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Mines in Macon County, North Carolina

Macon County, North Carolina has 28 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 1 intermittent, 26 abandoned. 49 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2008. Inspectors have issued 87 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Macon 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 Macon County →

Mines on register
28
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
87
0 underground · 26 surface · 2 facilities 0 coal · 28 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 26 abandoned 49 reported accidents, 1983–2008
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.
Macon County, North Carolina · Population 37,533
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$53,298
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
Eastern Cherokee Land Inc 2 0 0
Brown L Johnson 1 0 0
Dale & Demko 1 0 0
Ed Brogden 1 0 0
Fairyland Rock & Gems 1 0 0
Fannie Mashburn 1 0 0
Frank Jones 1 0 0
Franklin Grading Company Stone Division 1 0 0
Franklin Mineral Products Company 1 0 0
Grace Donaldson 1 0 0
Mines in Macon County28 on register
  1. Tubbmill Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Harrison Aggregates · MSHA ID 3100015
    Active
  2. FRANKLIN MINERAL
    Facility metal/non-metal · Mearl Corp-Fmp Division · MSHA ID 3100271
    Abandoned
  3. Solesbee Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · LBM Industries Inc · MSHA ID 3102205
    Intermittent
  4. Bonanza Gem Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kenneth Shepherd · MSHA ID 3101698
    Abandoned
  5. Bonanza Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rene J Fafard · MSHA ID 3101637
    Abandoned
  6. Caler Creek Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ed Brogden · MSHA ID 3101604
    Abandoned
  7. Cherokee Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Eastern Cherokee Land Inc · MSHA ID 3101634
    Abandoned
  8. Cherokee Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Eastern Cherokee Land Inc · MSHA ID 3101784
    Abandoned
  9. Dale And Demkos Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dale & Demko · MSHA ID 3101625
    Abandoned
  10. Franklin
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hays Corp · MSHA ID 3100700
    Abandoned
  11. Franklin Mineral Products Company
    Facility metal/non-metal · Franklin Mineral Products Company · MSHA ID 3101746
    Abandoned
  12. Gibsons Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ruby Gibson & Sons · MSHA ID 3101645
    Abandoned
  13. Gregory Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gregory Ruby Mine · MSHA ID 3101646
    Abandoned
  14. Holbrook Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · James W Holbrook · MSHA ID 3101656
    Abandoned
  15. Jacobs Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jacobs Mine · MSHA ID 3101658
    Abandoned
  16. Jones Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jerry Lee Jones · MSHA ID 3101661
    Abandoned
  17. Lyle Knob Gem Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Frank Jones · MSHA ID 3101782
    Abandoned
  18. Mason Mountain Rhodolite Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Brown L Johnson · MSHA ID 3101659
    Abandoned
  19. Mason Sapphire Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Roy T Mason · MSHA ID 3101666
    Abandoned
  20. Mason Sapphire Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fairyland Rock & Gems · MSHA ID 3101753
    Abandoned
  21. Mccook Ruby & Rhodolite Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fannie Mashburn · MSHA ID 3101665
    Abandoned
  22. Mincey Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · R K D Mining & Development Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101691
    Abandoned
  23. No 9 Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · National Olivine Company · MSHA ID 3101569
    Abandoned
  24. Parker Quarry & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Franklin Grading Company Stone Division · MSHA ID 3101762
    Abandoned
  25. Rock Hound Haven Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rock Hound Haven · MSHA ID 3101785
    Abandoned
  26. Sheffield Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Robert T Bryson · MSHA ID 3101786
    Abandoned
  27. Shuler Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ruth Buchanan · MSHA ID 3101608
    Abandoned
  28. Yukon Ruby Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Grace Donaldson · MSHA ID 3101628
    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.