Mining Incidents
MSHA mine register by county

Mines in Jackson County, North Carolina

Jackson County, North Carolina has 14 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 13 abandoned. 24 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1987 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 67 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Jackson 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 Jackson County →

Mines on register
14
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
67
0 underground · 12 surface · 2 facilities 0 coal · 14 metal and non-metal 13 abandoned 24 reported accidents, 1987–2024
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.
Jackson County, North Carolina · Population 43,089
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$53,479
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
Hays Corp 2 0 0
Mayland Stone Company Inc 2 0 0
National Olivine Company 2 0 0
Triple M Stone Inc 2 0 0
Applied Industrial Materials Corp (Aimcor) 1 0 0
Carolina Sand Inc 1 0 0
Harrison Aggregates 1 1 0
Mc Crary Stone Service Inc 1 0 0
Mike Schuler Enterprises, LLC 1 0 0
Mines in Jackson County14 on register
  1. Dillsboro Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Harrison Aggregates · MSHA ID 3100557
    Active
  2. Addie
    Facility metal/non-metal · Applied Industrial Materials Corp (Aimcor) · MSHA ID 3101797
    Abandoned
  3. Dillsboro Reservior Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Carolina Sand Inc · MSHA ID 3102251
    Abandoned
  4. Bradley Branch
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mike Schuler Enterprises, LLC · MSHA ID 3102367
    Abandoned
  5. 74 West
    Surface metal/non-metal · Humes Associates, LLC · MSHA ID 3102366
    Abandoned
  6. Addie
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mayland Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101779
    Abandoned
  7. Balsam Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mayland Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101968
    Abandoned
  8. Balsam Quarry & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Crary Stone Service Inc · MSHA ID 3101669
    Abandoned
  9. Blanton Branch Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · National Olivine Company · MSHA ID 3101934
    Abandoned
  10. Dillsboro Crushing Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · National Olivine Company · MSHA ID 3101570
    Abandoned
  11. Dillsboro Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hays Corp · MSHA ID 3100776
    Abandoned
  12. Rhoda Mn & Plant Or Rhoda Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hays Corp · MSHA ID 3101652
    Abandoned
  13. Soco Creek Pit And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Triple M Stone Inc · MSHA ID 3101582
    Abandoned
  14. Soco Pit & Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Triple M Stone Inc · MSHA ID 3101620
    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.