Mines in Shelby County, Alabama
127Total
32Active
Shelby County, Alabama has 127 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 32 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 40 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Shelby County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argos Roberta Plant | Cement | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Alabaster Mill | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Calera | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Calera Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Dunn Construction | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Helena Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Longview Operation | Lime | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Landmark Plant | Lime | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Mlc - Calera | Lime | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Maylene Plant & Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Montevallo Quarry & Mill | Lime | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| O'Neal Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| O'Neal Quarry & Mill | Lime | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Piney Woods Preparation Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| A and B Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Alabama Refractory Clay Co. Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Alabama Refractory Clay Co. Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Calera Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Helena Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Landmark Quarry & Lime Mill | Calcium | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Longview Mine & Lime Plant | Calcium | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Maylene Quarry No. 4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Montevallo Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Montevallo Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Montevallo Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| No 1 Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Roberta Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Roberta Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Scotrock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Southern Ready Mix Rock Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Verlie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Verlie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| #2 Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A M Leonard Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Alabaster Lime Plant | Calcium | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alabaster Plant | Lime | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Alabaster Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Alliance Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Boone No 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Boothton No 115 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Boothton Strip Operations | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Burgess Reclamation Site | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Burgess Refuse Area #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| C B Naish Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| C Johnson Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| C V Moore Prospect | Barium-Barite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Calera | Construction Sand and Gravel | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Cahaba Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Calera Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Central Shop | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Central Shop | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Chain Gang Pit | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Clark No 1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Coalmont Pit | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Coke Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | NonProducing | MSHA |
| Columbiana Red Ore Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Eagle Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| F P Cater Iron Ore Prospect | Iron | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Ghm #3 Auger | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gholson #1 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gholson Mine No.1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Grayhill-Nunnally | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gurnee | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Gurnee Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gurnee Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Helena Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Helena, Ne Of | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| J E Naish Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Kodiak Mine #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Kodiak Plant #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Lick Creek Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lolley Mine No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Longview | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Longview Lime Works Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Longview Saginaw District | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Luther Davis Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Luther Davis Property | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Martin Marietta Cement Plant | Stone | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Montevallo Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Montevallo Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mossboro | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Murry Creek Mine No. 2 | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Murry Creek Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 9 Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No Name Given | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Oak Mountain Preparation Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| P. Howland | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Peel Creek Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Petrie Howland Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pit 14-20 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Pit No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| R P Tucker Prospect | Barium-Barite | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Roberta Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Roberta Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Segco/toby Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| She 2 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| She 5 Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Shelby #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Shelby Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Shelby Pit/kingdom Area | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Siluria, W Of | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Surface Mine No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| T C Elliott Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| T S Florey Prospect | Barium-Barite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| T. J. Florey | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Thompson Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Thompson Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Tpt Alabama #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Unnamed | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
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| W W Wyatt Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| W.w.wyatt | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Yeshic Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |