Ball Clay Mines
144Total Sites
49Active
Ball Clay Mining in the United States
Federal databases document 144 ball clay-related mine and mineral deposit locations across the United States. Of these, 49 (34%) are currently active operations tracked by MSHA. These records span active mines, past producers, mineral prospects, and geological occurrences identified through federal surveys.
The earliest recorded ball clay mine in the database is K-T Clay No. 1 Pit in Tennessee, with records dating to 1925.
Top States
| State | Sites |
|---|---|
| Tennessee | 128 |
| Texas | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 7 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| California | 1 |
Notable Sites
| Mine | State | County | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Clay No. 2 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Bell Clay No. 3 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Bell Mill | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Bell No. 4 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Bell No. 5 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Bush Clay No. 1 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Carrol County Operations | Tennessee | Carroll | Producer |
| Como Tennessee Ball Clay | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| Henderson Clay Products Pit East | Texas | Cherokee | Producer |
| Henderson Clay Products Pit West | Texas | Cherokee | Producer |
| Huntingdon Tennessee Ball Clay | Tennessee | Carroll | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 1 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 10 | Tennessee | Carroll | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 11 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 12 Pit | Tennessee | Gibson | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 13 | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 2 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 3 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 4 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 5 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 8 | Tennessee | Carroll | Producer |
| K-T Clay No. 9 | Tennessee | Carroll | Producer |
| Liberty Tennessee Ball Clay | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Mayfield Kentucky Ball Clay | Kentucky | Graves | Producer |
| Old Hickory Clay No. 1 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Old Hickory Clay No. 2 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Reliance Clay Products Pit | Texas | Cherokee | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 1 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 10 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 11 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 12 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 13 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 14 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 16 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 2 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 3 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 4 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 6 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 7 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 8 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Spinks Clay No. 9 Pit | Tennessee | Henry | Producer |
| U.s.d. Clay No. 2 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| U.s.d. Clay No. 5 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| U.s.d. Clay No. 6 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| U.s.d. Clay No. 9 Pit | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Pennsylvania | Cambria | Producer |
| Usd Clay No. 3 Pit | Tennessee | Carroll | Producer |
| Valley Springs Pit | California | Calaveras | Producer |
| Weakley County Operation | Tennessee | Weakley | Producer |
| A D Green Pit | Texas | Cherokee | Past Producer |