Mines in Polk County, Georgia
89Total
9Active
Polk County, Georgia has 89 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 9 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 33 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Polk County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aragon | Lime | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Blue Hole Quarry | Crushed, Broken Slate | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Braswell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Galite #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Penland Hill | Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| Rockmart | Bloating Material | Producer | MRDS | |
| Rockmart Cement Mill | Stone | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Silica Quarry No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Ach Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Alabama Company Property | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Albea and York Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Aragon Distr.-B | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| Aragon District-A | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| Bader Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Broadaway Mine | Aluminum | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| C.a.wood Property | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Callahan | Manganese | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Callahan Property Cave Spring | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Campbell Property | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Carver Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cave Spring Bauxite | Aluminum | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cedartown Mine No. 2 | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cedartown Mine No.1 | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Charlie Fite Mine No. 1 | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Charlie Fite Mine No.2 | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Clemmons Hill Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Deaton Ore Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dempsey Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Drummond Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| E H Alred Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Edward Graves Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Esom Hill Area | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fish Creek Distr.-A | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| Fish Creek Distr.-B | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| Fish Creek Distr.-C | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| Fite Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| G M Leslie Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Grady Mine No. 2 | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Grady Mine No.1 | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Green Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| H.e.lucas Property | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hampton Mines | Aluminum | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hampton Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hematite Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hightower Bank & James Young | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hopper Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J D Waddell Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J F Hill Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J K Davis Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| John Purcell Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ladd Lime and Stone Co Pits | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lary Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ledbetter Mine Et Al. | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lot 1158 | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lot 1230 | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lot 56 | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lot 973 | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| McCollum | Manganese | Unknown | MRDS | |
| McCollum Prospect Cave Spring | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Oredell Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Peek Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Penland Hill | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Piedmont Portland Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rockmart Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Red-Ore Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Reed Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Reed Mine--Cedartown District | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Reese Mines | Aluminum | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rockmart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rockmart Shale Quarry | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| S.k. Hoge Ore Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sanders Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Scarbaugh Lot | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Shaw Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Shiloh Church Property | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Shiloh Church Prospect | Arsenic, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Simpson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Southerlin Property | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Southern States Portland Cmnt Co Qy | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| T H Randall Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| T J Woodard Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Taylorsville Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| The Georgia Loan & Trust Co. Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| W.a. Camp & L. Clark Banks | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| W.a.camp & L.clark Ore Bank-B | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wood Mine--Cedartown District | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Woodstock Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wray Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS |