In the nineteenth century there was an abundance of mining activity as the state surveyed its mineral assets. The colonial period saw mainly local use of these materials as well as the burning of shell marls for cement and small-scale iron making from the most accessible deposits.
Other resources exploited early were clay and kaolin. It appears that Indians also used talc and soapstone for making utensils. Mining was known to the region's Indians before European settlement, and evidence of mica mining and trade with other tribes may be seen at the Baird Mine in Macon County and the Sink Hole Mine in Mitchell County.
Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Important Minerals, Gems, and Rocks Mined in North Carolina Part 3: ReferencesĪ variety of minerals, gems, and rocks have been excavated in North Carolina since the precolonial era. See also: Bechtler Mint Big Ore Bank Cabinet of Minerals Gold Hill Mine Gold Rush.
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