Mines in Adams County, Pennsylvania
73Total
10Active
Adams County, Pennsylvania has 73 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 10 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is copper, with 14 sites.
By Status
Past Producer · 34Prospect · 15Occurrence · 9Producer · 7Abandoned · 5Active · 3
Top Commodities
Copper · 14Iron · 12Limestone, General · 6Stone, Crushed/Broken · 5Clay · 5Dolomite · 4Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC · 3Zirconium Ore · 1
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Active Mines in Adams County
| Mine | Operator | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmian | Specialty Granules LLC | Crushed, Broken Traprock | Surface | Active |
| Hanover Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active |
| Gettysburg Quarry | New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active |
| Alwine Brick Co. Clay Mine | — | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Bethleham Mines Corporation | — | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
| Bethlehem Limestone Quarry | — | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Surface | Producer |
| Charmian Plant & Quarry | — | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
| Gettsburg Quarry & Mill | — | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
| Gettysburg Limestone Co. Quarry | — | Limestone, General | Surface | Producer |
| Teeter Limestone Quarry | — | Limestone, General | Surface | Producer |
All Mines in Adams County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmian | Crushed, Broken Traprock | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Gettysburg Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Hanover Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Alwine Brick Co. Clay Mine | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Bethleham Mines Corporation | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Bethlehem Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Charmian Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gettsburg Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gettysburg Limestone Co. Quarry | Limestone, General | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Teeter Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Adam Minter Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Adams Minter Mine/peter Comfort Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Albert Ore Bank | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alwine Brick Co. Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alwine Hamilton 2 Pit | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alwine Mt Pleasant Pit | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Alwine Quarries | Common Shale | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bair Farm Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bethlehem Mines | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Big Dam Dolomite Quarry | Dolomite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bigham Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Bingham Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Cashtown Hematite Occurence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Center Mills Prospect | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cole's Ore Bank Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Culp Hill Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| David Boyer Bank | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eagle Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Early and Killinger Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Enoch Lefevre Bank | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Enoch Lefevre Bank & 2 Additional | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fairfield Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gargol Magnetite Occurence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gettysburg Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Glen Gery Corporation | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hanover Lime Plant | Dimension Limestone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hanover Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Headlight Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Herbert Mummurt Farm Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Kerr Hill Prospect | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Krug Farm Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Krumrein Pits | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lefevre Pits | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mei Aspers | Zirconium Ore | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| McConaughy's Ore Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| McConaughys Ore Bank | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mells Mine | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Near Gargol | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Orrtanna Prospect | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Portable 519104 | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Peter Comfort Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Reed Hill Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Rudisville Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Russell Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Samuel Schwartz Bank | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Slagel Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Snively Musselman/russel Mines | Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Snively Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Solomon Schwartz Bank | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Solomon Schwartz Bank & Numerous Other | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Dolomite Pit | Dolomite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Virgin Copper Mine | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Virginia Mills Hematite Occurence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Widow Bruchs Bank | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Widow Clark Bank | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wolf Hill | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wolf Hill | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |