Mines in Franklin County, Alabama
338Total
15Active
Franklin County, Alabama has 338 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 15 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 52 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Franklin County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
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| 4e Aggregates | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Nasag Pit 2 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Red Bay Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Rockwood Mine | Dimension Limestone | Underground | Active | MSHA |
| South Russellville Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Rockwood Mine | Limestone, Dimension | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Russellville Mine | Iron | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Russellville Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Russellville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Russellville Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Spruce Pine Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Spruce Pine Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Tennessee Valley Sand and Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Trapptown No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Trapptown Number 1 | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Ace Pit No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Auxford | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Bear Creek | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Bear Creek Rail | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Blackburn | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Blackburn Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blacklidge Tract | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Burrows Tract | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cat Hollow Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Cedar Creek | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Debardeleben | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Dime Preparation Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Douglas | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Ensley-Sloss Number 1 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Flagnagan Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Franklin Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gas Branch Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hargett Tract | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hyde Mountain | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| J & G Mine #3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| J H Taylor Tract No. 1 | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J H Taylor Tract No. 2 | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J H Taylor Tract No. 3 | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jamie Lynn Mine | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Knight Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Leon Taylor Tract | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Limestone Red Bay | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Little Dice | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Macy | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| McBroom Tract | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Meredyth Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Mine No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Nelson | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Pearl R Peters Iron Mine No 1 | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pearl R Peters Iron Mine No 2 | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pinkney | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Pit #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Pit 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Riley Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Rockwood Crushed Stone Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Russellville #15 Mill | Iron | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Russellville #15 Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Russellville Brown Iron Ore Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Russellville Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Russellville Quarry | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Russellville Sand Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sandlin Tract | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Sewanee | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 10 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 11 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 14 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 15 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 17 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 18 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 2 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 3 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 6 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 7 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloss Number 9 | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Spruce Pine Sand & Gravel | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| T E Farned Tract | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
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| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
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| Waco | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Waco | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Warhurst Pit 8 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Warner | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Welch | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Wilson Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |