Abandoned gold mine records in Cabarrus County
2 records marked abandoned by MSHA. They are listed for reference only. Land status is from BLM's public dataset and can be out of date; being on public land is not permission to enter old workings.
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| Name | Type | Status since | Nearest town | Land | USGS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garman | underground | May 3, 1985 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Moyer Prospect-Mt. Pleasant, N.C. | underground | Nov 7, 2007 | Albermarle | Land status not determined in the BLM dataset | n/a |
Historic gold producers in Cabarrus County (USGS)
USGS records 49 historic gold producers in Cabarrus County: 39 past producers and 10 listed as producers or plants. For 28 of them USGS gives an output size (5 medium, 23 small). Production years are recorded for 18 sites, from 1802 to 1906. The most common deposit type is low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (21 sites).
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| Site | USGS status | Output | Commodities | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troutman Mine | Producer | medium | Gold, Lead, Zinc | from 1842 |
| Reed Placer | Past producer | medium | Gold | from 1802 |
| Whitney Mine | Past producer | medium | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | 1842 to 1906 |
| Barrier Mine | Past producer | medium | Gold, Copper | from 1861 |
| Phoenix Mine | Past producer | medium | Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Barium-Barite, Lead | to 1906 |
| Reed Mine | Producer | small | Gold, Copper, Zinc | 1831 to 1899 |
| Pioneer Mills Mine-East Shaft | Producer | small | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | 1844 to 1857 |
| Nugget Placer | Producer | small | Gold | from 1885 |
| Cline Mine | Producer | small | Gold, Copper, Tungsten | from 1895 |
| Ellsworth and Crosby Mines | Producer | small | Gold, Copper | found 1867 |
| Isenhour Mine | Producer | small | Gold | found 1842 |
| Quaker City Mine | Producer | small | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Tucker Mine, Northern Shaft | Producer | small | Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite | to 1884 |
| Tucker Mine, Southern Shaft | Producer | small | Gold, Copper, Barium-Barite | to 1884 |
| Pioneer Mills Mine- West Shaft | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper | from 1844 |
| Barnhardt Mine and Placer | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead, Copper | from 1850 |
| Faggart Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1850 |
| Gibb Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1850 |
| Morrison Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper | from 1850 |
| Roger Mine | Past producer | small | Gold | from 1850 |
| Furniss Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Tungsten, Copper | from 1861 |
| Crayton Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper | from 1923 |
| Buffalo Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | n/a |
| Dan Hopkins Diggings | Past producer | small | Gold | found 1850 |
| Eva Furr Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | found 1896 |
| Hopkins Diggings | Past producer | small | Copper, Gold | found 1850 |
| Propst Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Barium-Barite, REE, Copper, Molybdenum | n/a |
| Snyder Mine | Past producer | small | Gold, Copper, Manganese | n/a |
| Crosby Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | from 1850 |
| Rocky River Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | 1865 to 1895 |
| Boger Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper | n/a |
| Buffalo Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Cabarrus Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Cline Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold | n/a |
| Crayton Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Dixie Queen Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold, Silver | n/a |
| Eva Furr Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Furniss Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Tungsten, Copper | n/a |
| Isenhour Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Nugget Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Pioneer Mills Mine | Past producer | n/a | Copper, Gold | n/a |
| Propst Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Quaker City Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Reed Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Silver Shaft | Past producer | n/a | Silver, Gold | n/a |
| Snyder Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Troutman Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Tucker Mine | Past producer | n/a | Gold | n/a |
| Whitney Mines | Past producer | n/a | Gold, Copper | n/a |
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, positions can be approximate and "producer" does not mean a mine is operating today. Sites already matched to an MSHA record are shown in the MSHA tables.
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