Mines in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina has 15 mines on MSHA's register: 3 active, 1 intermittent, 11 abandoned. 157 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 236 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Buncombe 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.
- Mines on register
- 15
- Active
- 3
- Fatalities on record
- 0
- Citations issued
- 236
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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.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.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| BV Hedrick Gravel & Sand | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Cumberland Gravel & Sand Company | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Asheville Bumcombe Sand Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asheville Mica Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asheville Sand Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bell Sand Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burns & Spangler Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fletcher Brick Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Grove Stone & Sand Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrins Sand and Gravel LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Grove Stone QuarryActive 0 fatal 89 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co · MSHA ID 3100427
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EnkaActive 0 fatal 31 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · MSHA ID 3100084
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North Buncombe QuarryActive 0 fatal 62 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · B V Hedrick Gravel & Sand Co · MSHA ID 3101903
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BILTMORE PLANTAbandoned 0 fatal 26 citationsFacility metal/non-metal · Asheville Mica Company · MSHA ID 3101080
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Harrins Sand and Gravel LLCIntermittent 0 fatal 28 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Harrins Sand and Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 3100425
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CUMBERLAND PLANTAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Cumberland Gravel & Sand Company · MSHA ID 3102114
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Harmony Mine & MillAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Asheville Bumcombe Sand Company · MSHA ID 3100403
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Asheville Mine And MillAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Asheville Sand Company · MSHA ID 3102046
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Ashville Portable PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Burns & Spangler Inc · MSHA ID 3101868
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Bee Tree Pit & PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Cumberland Gravel & Sand Company · MSHA ID 3101794
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Bell Sand CompanyAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Bell Sand Company · MSHA ID 3100407
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Buff Clay MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Fletcher Brick Company Inc · MSHA ID 3100618
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I-40 Stockpile And PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility metal/non-metal · Grove Stone & Sand Company · MSHA ID 3101864
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Northrop Mine And MillAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Cumberland Gravel & Sand Company · MSHA ID 3101143
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Sandvick Portable Crush/ScreenAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BV Hedrick Gravel & Sand · MSHA ID 3102361
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.
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.