Ball Clay Mines in Tennessee

Ball Clay Mining in Tennessee

Tennessee has 128 ball clay-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 43 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded ball clay mine in Tennessee is K-T Clay No. 1 Pit in Henry County, with records dating to 1925.

By County

County	Sites
Henry County	46
Weakley County	44
Carroll County	16
Gibson County	9
Madison County	4
Fayette County	3
Hardeman County	3
Haywood County	2
Chester County	1

Ball Clay Mines

Mine	County	Type	Status
Bell Clay No. 2 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Bell Clay No. 3 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Bell Mill	Weakley	Processing Plant	Producer
Bell No. 4 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Bell No. 5 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Bush Clay No. 1 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Carrol County Operations	Carroll	Surface	Producer
Como Tennessee Ball Clay	Henry		Producer
Huntingdon Tennessee Ball Clay	Carroll		Producer
K-T Clay No. 1 Pit	Henry		Producer
K-T Clay No. 10	Carroll		Producer
K-T Clay No. 11 Pit	Weakley		Producer
K-T Clay No. 12 Pit	Gibson		Producer
K-T Clay No. 13	Henry		Producer
K-T Clay No. 2 Pit	Henry		Producer
K-T Clay No. 3 Pit	Henry		Producer
K-T Clay No. 4 Pit	Henry		Producer
K-T Clay No. 5 Pit	Henry		Producer
K-T Clay No. 8	Carroll		Producer
K-T Clay No. 9	Carroll		Producer
Liberty Tennessee Ball Clay	Weakley		Producer
Old Hickory Clay No. 1 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Old Hickory Clay No. 2 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 1 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 10 Pit	Henry		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 11 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 12 Pit	Henry		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 13 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 14 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 16 Pit	Henry		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 2 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 3 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 4 Pit	Henry		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 6 Pit	Henry		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 7 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 8 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Spinks Clay No. 9 Pit	Henry		Producer
U.s.d. Clay No. 2 Pit	Weakley		Producer
U.s.d. Clay No. 5 Pit	Weakley		Producer
U.s.d. Clay No. 6 Pit	Weakley		Producer
U.s.d. Clay No. 9 Pit	Weakley		Producer
Usd Clay No. 3 Pit	Carroll		Producer
Weakley County Operation	Weakley	Surface	Producer
Adamson No. 5 Pit	Carroll	Surface	Past Producer
Adamson Pit No. 1	Carroll	Surface	Past Producer
Adamson Pit No. 2	Carroll	Surface	Past Producer
Billops Prospect	Gibson		Occurrence
Black Ball Pit	Henry	Surface	Past Producer
Bradley Pit	Henry	Surface	Past Producer
Browns Church Road Prospect	Madison		Prospect

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