Mines in Penobscot County, Maine

Penobscot County, Maine has 132 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 22 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is construction sand and gravel, with 51 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Penobscot County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Frink Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Odlin Road Mill & Quarry	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active	MSHA
Passadumkeag Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Pioneer 3055 #810005	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Portable Crushing Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Queen City Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Bangor Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Faloon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Frink Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gardiner Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hampden Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hampden Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hampden Town Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hunter Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lincoln Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Midway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Old Town Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Orono Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Orrington Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Shop Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Stillwater Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Whitney Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rental Screen	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
#80195 Portable Screen Cv100	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Alfred N Davis Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Allen L Rooks	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Alton Pmd	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Alton Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Argonaut Mine	Silver, Lead, Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Astec 300 P192051	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Astec 350 P212209	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Astec Ft2650 Jaw	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Astec Screen 214941	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
B & C Sand and Gravel, Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Bangor Portable Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
C.m. Ellms & Sons	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Carmel Antimony Prospect	Antimony	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Cemetary Hill Prospect	Manganese		Prospect	MRDS
Chieftain Screen	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Chip Mill Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Cianbro Corp	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Cianbro Corp. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cianbro Corporation	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Commander Screen Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Consolidated Hampden Mine	Silver, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Corrina Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Davis Prospect	Silver	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Dearborn Prospect	Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Dexter Prospect	Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Dixmont	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Dunn Pit & Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Etna Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Exeter Occurrence	Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Exeter Prospect	Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Frink Pit and Mill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
French Mine	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
G & D Properties	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
G E Goding and Son Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Garland Mine	Copper, Silver, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Garland Prospect		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Glenburn Sand and Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Gravel Pit-Thornton	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Greenbush Wash Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Hermon Sand & Gravel Llc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Hall Hill Prospect	Manganese		Prospect	MRDS
Hampden Mines		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Hanson and Son Earth Works Llc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Harriman Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Harrington Mine	Gold	Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Hermon Hill Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hillside Mining Co. Mine	Silver		Prospect	MRDS
Hughes Brothers Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Jaw Crusher	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Jones Hill Mine	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Keene Pit		Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
King Bros. Trucking	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
King Brothers Trucking Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lane Construction Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Lawrence Prospect		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Lee's Readi Mix	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Levant Prospect	Antimony	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Levesque Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lincoln Center Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lincoln Pit & Mill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lincoln Pit No. 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Maine Silver Prospect	Silver	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Mary Jane Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
McKusick Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Medway Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Mount Chase	Zinc, Copper, Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Mt Pleasant Mine	Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Newburgh Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
North Medway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Norumbega Mine	Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Old Slate Quarry	Slate, Dimension		Unknown	MRDS
Old Town Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Orono Plant	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Owen J Folsom Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Ptbl Wash Plant # 800003	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Palmer Mine	Lead	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Perry Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pine Hill Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Pit 5	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Plymouth Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Primary Pioneer 30x42	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Rental Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Rental Screen	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Preble Hill Mine	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Queen City Prospect	Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Rental Screen/various	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Rental/portable Crusher	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Russell's Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Shorey Prospect	Silver	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Silver Drift Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Silver Hill Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Silver Hill Prospect	Silver	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Smith Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sprague Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Stillwater Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Sunrise Materials Medway Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Sunset Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Tc Gravel Springy Pond Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Various Rental Screen	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Vinegar Hill	Gold, Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Vinegar Hill Prospect		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Warren Bros. Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Warren Brothers Company Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Webber Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Weymouth Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Williams	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA