Iron Mines in Florida
11Total Sites
2Active
Iron Mining in Florida
Florida has 11 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 2 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
| County | Sites |
|---|---|
| Levy County | 7 |
| Gilchrist County | 2 |
| Hillsborough County | 1 |
| Martin County | 1 |
Iron Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Steel Corp/ Tampa Fla. | Hillsborough | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Indiantown Steel Mill | Martin | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Iron Forty Mine | Levy | Surface | Past Producer |
| Nettles Prospect | Gilchrist | Prospect | |
| Sache Prospect | Levy | Prospect | |
| Trenton Prospect | Gilchrist | Prospect | |
| Unnamed Geothite Prospect | Levy | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Levy | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Levy | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Levy | Occurrence | |
| Unnamed Goethite Prospect | Levy | Occurrence |