Mines in Erie County, New York

Erie County, New York has 70 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 21 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 20 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Erie County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Buffalo Dock	Sand, Industrial NEC	Facility	Active	MSHA
Collins	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
County Line Stone Co Inc	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Gabel-Thomas	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Wehrle Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Woodruff Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Clarence Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Federal Crushed Stone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Genessee Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gernatt Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hagerer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
John L. Beny Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Jones Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lancaster Dredge E	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lancaster Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Limestone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
North and South Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Orchard Park Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Peppermint Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sardinia Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sterling Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Akron Gypsum Co.shaft	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
American Gypsum Co. Shaft	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Atlas Gypsum Company Mill	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
B.feldman No.1 Well	Salt	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Barton Road Quarry	Dimension Limestone	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Bethlehem Steel/ Lackawana, N.y.	Iron	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Boston Valley Clay Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Boston Valley Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Buffalo Perlite Plant	Perlite	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Buffalo Quarry and Mill	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Chaffee	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Clarence Center Mine	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Past Producer	MRDS
Clarence Center Mine & Mill	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Clarence Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Como Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Eastern Limestone Operation	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
F.w.heist No.1 Well	Salt	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Federal Crushed Stone Quarry & Mill	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Fred Howe Well	Salt	Well	Past Producer	MRDS
Genesee North Gravel Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Genessee Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gernatt Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Hanna Furnace Corp/ Buffalo, N.y.	Iron	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Henry Jones Well	Salt	Well	Past Producer	MRDS
Iroquois Gas Corp.well No.796	Salt	Well	Prospect	MRDS
John L. Beny Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Jones Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Kleemann Jaw Crusher 110#912	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lancaster Plant E	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lancaster Quarry and Plant	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Limestone Quarry and Plant	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Mauls Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
National Gypsum Company Mill	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Olivieri Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Pioneer Ft2650 Sn405231	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Peppermint Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Peters Corners Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Peters Corners Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Republic Steel/ Buffalo, N.y.	Iron	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Shisler Rd. Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Springville	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Springville Well	Salt	Well	Past Producer	MRDS
Sterling Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Test Holes For Gypsum	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Salt Well	Salt	Well	Prospect	MRDS
Waterman Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
West Falls	Bloating Material		Past Producer	MRDS
West Falls Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Williams Gold Refin./ Buffalo, N.y.	Gold	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS