Lead Mines in Massachusetts

26Total Sites
3Active

Lead Mining in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 26 lead-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 3 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

CountySites
Franklin County11
Hampshire County8
Essex County2
Middlesex County2
Worcester County2
Suffolk County1

Lead Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Loudville Lead MineHampshireProducer
New Mine Vein Occurrence Northwest of RusselvilleHampshireProducer
Southwest Whately Lead VeinFranklinProducer
(Facility) Cambridge Smelter CoMiddlesexProcessing PlantPlant
Argentine Galena VeinHampshireProspect
Bd Bloomfield Co--Worcester, Ma.WorcesterProcessing PlantPlant
Chipman MineEssexUndergroundPast Producer
General Metals & Smelting--BostonSuffolkProcessing PlantPlant
Leverett Lead MineFranklinPast Producer
Leverett Lead MinesFranklinPast Producer
New Mine Vein OccurrenceHampshireOccurrence
New Mine Vein Occurrence Nw of RusselvilleHampshirePast Producer
Newburyport Pb-A?^ictEssexPast Producer
North of West Whately ProspectFranklinProspect
North of West Whately ProspectFranklinProspect
Somerville Smelting Co.MiddlesexProcessing PlantPlant
Southeast of West Whately ProspectFranklinProspect
Southhampton Barite Vein/loudville Pb MineHampshirePast Producer
Southwest Whately Lead VeinFranklinProspect
Sw Whately Lead MineFranklinPast Producer
Uxbridge ProspectWorcesterProspect
Whately Lead VeinFranklinOccurrence
Whately Lead VeinFranklinProspect
Whately Lead Vein OccurrenceHampshireOccurrence
Whately-Conway Lead VeinFranklinProspect
Whately-Williamsburg Lead ProspectHampshireProspect

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