Aluminum Mines in Tennessee

25Total Sites
0Active

Aluminum Mining in Tennessee

Tennessee has 25 aluminum-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded aluminum mine in Tennessee is Chattanooga Tenn. Bauxite in Hamilton County, with records dating to 1907.

By County

CountySites
Hamilton County13
Carter County5
Carroll County1
Humphreys County1
Maury County1
Polk County1
Shelby County1
Stewart County1
Williamson County1

Aluminum Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
(Facility) Excel Smelter/ Memphis, Tn.ShelbyProcessing PlantPlant
Ackerman KaolinCarrollSurfaceProspect
Bennett Mine No. 1HamiltonSurfacePast Producer
Bennett No.2 ProspectHamiltonProspect
Brannan MineHamiltonSurfacePast Producer
Chattanooga Tenn. BauxiteHamiltonPast Producer
Consol Aluminum/new Johnsonville TnHumphreysProcessing PlantPlant
Dr. Gaither's PropertyStewartSurfacePast Producer
Elizabethton, Tenn. BauxiteCarterPast Producer
Fred Nixson ProspectHamiltonProspect
Gee ProspectPolkOccurrence
Hixson MineHamiltonSurfacePast Producer
Hornville MineHamiltonSurfacePast Producer
McCallie Tunnel ProspectHamiltonUndergroundProspect
Montague MineHamiltonSurfacePast Producer
Perry MineHamiltonSurfacePast Producer
Red Bird Hill Bauxite MineCarterPast Producer
Red Bird Hill Bauxite MineCarterPast Producer
Smith ProspectHamiltonSurface-UndergroundProspect
Tillman No 113WilliamsonSurfacePast Producer
Watauga Bauxite MineCarterPast Producer
Watauga Bauxite MineCarterPast Producer
Wilcox ProspectHamiltonSurfaceProspect
Willie Moore ProspectHamiltonProspect
Xps 17m PitMaurySurfacePast Producer

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