Mines in Clay County, Alabama
249Total
2Active
Clay County, Alabama has 249 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 2 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is mica, with 60 sites.
By Status
Past Producer · 121Prospect · 60Occurrence · 57Unknown · 8Producer · 2Abandoned · 1
Top Commodities
Mica · 60Gold · 56Graphite · 52Manganese · 12Zinc · 9Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid · 8Copper · 6Iron · 4
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Active Mines in Clay County
| Mine | Operator | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Hwy Dept. Ashland Pit | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Hatchet Creek Copper | — | Copper, Molybdenum, Bismuth | — | Producer |
All Mines in Clay County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Hwy Dept. Ashland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Hatchet Creek Copper | Copper, Molybdenum, Bismuth | Producer | MRDS | |
| A B C Railroad Cuts | Graphite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| A S Bell Pyrite Deposit | Sulfur | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Acme Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Al Au & Mica Co Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alabama #1 Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alabama #2 Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alabama #3 Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alabama Flake Graphite Company Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alabama Gold & Mica Co. Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alabama Gold and Mica Co Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alabama No. 1 Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 1 | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 2 | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 3 | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Alamag Copper Prospects No 4 | Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Amason Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| American Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ashland Cyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ashland District | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ashland Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ashland Mines | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ashland Mining Co Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Atlas Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Axton-Noe Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bains Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Barfield Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barfield Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Benjamin Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Benjamin Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Bob Lee Mica Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bob Lee No. 2 Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bob Mitchell Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Bowden Grove Manganese Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Brown Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Brown Prospect | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Brown Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Bunn-Jones Prospect | Mica | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| C B Allen Area | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| C D Hodge Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Caldwell Mine | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| California Lode | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| California Lode Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| California Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Campbell-Alabama Mineral Land Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Carbon Mountain | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Carbon Mountain Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Central Clay County Gibbsite Prospect | Aluminum, Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Chinca-Pina Lode Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Chinca-Pine Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cicero Smith Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Clay County Graphite Mine | Graphite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Cly 4 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Cockrell Lode Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Coosa River News Prospect | Arsenic | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Crystalline Flake Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dawkin's Lode | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dawkins Lode Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dawkins Prospect | Zinc | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Dean Watts Manganese Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Delta Mica Co. Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Delta Mica Co. Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Delta Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dempsey | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Dempsey Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dempsey Prospects | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Dempsey Pyrite Prospect | Sulfur, Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dempsy Greenstone Manganese Outcrop | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dulin Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dulin Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dulin Mine Shadix Property | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dye Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Eagle Area | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| East Clay County Gibbsite Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Eley Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Enitachopco Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Enitachopco Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Farrar-Wallace Mine | Zinc | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Farrar-Wallace Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fletcher Smith Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Four Pits Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Franklin Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Franklin Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Franklin Pits - Idaho Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| G.c. Miller Prospect | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Garrett Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Gibbs Lubricating Co. Prospect | Mica | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Gibson Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Good Hope Church Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gopher Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Graphite Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Great Southern Mica Co. Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Griessemer Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Griffin Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Grizzel Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Grizzell Prospect | Arsenic | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Grizzle Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| H Amason Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Haile Mines | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Haraldson Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Haraldson Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harall Au Mine Harold Or Harral | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harall Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harall Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Haralson Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Harold Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harwell Propect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harwell Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hatchet Creek Prospect - West Millerville | Iron, Copper, Sulfur | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hatchet Creek Prospect Main Deposit | Sulfur, Iron, Copper | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hatchet Creek Prospect Millerville | Sulfur, Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hobbs Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hobbs Prospect | Gold | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Hodge Mine and Prospect | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hood-Graves Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Horn's Peak Mine | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Horns Peak Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hudson Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hurst Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J D Crarter Prospect | Arsenic | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| J D Walker Prospect | Zinc | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| J J Smith No 1 Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J J Smith No. 2 Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| J J Smith Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| J M Smith Prospect | Graphite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| J Van Smith Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J W Hunter Prospect | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J W Smith Mine | Mica | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| J W Williams Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jasper Williams Prospect | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jefferson Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jennings Area | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jennings-Republic Area | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Jones-Bunn Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| King Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Knight's Mill Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| L & M Mining Association Mine | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lashley Property Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Laurel Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Laurel Prospect | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lett No 1 and 2 Prospects | Mica | Offshore | Prospect | MRDS |
| Lett No 3 Prospect | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Liberty Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Liberty Mine | Graphite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lineville Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Little Samson Lode | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| M & G No. 2 Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| M and G Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Manning Placer | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Mary Low Prospect | Mica | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| May Brothers No 2 Mine | Graphite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| May Brothers No. 1 Area | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| May Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| McGhee Prospect | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| McNamara Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Monitor Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Monitor, King and Barrett Mines | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| National Area | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| National Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| National Pyrite & Copper Co. Mine | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| National Pyrite & Copper Co. Mine | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Old Copper Mine Prospect | Copper | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Old Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Old Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Peerless Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pitts No. 1 Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| Pitts No. 2 Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pocahontas Mine | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pocahontas Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pyrite Prospect | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Pyriton Area | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pyriton Mines | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pyriton Mines | Iron, Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quenelda Area | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Reams Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Republic Area | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Robinson Prospect | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| S M Smith Prospects | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| S M and F Smith Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sewell Property | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Shirey Prospect No 2 | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Shirey Prospect No. 2 | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Shirey Prospect No. 4 | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Shirley Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Shirley Prospect No. 3 | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Shirley-Gopher Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Simmons Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Smith No. 1 Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Smitth No. 1 Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| South Queneldo Area | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Southern Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Southern Sulfur Ore Co. Mine | Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Southern Usa Resources, Inc. | Gold Ore | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Standard Graphite Mine | Graphite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Stringfellow Prospect | Sulfur-Pyrite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Stringfellow Prospect | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Suggs Beryl Prospect | Beryllium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Superior Flake | Graphite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Superior Flake Area | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Thos. Peoples Prospect | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Usgs Mr-60 Alabama No.7 Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Prospect Tunnel | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Uranium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Graphite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed, Near Hatchet Creek | Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Van Smith Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Van Smith Soapstone Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W D Dye Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W D Mitchell Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| W D Mitchell Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| W D Mitchell Prospect No. 2 | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| W H Lane Mica Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W M Sharps Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| W.d. Mitchell Properties No. 1 | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W.d. Mitchell Properties No. 1 | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Walter S Smith Property | Graphite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Watt Manganese District | Manganese | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Watt Manganese Opening | Manganese | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Watt Mn District | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Watts Prospect | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Whatley Gold Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS |