Mines in Etowah County, Alabama

Etowah County, Alabama has 97 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 10 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 50 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Etowah County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Coosa Plant	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Glencoe Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Carroll Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Glencoe Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Open Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Osborn Pit No 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Osborn Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Sogna Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 1	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 2	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Attalla Iron Ore Prospect No 3	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Black Bros. S&g Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Black Warrior River Manganese Pros.	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Boatfield Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bynum Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Bynum-McCright Deposit		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Campbell Gap Manganese Prospect	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Citico Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Cole Mine	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Collier-Edge Deposit		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Collinsville Rock Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Cook Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Crudup Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Daisy Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Dunaway Mtn. Dolomite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Etowah Iron Ore Prospect N0 2	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Etowah Iron Ore Prospect No 1	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Etowah No. 1 Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Etowah No. 2 Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Gadsen Area Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Garigues Gap	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Giles Myric & A. Campbell	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Giles Myric Mine	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gilley Deposit	Fluorine-Fluorite		Occurrence	MRDS
Greasy Cove	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Greasy Cove Area Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Greasy Cove Prospect	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Hanna Steel/ Gadsden, Ala.	Iron	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Happy Hill	Dimension Sandstone	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Iron Prospect 1	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Iron Prospect 2	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Iron Prospect 3	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Iron Prospect 4	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Iron Prospect 5	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Iron Prospect 6	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
J H Vanzandt Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
J.b.bynum		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Jap Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Jirama Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
John T Hagen Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Kirkpatrick		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lacks Pit No 1	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Leed Gap Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Leeth Mt. Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Littleton Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Markton Limestone Test	Limestone, Dimension	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
McCormick Pit No 1	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Moragne Citico & Attalla Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Mrs. Alice Campbell Prospect	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
N E Miller Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Not Known	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Not Known, Walnut Gove Area	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Quality Stone	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Republic Steel Corp. Plant	Sulfur	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Republic Steel/ Gadsden, Ala.	Iron	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Roebuck No. 1 Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Roebuck No. 2 Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Schoolhouse Gap Area of Greasy Cove	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Schoolhouse Gap Iron Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Sewell Deposit		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Shores Gap In Greasey Cove Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Southside Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sparks Prospect	Barium-Barite		Prospect	MRDS
Taylor Branch Hollow	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Tumlin Gap Manganese Prospect	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Tumlin Gap Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed		Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed		Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed		Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Mine	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	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	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
W.f.stowers Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Walnut Grove Mine	Manganese	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Whorton Bend Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS