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Mines in Yancey County, North Carolina

Yancey County, North Carolina has 25 mines on MSHA's register: 4 active, 21 abandoned. 42 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 291 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Yancey 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 Yancey County →

Mines on register
25
Active
4
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
291
0 underground · 22 surface · 3 facilities 0 coal · 25 metal and non-metal 21 abandoned 42 reported accidents, 1983–2024
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.
Yancey County, North Carolina · Population 18,676
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$54,961
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
Powhatan Mining Company 3 0 0
B&W Stone Co 2 2 0
O J Wilson Stone Company Inc 2 0 0
Yancey Sand & Gravel Company 2 0 0
Blue Ridge Grading & Landscaping 1 0 0
Blue Water Industries II LLC 1 1 0
Boone Stone Company 1 0 0
Boyd Contractors & Materials Inc 1 0 0
Deneen Mica Company Inc 1 0 0
Fox Brothers 1 0 0
Mines in Yancey County25 on register
  1. Yancey Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Blue Water Industries II LLC · MSHA ID 3101790
    Active
  2. L & B
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tri County Rock · MSHA ID 3102352
    Active
  3. River Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · B&W Stone Co · MSHA ID 3102344
    Active
  4. River Mine 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · B&W Stone Co · MSHA ID 3102345
    Active
  5. PLANT #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Unimin Corp · MSHA ID 3100678
    Abandoned
  6. Wilson Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Stone Supply Inc. · MSHA ID 3102186
    Abandoned
  7. Yancey County Quarry & Yard
    Surface metal/non-metal · O J Wilson Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101134
    Abandoned
  8. HASSETT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Toe River Stone & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 3102008
    Abandoned
  9. MICAVILLE
    Facility metal/non-metal · Zemex Mica Corp · MSHA ID 3101148
    Abandoned
  10. DAYBOOK/FRANK MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Grassy Creek Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101568
    Abandoned
  11. Joven Mining Company, LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Joven Mining Company LLC · MSHA ID 3102243
    Abandoned
  12. Blue Rock Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Powhatan Mining Company · MSHA ID 3101748
    Abandoned
  13. Boone Stone Quarries
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boone Stone Company · MSHA ID 3101897
    Abandoned
  14. Cane River Pit No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Yancey Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3101336
    Abandoned
  15. Catawba River Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Boyd Contractors & Materials Inc · MSHA ID 3100409
    Abandoned
  16. Fox Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fox Brothers · MSHA ID 3101643
    Abandoned
  17. Gibbs Pit & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Blue Ridge Grading & Landscaping · MSHA ID 3101796
    Abandoned
  18. Hicks Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Deneen Mica Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101335
    Abandoned
  19. Hippy Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Powhatan Mining Company · MSHA ID 3100219
    Abandoned
  20. Hollifield Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · O J Wilson Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3101954
    Abandoned
  21. Mayland Stone Company Wray Mine And
    Surface metal/non-metal · International Minerals & Chemical Corp · MSHA ID 3100532
    Abandoned
  22. Newdale Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mayland Stone Company Inc · MSHA ID 3100677
    Abandoned
  23. Newdale Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Powhatan Mining Company · MSHA ID 3101747
    Abandoned
  24. Pensacola Pit & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Yancey Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3101476
    Abandoned
  25. Spruce Pine Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · United States Gypsum Company · MSHA ID 3100675
    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.