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Mines in McDowell County, North Carolina

McDowell County, North Carolina has 40 mines on MSHA's register: 6 active, 8 intermittent, 26 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 71 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1987 and 2023. Inspectors have issued 887 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in McDowell 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 McDowell County →

Mines on register
40
Active
6
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
887
0 underground · 38 surface · 2 facilities 0 coal · 40 metal and non-metal 8 intermittent 26 abandoned 71 reported accidents, 1987–2023
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.
McDowell County, North Carolina · Population 44,679
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$55,527
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
Appalachian Stone Company Inc 3 1 0
Blue Ridge Mountain Stone, LLC. 3 0 0
QUALITY STONE LLC 3 2 0
Buechel Stone Corp. 2 0 0
Cumberland Sand and Gravel 2 1 0
Johnson Paving Company Inc 2 0 0
B & W Stone Company 1 0 1
Balsam Stone Company 1 0 0
Boone's Woodlawn Quarry,LLC 1 1 0
Boyd Stone 1 0 0
Mines in McDowell County40 on register
  1. Woodlawn Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boone's Woodlawn Quarry,LLC · MSHA ID 3102010
    Active
  2. SOUTH MCDOWELL QUARRY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cumberland Sand and Gravel · MSHA ID 3102141
    Active
  3. NO 1 MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Appalachian Stone Company · MSHA ID 3102096
    Active
  4. H&B Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · H&B Stone, LLC · MSHA ID 3102267
    Active
  5. Midnight Blue
    Surface metal/non-metal · Quality Stone LLC · MSHA ID 3102262
    Active
  6. HONEYCUTT MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Quality Stone LLC · MSHA ID 3102342
    Active
  7. Hankins Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · B & W Stone Company · MSHA ID 3102002
    Abandoned
  8. Marion Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Johnson Paving Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101230
    Intermittent
  9. Norman Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Western Carolina Stone Center & Supply Inc · MSHA ID 3101993
    Intermittent
  10. C F Mining
    Surface metal/non-metal · Carol Waycaster Stone Sales · MSHA ID 3102127
    Abandoned
  11. Dove Gray Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Buechel Stone Corp. · MSHA ID 3102070
    Abandoned
  12. Cannon Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boyd Stone · MSHA ID 3102211
    Intermittent
  13. Nick Waycaster Stone Co.
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nick Waycaster Stone · MSHA ID 3101927
    Abandoned
  14. Mathews Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Smoky Mountain Natural Stone LLC · MSHA ID 3102283
    Intermittent
  15. Dove Gray
    Surface metal/non-metal · Max Boyd & Son Stone Co · MSHA ID 3102210
    Abandoned
  16. Vein Mountain Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Vein Mountain Processing Company Inc · MSHA ID 3102028
    Abandoned
  17. Black Rock Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Carolina Grey Stone · MSHA ID 3102094
    Abandoned
  18. Mountain Mist Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Northfork Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3102266
    Abandoned
  19. Banks Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Explosives Supply Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101471
    Abandoned
  20. Christy-Destiny
    Surface metal/non-metal · Imperial Mining Corp · MSHA ID 3102027
    Abandoned
  21. Finley Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ossie Finley Building Stone · MSHA ID 3102019
    Abandoned
  22. Great Acres
    Surface metal/non-metal · Carolina Greystone Quarries, LLC · MSHA ID 3102299
    Intermittent
  23. Blue Ridge Mine/Hicks Chapel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Blue Ridge Mountain Stone, LLC. · MSHA ID 3102277
    Abandoned
  24. Cannon Road Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · QUALITY STONE LLC · MSHA ID 3102309
    Intermittent
  25. Mountain Cabin
    Surface metal/non-metal · Appalachian Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3102329
    Intermittent
  26. Carolina Rose Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Smoky Mountain Natural Stone Company · MSHA ID 3102305
    Abandoned
  27. 226 Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · O J Wilson Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101358
    Abandoned
  28. BALSAM YARD
    Facility metal/non-metal · Balsam Stone Company · MSHA ID 3102170
    Abandoned
  29. Canyon
    Surface metal/non-metal · cannon road mine · MSHA ID 3102327
    Abandoned
  30. Carolina Rose Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Foothills Grading · MSHA ID 3102304
    Abandoned
  31. Dove Gray Quarry #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Buechel Stone Corp · MSHA ID 3102332
    Abandoned
  32. Edge Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cumberland Gravel & Sand Company · MSHA ID 3101952
    Abandoned
  33. H & H Trucking
    Surface metal/non-metal · H & H Trucking · MSHA ID 3102270
    Abandoned
  34. Higgins Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Johnson Paving Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101953
    Abandoned
  35. Karled Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Narex N C Inc · MSHA ID 3102040
    Abandoned
  36. Mccormick Pit & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Douglas Dirt Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3101630
    Abandoned
  37. Midnight Blue
    Surface metal/non-metal · Blue Ridge Mountain Stone LLC · MSHA ID 3102325
    Abandoned
  38. Mojave Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Appalachian Stone · MSHA ID 3102326
    Abandoned
  39. Pisgah
    Surface metal/non-metal · Blue Ridge Mountain Stone, LLC · MSHA ID 3102314
    Intermittent
  40. Simmons Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mineral City Mining & Stone Inc · MSHA ID 3102000
    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.