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Mines in Alexander County, North Carolina

Alexander County, North Carolina has 5 mines on MSHA's register: 5 abandoned. 2 accidents have been reported at these mines between 2008 and 2009. Inspectors have issued 131 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Alexander County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in Alexander County →

Mines on register
5
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
131
0 underground · 5 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 5 metal and non-metal 5 abandoned 2 reported accidents, 2008–2009
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Alexander County, North Carolina · Population 36,440
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$65,268
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
Emerald Valley Mines 1 0 0
Esmeralda Exploration International Inc 1 0 0
John Adams 1 0 0
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc 1 0 0
N C Dept Of Transportation-Div Of Highways 1 0 0
Mines in Alexander County5 on register
  1. Alexander Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc · MSHA ID 3101636
    Abandoned
  2. ESMERALDA MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Esmeralda Exploration International Inc · MSHA ID 3102162
    Abandoned
  3. Adams Hiddenite And Emerald Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · John Adams · MSHA ID 3101583
    Abandoned
  4. Alexander County Pits
    Surface metal/non-metal · N C Dept Of Transportation-Div Of Highways · MSHA ID 3101792
    Abandoned
  5. Ellis Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Emerald Valley Mines · MSHA ID 3101635
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.