Silica Mines in Kentucky

Silica Mining in Kentucky

Kentucky has 27 silica-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

County	Sites
Hardin County	4
Carter County	3
Caldwell County	2
Letcher County	2
Bell County	1
Breckinridge County	1
Floyd County	1
Hancock County	1
Harlan County	1
Hickman County	1
Johnson County	1
Laurel County	1
Lawrence County	1
Logan County	1
Marshall County	1
McCreary County	1
McLean County	1
Meade County	1
Union County	1
Wolfe County	1

Silica Mines

Mine	County	Type	Status
Big Clifty Sandstone Exposure	Hardin	Surface	Prospect
Busseyville Sandstone Outcrop	Lawrence	Surface	Prospect
Caseyville-Dekoven Road Outcrop	Union	Surface	Prospect
Chalk Bluff Sandstone	Hickman	Surface	Prospect
Chespeake Sandstone Pit	Carter	Surface	Past Producer
Cloverport Roadcut	Breckinridge	Surface	Prospect
Eastview Abandoned Sandstone Pit	Hardin	Surface	Past Producer
Flaherty-Otter Creek Sandstone Pit	Meade	Surface	Past Producer
Fort Payne Chert	Marshall	Surface	Prospect
Gordon Lewis Sandpit	Letcher	Surface	Prospect
Highway 80 Sandstone Pit	Laurel	Surface	Prospect
Hurricane Gap Sand Pit	Letcher	Surface	Prospect
Indian Lake Sandstone Bluff	Hancock	Surface	Prospect
Kentucky Flagstone Company Quarry	Logan	Surface	Past Producer
Lawton Sandstone Pit	Carter	Surface-Underground	Prospect
Levi Polly Sand Pit	Bell	Surface	Past Producer
Levisa Fork Sandstone Pit	Floyd	Surface	Past Producer
Phelps Sandstone Pit	Caldwell	Surface	Past Producer
Pine Mountain Sandstone Outcrop	Harlan	Surface	Prospect
Princeton Sandstone Pit	Caldwell	Surface	Prospect
Railroad Overpass Sandstone Outcrop	Hardin	Surface	Prospect
Railroad Sandstone Pit	Carter	Surface	Past Producer
Roland Landing Sandstone Quarry	McLean	Surface	Past Producer
Sandstone Roadcut	Hardin	Surface	Prospect
Stffordsville Sandstone Roadcut	Johnson	Surface	Prospect
Stillwater Sandstone Exposure	Wolfe	Surface	Prospect
Yamacraw Sandstone Roadcut	McCreary	Surface	Prospect

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