Mines in Tallapoosa County, Alabama
87Total
2Active
Tallapoosa County, Alabama has 87 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 2 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 49 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Tallapoosa County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Backbone District | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Hillabee Plant and Pit Number 1 | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Abernarhy Prospect | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Abernathy Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Al King Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alabama King Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Allen Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| B E Kidd Jr Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Birdsong Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Blue Hill and Gregory Hill Mines | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bonner-Terrell Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buttston Mica Mine | Mica | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Carleton Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cedar Cove Mine 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Chisolm Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Clem Vines North Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Clem Vines South Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Collum Deposit | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Collum Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Collum-Taylor Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Croft Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dent Hill Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dixie Farms Deposit | Titanium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Doc Heard Prospect | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dock Heard Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Duncan Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Duncan Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dutch Bend Ulrich Pits Romanoff Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dutch Bend Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eagle Creek District | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Early Pits Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Easterwood Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Farrow Hill Devil's Backbone | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Farrow Hill Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Flagpole | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | NonProducing | MSHA |
| Garfield Heard Property | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Germany Pits Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Goldville District | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Goldville Pits | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Goldville Pits Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Greer Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gregory Hill Lode and Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Griffin Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hammock Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harris Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hawthorne Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Heard-Dennis Prospect | Asbestos | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Herzfield Prospect | Titanium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hog Mountain Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Holly Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Houston Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Howard Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jennings Lode | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Johnson Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jones Pits | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kidd Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Knight Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Log Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Long Branch Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Louis Taylor Prospect | Mica | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Lowe Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lowe Mine Hawthorne Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Maham Pits | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mahan Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Mass Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Mica Hill Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Morgan Placer | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Morgan Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Old Berry Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Owl Hollow Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Perry Wise-Sanders Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Prather Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Preacher Gunn Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Robert Russell Prospect | Titanium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Rockford Area | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Saunders Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Silver Hill Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sorrell Estate Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Stone Pits | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Stone Pits Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Tallapoosa Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Tapley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Thomas Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Tine Burnett Lode | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W W Hicks Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| W.b.railey Asbestos Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Ware Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | MRDS |