Mines in Monroe County, Mississippi

79Total
27Active

Monroe County, Mississippi has 79 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 27 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is bentonite, with 34 sites.

By Status

Prospect · 30Producer · 22Past Producer · 11Abandoned · 7Active · 5Plant · 3Occurrence · 1

Top Commodities

Bentonite · 34Sand and Gravel, Construction · 29Construction Sand and Gravel · 9Clay · 3Titanium, Pigment · 1Manganese · 1Common Clays NEC · 1Chromium · 1
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Active Mines in Monroe County

MineOperatorCommodityTypeStatus
Fowlkes MineU.S. Silica Company, LLCBentoniteSurfaceActive
Scribner PitAPAC, MS Inc.Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceActive
Aberdeen MineHWI MineralsBentoniteSurfaceActive
Rebel RockRebel Rock Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceActive
Pecan Orchard PitHal Holloway MiningConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActive
Aberdeen Mine & MillClaySurfaceProducer
Aberdeen Mine & Mill/amer. ColloidClaySurfaceProducer
Aberdeen Mississippi BentoniteBentoniteProducer
Amory Number 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducer
Amory Pit No. 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducer
Armory Number 1 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Bull Mtn. Creek-Tombigbee River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bull Mtn. Creek-Tombigbee River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bull Mtn. Creek-Tombigbee River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bull Mtn. Creek-Tombigbee River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

All Mines in Monroe County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Aberdeen MineBentoniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Fowlkes MineBentoniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Pecan Orchard PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Rebel RockConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Scribner PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Aberdeen Mine & MillClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Aberdeen Mine & Mill/amer. ColloidClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Aberdeen Mississippi BentoniteBentoniteProducerMRDS
Amory Number 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Amory Pit No. 3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Armory Number 1 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Bull Mtn. Creek-Tombigbee River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerMRDS
Bull Mtn. Creek-Tombigbee River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerMRDS
Bull Mtn. Creek-Tombigbee River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerMRDS
Bull Mtn. Creek-Tombigbee River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerMRDS
Buttahatchie River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerMRDS
Buttahatchie River Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerMRDS
Cadden PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Carroll PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Floyd Spring Cottage PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Fowlkes MineClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Hanson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Jackson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Meeks PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Phillips PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Pit Number 1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Pit Number 2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Aberdeen MillCommon Clays NECFacilityAbandonedMSHA
Aberdeen PlantChromiumProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Alice Strong DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
Amory PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
B F Thomas DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
B F Thomas DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
Baldwin Pit #2Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
C H Cox DepositBentoniteOccurrenceMRDS
C M Harrison DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
Frank Fears DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
G B Gilliland DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
H Blair DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
Hamilton Electrolytic FacilityManganeseProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Hamilton Plant TiTitanium, PigmentProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Holloway PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Jackson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Mrs. Latchie Jones DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
No. 2 Amory PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
North Mississippi Gravel Co., LlcConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Old Gordon Place DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
Perel and Lowenstein DepositBentoniteSurfaceProspectMRDS
Pit 104Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Preston Dobbs Truck Service & Gravel SalConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
R T Hodo DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
R and S Haulers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Tenn Tom MineConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Unnamed DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
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Unnamed DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
V E Downs ProspectBentoniteProspectMRDS
Waldrop Brothers DepositBentoniteProspectMRDS
WaterwayConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA

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