Mine · Alexander County, North Carolina, United States
Alexander Quarry
Alexander Quarry is a closed mine in Alexander County, North Carolina, United States, owned by Martin Marietta Materials Inc.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Alexander County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed (abandoned) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | emerald (mainly emerald) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Martin Marietta Materials Inc (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Martin Marietta Materials Inc | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.9142, -81.0725 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
Martin Marietta Materials Inc owns 29 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 3 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 5 data centers and 2 power plants (3,311 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall (NC) | Power plant | 2,119 MW | Operating | 37 km |
| Data center, Catawba County (OSM way 873137563) | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Data center, Catawba County (OSM way 116005354) | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Data center, Catawba County (OSM way 652034566) | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
| Rowan | Power plant | 1,192 MW | Operating | 47 km |
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.