Mines in New Castle County, Delaware

New Castle County, Delaware has 24 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 11 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in New Castle County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Wilmington Plant	Manganese Ore	Facility	Active	MSHA
Route 40 Farm	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Whittington Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wilson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
American Minerals/ Wilmington, De.	Chromium	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Bear Materials Llc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Chestnut Hill Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Constructors Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Delaware Brick Co. Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Delaware Brick Co. Pit and Mill	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Delaware Plant Getty	Sulfur	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Delaware Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Delaware Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Edgemoor Plant Ti	Titanium, Pigment	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Freeway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Freeway Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Iron Hill Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
New Castle Plant C-E Minerals	Aluminum	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Phoenix Steel/ Claymont, De.	Iron	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Whittington Sand & Gravel Pit & Mil	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Wilmington Plant Dupont	Titanium	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Wilmington Plantozark-Mahoning	Fluorine-Fluorite	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Woodlawn Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Woodlawn Sand & Gravel Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS