Mines in Jefferson County, New York

Jefferson County, New York has 115 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 20 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 47 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Jefferson County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Watertown Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
West Carthage Mine	Lime	Surface	Active	MSHA
Adams Center Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bach Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Carlisle Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Church Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Clayton Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gifford Street Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hunter Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
John Vespo Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
La Fargville Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lyme Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Marion Construction Material Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Marzand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Morris Hatcliff Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rebscher Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rural Hill Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rural Hill S & G Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Watertown Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
1000 Island Ready-Mix Concrete Inc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Acton Island Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Anthony Marzano Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Antwerp Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Arsenal Stone	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Bach & Co Boulder Mine	Lime	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Black River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Black River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Black River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bolle Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bombard Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Brookside Drive Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Brookside Drive Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cape Vincent Crushed Stone Products	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Cape Vincent Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Carthage Region Anorthosite	Aluminum	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Chamont Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Clayton Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Clayton Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Clayton Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Clayton Sand and Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Cole Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cranesville Aggregate Co	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Crystal Spring Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Depaulville Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Dickson Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Dickson Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Dickson Prospect	Sulfur-Pyrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Eddy Rd Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Edison-Mullen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Flick Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Felts Mills Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Flick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Freeman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gill/hunter Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Gifford Street Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Hill Prospect	Iron, Pig Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Gold Hill Prospect	Sulfur	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Grarok, Llc	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Great Bend Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Greystone Quarry	Dimension Sandstone	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Hall Mine	Dimension Limestone	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Harpers Ferry Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Honeyville Pit	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
J. Leopold and Co. Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
John Vespo Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Joss Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Keene Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Keene Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Keene Prospect	Sulfur-Pyrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Kellogg Hill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
La Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
La Fargville Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Limerick Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Lyndaker Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Marzand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Moffatt Pit	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Morgan Mine	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Morgan Prospect	Sulfur-Pyrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Morgan Prospect	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Morris Hatcliff Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
O'Brian Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Old Sterling Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Stirling Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Overlook Drive Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Oxbow Southwest Prospect	Sulfur-Pyrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Oxbow Southwest Prospect	Sulfur	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Plessis Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Redwood Lead Occurrence	Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Rural Hill Limestone Corp.	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Rural Hill Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rural Hill S & G Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Rural Hill Sand & Gravel Corporation	Sand, Common	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Shirtliff Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Shirtliff Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Solar White	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Soper Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
St. Lawrence Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Star Route Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Three Mile Bay Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Towles Pit	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Town of Pamelia Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Town of Pamelia Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Deposit	Fluorine-Fluorite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Fluorite Deposit	Fluorine-Fluorite		Past Producer	MRDS
Ward Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Ward Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Watertown Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Watertown Quarry and Mill	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Watertown Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Watertown Sand & Stone/west Carthage Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
White Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Wight Prospect	Sulfur-Pyrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Wight Prospect	Sulfur	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Williams Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA