Ore Knob Mine

Ore Knob Mine is a superfund site located at Ore Knob Mine Rd And Lttl Pk Crk Rd,n Nc H88, Ashe County, NC 28640. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies sites such as Ore Knob Mine because they pose or had once posed a potential risk to human health and/or the environment due to contamination by one or more hazardous wastes. Ore Knob Mine is currently registered as an Active NPL superfund site by the EPA. Because it is on the NPL (National Priorities List), Ore Knob Mine is considered one of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by the EPA.