Mines in Massachusetts

Mining in Massachusetts

Federal databases record 1,396 mine and mineral deposit locations in Massachusetts, drawing from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Of these, 358 are currently active operations regulated by MSHA. Key commodities include gold (5 sites), silver (3 sites), copper (23 sites).

Massachusetts has 792 surface mining sites and 13 underground operations. Surface mining is the dominant method, which is typical in states with accessible mineral deposits and coal seams near the surface.

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Notable Mines

Mine	County	Commodity	Type	Status
Adams	Berkshire	Lime	Surface	Active
Oldcastle Lawn and Garden Northeast	Berkshire	Lime	Surface	Active
North Wilmington Quarry	Middlesex	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Westfield Quarry Plant 78	Hampden	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Forestdale	Barnstable	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Amrize Wrentham Quarry	Norfolk	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Worcester Sand & Stone	Worcester	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Lorusso-Bristol Stone Corporation	Norfolk	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Cape Cod Aggregates Freetown	Bristol	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Amrize Taunton Quarry	Bristol	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Blackstone Plant	Worcester	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Masslite Division	Norfolk	Common Shale	Surface	Active
Telsmith Crushing Plant	Plymouth	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Wrentham Quarry	Norfolk	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
West Roxbury Crushed Stone	Suffolk	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Bond Construction Corp	Worcester	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Amrize Swampscott Quarry	Essex	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Holden Trap Rock	Worcester	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Pyne Sand & Stone Company Inc	Worcester	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Falmouth Plant	Barnstable	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Northboro Plant	Worcester	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Ashworth Gravel and Stone	Worcester	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Century Perkins	Worcester	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Oxford Quarry Plant 74	Worcester	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Amrize Peabody Plant	Essex	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active

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