Mines in Rhode Island

Mining in Rhode Island

Federal databases record 190 mine and mineral deposit locations in Rhode Island, drawing from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Of these, 56 are currently active operations regulated by MSHA. Key commodities include gold (2 sites), copper (1 sites).

Rhode Island has 124 surface mining sites and 3 underground operations. Surface mining is the dominant method, which is typical in states with accessible mineral deposits and coal seams near the surface.

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Notable Mines

Mine	County	Commodity	Type	Status
Slatersville Plant	Providence	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Cranston Quarry	Providence	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Richmond Sand & Stone	Washington	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Cumberland Quarry Corp.	Providence	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active
Lynch Corp	Providence	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Plant 7	Washington	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
J R Vinagro Pit	Kent	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
South County Sand & Gravel	Washington	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Portable Two	Providence	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Portable 7	Providence	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Material Sand & Stone Corp	Providence	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Richmond	Washington	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Portable 9	Providence	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Portable 11	Providence	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Tiverton Materials	Newport	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Brighter Vision	Providence	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Pound Hill Quarry	Providence	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
We Lease It Inc-North	Washington	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Peckham Brothers Co.	Newport	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer
Rock of Ages Inc	Providence	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer
Pca Construction Company	Newport	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer
M A Gammino Construction Co	Providence	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer
Holliston Sand Plant Number 2	Providence	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
M. W. Prior Gravel Pit	Providence	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
A. Cardi Construction Co., Inc. Pit	Kent	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer

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