Mines in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
158Total
39Active
Berkshire County, Massachusetts has 158 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 39 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 61 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Berkshire County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Lime | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Chester Granite Co | Dimension Granite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Dalton Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Oldcastle Lawn and Garden Northeast | Lime | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Abby Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Adams Quarry & Plant Pfizer Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Bacon Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Beacco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Belden Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Berkshire Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Berkshire Quarry | Granite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Bliss Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Carr Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Cheever Mines | Iron, Manganese | Producer | MRDS | |
| Cheshire Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Colby Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Cook Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Dalton Pit /genrl Sand & Stone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Donovan Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Eastern Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Hinsdale Pit | Asbestos | Producer | MRDS | |
| Hudson Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Lee Marble Inc Qy & Plant | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lee Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lenox Dale Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lovelace Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Maple Hill Prospect | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| New England Lime Company Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| No 6 Quarry & Plnt Lane & Son | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| Potter Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Simonds Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Spurr Limonite Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Toby Lime Plant | Limestone, General | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| United States Gypsum Company Marble Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| Vincent Pit & Plnt Pittsfield S&g | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Werden Mine | Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Abby and Sons Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Adams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Adams Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Andrews Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Andrews Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bacon Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Belden Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Belden Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bennett Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bennett Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bennett Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Berkshire Quarry | Dimension Granite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bliss Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bliss Mine/jagger Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Branch Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Branch Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Branch Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bushika Sand & Gravel Inc | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Carr Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cheever Mines | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cheshire Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cheshire Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clarksburg Construction Co Inc | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Cleveland Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Colby Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Colby Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cone Limestone Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cone Limestone Mine/goodrich/11 Other Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cone Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cook Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Curran Highway Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Dalton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dalton Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Della - Cone S/n Qm8902 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Della - Jaw S/n 20071107423 | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Della - Screen | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Dixon Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dixon Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Donovan Blacktop Service Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Donovan Construction | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Dukes Sand & Gravel | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Eagle Crusher | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Eagle Rotary Crusher | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| East Lee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Extec 6000s S/n 5045 | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Extec S-5 Screening Plant | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Florida Pit | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Frank Bushika Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gaston Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| General Sand and Stone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Goodrich Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Goodrich Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Greylock Sand and Gravel | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Harwood D Moore Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Horn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hotchkiss Mine | Nickel | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hudson Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hutchinson Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| J Donovan & Son Incorporated | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| J Donovan and Son | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Jagger Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jagger Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| John S Lane and Son Inc | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Johnsons Pit | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Klondike Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Klondike Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kolberg Secondary Jaw Crusher | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lee Lime Corp | Calcium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lee White Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Leet Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Leet Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lenox Dale Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Lenox Dale Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Lonzo Reeds Prospect | Copper, Nickel | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lovelace Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Maffat Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Maffat Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Maple Hill Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mercer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mill River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nat Beacco and Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| New England Lime Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Nolan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nordberg Jaw Crusher | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| North Adams Lime Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| North Adams Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Paul Nichols | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Poor Pit | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Temporarily Idled | MSHA |
| Portable Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Pfizer Inc | Calcium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pittsfield Sand and Gravel Inc | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Portable Crusher | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Potter Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Potter Mine/maple Hill/hudson/maffat Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Quarry Pit | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Rental Plant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Shaker Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Shaker Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Shaker Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Spurr Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Tonlino Portable | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Tryon Construction Pit | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Talc Quarry | Talc-Soapstone | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Tremper Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Tremper Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Tremper Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Truman Andrews Mine | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Truman Andrews Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Truman Andrews Mine/bacon/lovelace/andrews Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| United States Gypsum Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Vincent Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| White Wolf Mine | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Werden Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| West Stockbridge Quarry Plant 71 | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Williams Stone Co | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS |