Mines in Essex County, Massachusetts

Essex County, Massachusetts has 81 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 17 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 42 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Essex County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Amrize Peabody Plant	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active	MSHA
Amrize Swampscott Quarry	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active	MSHA
G P Aggregate Corporation	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Portable Crusher	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Danvers Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Georgetown Sand and Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Groveland Pit		Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ipswich Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Manchester Crushed Stone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Manchester Sand and Stone Co. Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Peabody Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pines Speedway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Richardson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rocco Zambino and Sons, Inc. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rowley Ready Mix Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Saugus Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Swampscott Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
(Facility) Travers Labs Refinery--Beverly, Ma.	Mercury	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Alton Stone Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Amesbury Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Atwater Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Buzzell Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Camillieri Corp Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Center Street Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Central Street Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Chipman Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
City of Haverhill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Donald Innis Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
East Broadway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Essex Bituminous Concrete Products	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Georgetown Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Goodhue Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hale Engineering Co--Danvers, Ma.	Tungsten	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Harriman Mine	Sulfur		Past Producer	MRDS
Haverhill Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Haverhill Sand Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Haverhill Sand Company Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Heath Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Henry D Lay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
John R Morse	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Kay Locke Inc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lynn Eastern Smelt & Refin Corp	Gold	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Maurice Concrete Products Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Mavrofrides Brothers	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Mc Niff-Dominic Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
McCloskey 621 Screener	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
McNiff Co Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Miles River Sand and Gravel Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Morse Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Newburyport Pb-A?^ict	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Pepperell Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Peter H Arekalian Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
R W Drinkwater	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
R W Drinkwater Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Ralph L Buzzell	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Rocco Zambino & Sons Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Rockport Quarries Inc	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Roy Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Saugus Quarry	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Sand & Gravel Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Saugus Deposit	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Swampscott Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Swampscott Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Unknown	MRDS
The Pines Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Thiokol Ventron Div--Beverly, Ma.	Zirconium	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Thiokol Ventron Div--Danvers, Ma.	Thorium	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Topseal Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Torromeo Trucking Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Torromeo Trucking Co., Inc. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Town of Groveland Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Town of Rockport	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Town of Rockport Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Trimount Bituminous Prdts Co	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Trimount Bituminous Products Co	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Ventron Corp--Beverly, Ma.	Zirconium	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Warren Manter Co Inc	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Wittemore Perlite Plant	Perlite	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS