Mines in Tippah County, Mississippi
62Total
7Active
Tippah County, Mississippi has 62 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is aluminum, with 39 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Tippah County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Mine & Mill | Common Clays NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Jasper Creek Mine | Common Clays NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Ripley Mine and Mill | Common Clays NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Ripley Sand | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Fuller's Earth, Ripley, Mississippi | Fullers Earth | Producer | MRDS | |
| Fullers Earth, Blue Mountain, Mississippi | Fullers Earth | Producer | MRDS | |
| Ripley Mine & Mill | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| A.j. & Callie Guyton Property | Aluminum | Underground | Unknown | MRDS |
| A.n.thompson Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bauxite and Kaolin - Tippah and Benton Counties | Aluminum, Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Benefield Sand | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| C.f. Godwin Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| E. P. Barber Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| E.m. Hardin Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| F.o. Hudspeth Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Finger Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Flat Rock Church Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Graham and Hudspeth Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Green Wattes Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hopper-Martindale Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hopper-Martindale Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hopper-Martindale Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| I.v. James Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| J. M. Gunter Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J.c. James Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| J.c. McElwain Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| J.p. Clemmer Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| J.w. Jones Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| L.s. Pearce Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| McGill-Tapp Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| P.w. Caviness Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Patrick-Harrell Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Salvation Army Property | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Shady Grove Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Shelton Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Strickland&hazardl | Aluminum | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Bauxite Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Bauxite Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Bauxite Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Bauxite Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Kaolin | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W.d.shelton Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W.m. Dodson Prospect | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| W.t. Meadows Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | MRDS | |
| W.t.shelton Prospect | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS |