Mines in Jefferson County, Georgia

13Total
6Active

Jefferson County, Georgia has 13 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is kaolin and ball clay, with 4 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Jefferson County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Fort Gordon PlantSand, CommonFacilityActiveMSHA
Hobbs Clay MineKaolin and Ball ClaySurfaceActiveMSHA
Reedy Creek Div. PlantKaolin and Ball ClayFacilityActiveMSHA
Wrens PlantKaolin and Ball ClaySurfaceActiveMSHA
Palmer MillClayProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Wrens Mine Ga-Tenn MiningClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Continental Can MineKaolinOccurrenceMRDS
Norton MineKaolin and Ball ClaySurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Norton PitIronOccurrenceMRDS
Reedy Creek MineKaolinOccurrenceMRDS
Wren MineCommon Clays NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Wrens CalcineCommon Clays NECFacilityAbandonedMSHA
Wrens PlantClay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls.FacilityAbandonedMSHA