggs Mica ProspectMicaMuscovitePast Producer36.006, -82.125
Fate Buchanan Mica MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer36.003, -82.077
W.C. Burleson Mica MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer36.004, -82.075
Cora MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.894, -82.170
Washburn MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.875, -82.184
Black Dixie MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.860, -82.178
Irby Cut MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.861, -82.177
Whiteface MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.857, -82.181
Blalock Rock MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.857, -82.160
Sally Knob MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.847, -82.165
Gaston Mcdowell MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.836, -82.173
Fawn Knob MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.884, -82.176
Joe Young MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.825, -82.214
Carson Rock MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.780, -82.205
George Moon MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.779, -82.205
Self MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.875, -82.134
Crabtree Mountain Emerald MineMica, GemstoneMuscovitePast Producer35.873, -82.131
Corb Robinson MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.888, -82.185
Fanny Gouge MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.888, -82.180
Ike Hensley MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.890, -82.173
Red MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.876, -82.194
Middle Ridge MineMicaMuscovitePast Producer35.803, -82.249

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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