Mines in Essex County, New Jersey

23Total
4Active

Essex County, New Jersey has 23 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 13 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Essex County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
M L Kernam Quarry CoStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMRDS
Orange QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Orange Quarry CoStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMRDS
Traprock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Blatts QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Dod MineCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Dod MineCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Essex County Penitentiary QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
F.w. Shrump & SonsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Glen Ridge MineCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Glen Ridge MineCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Inorganic Chemical Crp/bellville NjREEProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS
Kernan Quarry Co.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Livingston QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
O'Roorke TrapStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Old Short Hill TrapStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Osborne & Marsellis's QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Ronson Metals/ Newark, N.j.REEProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS
Spottiswood and Company QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Thomasset Colors DivisionSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Westinghouse Elec./bloomfield, N.j.REEProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS
Wigwam Brook MineCopperOccurrenceMRDS
Wigwam Brook MineCopperPast ProducerMRDS