Mines in Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County, Connecticut has 145 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 sand and gravel, construction, with 32 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Fairfield County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
John J. Brennan Const. Co. Inc.	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Bernard J. Dolan Co. Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bethel Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Calcite Marble Rock Quarry No. Fk-004	Limestone, General		Producer	MRDS
Danbrook Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Domain Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
E. Paul Kovacs Crushed Rock Products Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Federal Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gaults Gravel Bank	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Island Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Jayne Brothers Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Loma's Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Newtown Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Toddy Hill Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Weston Pit & Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface-Underground	Producer	MRDS
127 Main St.	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Andrew Gereg Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Arsenopyrite Mine No. Ek-017	Arsenic		Past Producer	MRDS
Bc Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Bethel Sand & Gravel Co.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Basalt Rock Quarry No. El-003	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Bernard J. Dolan Co. Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Bethel Feldspar Pegmatite Quarry	Feldspar		Past Producer	MRDS
Bethel Pegmatite Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Booth's Lower Level Bismuth and Sulfide Mine	Bismuth		Past Producer	MRDS
Booth's Mine	Bismuth	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Booth's Upper Level Bismuth and Sulfide Prospect	Bismuth		Occurrence	MRDS
Branchville Mica Mine	Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Quartz, Feldspar, Mica		Past Producer	MRDS
Branchville Mica Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Brookfield Lead Mine	Sulfur, Zinc, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Brookfield Mine	Lead	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Burlison Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Burlisonparsonsgranite Gneiss Rock Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Burnett Fluorite Chalcopyrite Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Burr's Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cappys Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Cappys Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Captain Cook Pegmatite Quarry	Feldspar		Past Producer	MRDS
Captain Cook Quarry		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cascella & Son Construction Co Inc	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Central Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Central Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Christiano Hamilton Avenue Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Christiano Hamilton Avenue Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Christiano Oak Ridge Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Chritiano Oak Ridge Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Collins Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Collins Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Connecticut Agstone Co. Quarries	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Connecticut Infusoria Co. Mine	Diatomite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
County Jail Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
County Jail Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Danbury Reserve	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Datin Bros	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Devils Den Limestone Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dolomitic Marble Rock Quarries No. Fk-001	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Dolomitic Marble Rock Quarries No. Fk-006	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Dolphin Cove Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Domain Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
East Village Monroe Feldspar Pegmatite Quarry	Feldspar		Past Producer	MRDS
Fairfield Resources Management Inc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Feldspar Quarry	Feldspar	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Frames Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gneiss Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ek-006	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Gold & Silver Mine		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Ek-032	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Granite Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarries No. Ek-021	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarries No. Ek-022	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarries No. El-005	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. El-007	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Hall Bates Granite Gneiss Rock Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Hall Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Handy & Harmon Refin/fairfield, Ct.	Silver	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Island Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Island Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
John J Brennan Const Co #267 Portable Metso Crushe	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Kleeman Jaw K007.0239	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lane's Bismuth and Sulfide Mine In Monroe	Bismuth		Past Producer	MRDS
Lane's Mine	Tungsten	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lane's Mine		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lime Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Limestone Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lomas Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Magnetite Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Marble Lime Rock Quarries No. Fk-008	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Marble Lime Rock Quarries No. Fk-009	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Marble Lime Rock Quarry No. Ek-007	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Marble Lime Rock Quarry No. Fk-012	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Marble Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Marble Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Microscopic Fluorite Occurrence No. Ek-029			Occurrence	MRDS
Microscopic Fluorite Occurrence No. Ek-030			Occurrence	MRDS
Microscopic Fluorite Occurrence No. Ek-031			Occurrence	MRDS
Microscopic Fluorite Occurrence No. El-001			Occurrence	MRDS
Monroe (lane's Mine)	Silver, Bismuth, Tungsten		Occurrence	MRDS
Mountain Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Mountain Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Mountain Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Newtown Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Sandy Hook Gold Mine Prospect and Sulfide Occurrence	Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Portable #1	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable 300	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Crushing Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Peburn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pegmatite Quarry		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pegmatite Quarry		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pegmatite Quarry East Village		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Puglio Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Puglio Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarries	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarries	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quartz Mine	Quartz	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quartz Mine	Quartz	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quartz Rock Quarry No. Ek-023	Quartz		Past Producer	MRDS
Redding Marble Co. Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ridgefield Pegmatite Quarry	Feldspar		Past Producer	MRDS
Ridgefield Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ritch Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Ritch Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Riverview Enterprises Mine #2	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Rockhead Portable Crushing Plant	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Schistose Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Fk-013	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Schistose Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Fk-014	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Sheton Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Stratford Rock	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Topstone Hill Granite Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Traprock Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Traprock Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Treadwell Biotite Gneiss Granite Rock Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Treadwell Prospect	Granite		Prospect	MRDS
Trumbull Mine	Copper, Lead, Silver, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Trumbull Tungsten, Topaz, and Sulfide Mine	Feldspar, Quartz, Tungsten		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Magnetite Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Voorhis Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Voorhis Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
West Redding Garnet Occurrence	Garnet		Occurrence	MRDS
West Redding Mine	Garnet	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wilton Lead Mine	Lead	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wilton Silver and Galena Chalcopyrite Mine	Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Wolf Park Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS