Mines in Blount County, Alabama
184Total
13Active
Blount County, Alabama has 184 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 13 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 64 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Blount County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aws Pit #1 | Dimension Sandstone | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Blount Springs Sand Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Brooksville Quarry | Crushed, Broken Sandstone | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Gargus Borrow Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Summit Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Trafford Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Tremendous Pit | Dimension Stone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Graystone Plant | Calcium | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Lamb Quarry | Flagstone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Nectar Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Oneoneta Quarry | Flagstone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Quality Rock Pit | Limestone, General | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| 280 Tugalo Pit | Crushed, Broken Sandstone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Altoona Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Altoona Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| B & B Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bailey Stone Co #1 | Dimension Sandstone | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Barnett Pit No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Baxter #1 | Dimension Sandstone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bennett | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Berry Mountain Fines Recovery Operation | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Black Creek No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Black Gold No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Blo 3 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Blo 4 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Blo 7 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Blount County | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blue Springs Mine #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Blue Springs Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bright Star Pit No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Brown Quarry | Flagstone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bull Gap Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Byrd Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Champion Brown Ore Banks | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Champion Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Champion Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Champion Mines | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Compliance 8-2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Compton Area Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Compton Iron Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cooks Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| County Line Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| County Line Strip Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| D and R Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dry Creek Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| E J Cozby Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| East Pecker Wood | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Eduardo Pit | Dimension Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Eli Bynum Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| F & W Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| F W Whited Iron Property | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Five Points Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| French Pit No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Friday's Crossing | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gibbs Chapel Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gurley Strip Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| H & H Construction Blount No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Harvey Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Helms Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hendrix Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hicks Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hullett Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Inland Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Iron Mountain | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| J P Box Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| King Quarry | Dimension Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lamb Stone Plant/quarry | Dimension Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lamb Stone Quarry | Dimension Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lehigh | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lehigh Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lehigh Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lehigh Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Locust Fork Mine #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Long Branch Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Long's Branch Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mejia Pit | Dimension Sandstone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mulvehill No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| No 1 Pit Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No Name Given | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| No Name, Oneonta Area | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Nyota Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Nyota Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Oneonta Quarry | Crushed, Broken Sandstone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Pit #5 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Pit 4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Reid School House Road | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Reid School Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Reuben Little Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ridale Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Ridell Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Robbins Pit No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Rock and Stone Sales Inc Quarry | Dimension Sandstone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Rosa Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Royal Pit #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Royal Pit #3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Scott Road Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sewanee Pit No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sewanee Pit No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Stanley #2 | Dimension Limestone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Stanley Mines Ojo De Agua | Dimension Limestone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Straight Mountain Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Straight Mountain Mine #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sugar Creek Pit (1 & 2) | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sunbelt-Altoona Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Taits Gap Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Taits Gap Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Taits Gap Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Village Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Village Springs Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Walkers Gap Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Walnut Grove Area | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Wiley Bynum Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS |