Mines in Chester County, Pennsylvania
111Total
20Active
Chester County, Pennsylvania has 111 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 iron, with 23 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Chester County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Black Quarry | Dimension Granite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Brandywine Stone | Crushed, Broken Sandstone | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Catanach Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| D'Amico Quarry Inc. | Dimension Sandstone | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Downingtown Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Honey Brook Quarry | Crushed, Broken Sandstone | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Atglen Quarries Inc | Granite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Avon Grove Quarry | Flagstone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Carlson Inc--Thorndale, Pa. | Iron | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Catanach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Devault Crushed Stone Co.,inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Foote Mineral Co--Exton, Pa. | REE | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Golden Green Parksburg Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Honeybrook Quarry | Flagstone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lukens Steel--Coatesville, Pa. | Iron | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Matthey Bishop--Malvern, Pa. | Iridium, Osmium, Palladium, Platinum, Rhodium, Ruthenium | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| McAvoy Vitrified Brick Clay Mine | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Pennsylvania Granite Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Phoenix Steel--Phoenixville, Pa. | Iron | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Valley Forge Stone Qy Honey Brook | Flagstone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| A T Reynolds Property | Chromium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Amos Pughs Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Avon Grove Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Avondale Quarry | Dimension Sandstone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Benjamin Franklin Graphite Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bluestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Brookdale Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buchanan's Bank/white Hall/fisher Banks | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buckwater Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Catanach Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cedar Hollow Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cedar Hollow Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Charlestown Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Chester County Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Coatsville Prospect | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Coatsville-West Chester District | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Collom Pits | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Devault Quarry | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Devault Quarry and Mill | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Downingtown Quarry & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Downingtown Quarry and Plant | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| E G Walters' Farm Prospect | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Engine Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fairville Mica Occurrence | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Fegley Mine & 2 Additional | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| French Creek Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Golden Green Parksburg Quarry | Quartz | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Green's Iron Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hartman Property Prospect | Graphite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hillside Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Honeybrook Anorthosite | Aluminum | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Hopewell Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| J.b. Latshawharvey Mine & 4 Additional | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Jacobs Bank/maguire/evans Banks | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Just Graphite Mine | Graphite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Keystone Trappe Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kirk Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kirk Sand Chrome Property | Chromium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Lt120-002 | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Landis,paxson,&graham Farms Prospct | Titanium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Leighton Iron Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lionville B Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Lukens Steel Co Property Prospect | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Metso Lt 106 Jaw Sn#181706 | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Metso Lt300hp Cone Sn#78787 | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| McAvoy Vitrified Brick Company | Common Shale | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| McAvoy Vitrified Brick Clay Mine | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Montgomery County Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Montgomery County Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Moro Phillips Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Napoleon Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Neal Ore Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Newlin Township Deposit | Corundum | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Old Hilaman Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pennsylvania Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pennypacker Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pethericks Penn Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Phoenix Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Phoenixville Area | Lead, Zinc, Vanadium | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Pine Run Placer | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pine Swamp Schoolhouse Pits | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Reisler Placer | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Renshaw Chromite Placer | Chromium | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Renshaw Chromite Placer Deposit | Chromium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Road Pit | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Scott Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sharpless Farm Prospect | Manganese | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Sidwell Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Smith Hilamans Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Stauffer Mine/mosteller Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Steels Pits | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Stence Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Trimble Mine/coffman/whiteman Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed, Coatesville Area | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed, Windsor Area | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Valley Forge Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Warwick Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Warwick Mine/leighton/steels/hopewell Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Webbs Prospect | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| West Chester District-Thomas Webb Farm | Chromium | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wheatley Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wheatley Mine &3 Additional Pb-Zn Mines and the Morris Cu Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wheatley, Chester, Phoenixville | Molybdenum, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Worth & Co. Iron Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Yingling Bros. Sand-Chrome Prop. | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |