Mines in Union County, New Jersey

16Total
3Active

Union County, New Jersey has 16 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 3 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 6 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Union County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Adamas Carbide/ Kenilworth, N.j.TungstenProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
LindenIodineProducerMRDS
Summit Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducerMRDS
Celanese Plant/ Summit, N.j.GraphiteProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS
Cook QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Feltville MineCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Georgia Kaolin/ Elizabeth, N.j.KaolinProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS
Iron Oxide Crppigments/elizabethIronProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
John Roebling Plant PigmentsIronProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
Johnson Drive TrapStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Murray Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Oak Ridge Ave. TrapStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Rahway PlantIodineUnknownMRDS
Seneca Coal/ Elizabeth, N.j.IronProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS
Summit Stone PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Varlacoid Chemical/elizabeth, N.j.REEProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS