Mine · Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States
Lee Creek Mine
Lee Creek Mine is a mine in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, owned by Nutrien LTD.
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 | Beaufort County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | phosphate (mainly phosphate) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Nutrien LTD (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | PCS Phosphate Company Inc | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 349 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.3056, -76.7886 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow its owner compares
Nutrien LTD owns 2 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 200 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% |
| Nutrien LTD | 201st | 2 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Walnut Solar, LLC | Power plant | 112 MW | Planned | 44 km |
Owner, operator and place
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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.