Mines in Benton County, Tennessee

Benton County, Tennessee has 120 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 51 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is silica, with 50 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Benton County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Benton County Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Camden Mine & Mill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Camden Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Chert Rock Quarry	Misc. Metal Ore NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Hwy 64 Pond Site	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Miles Materials Llc	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
#1 Herndon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
#12 Sullins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
#12 Sullins Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
#3 Mc Lynn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
#4 Cole Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
#5 Bond Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
#7 Sullins Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
#8 Bobitt Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Benton County Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General		Producer	MRDS
Benton County Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bevins-Davis Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Bonds Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
C. N. Armour Construction Co. #1 Marrs Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Camden Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Camden Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Camden Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cole Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Dunning Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Furr Pit #7	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Hardy and Nunnley Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Higdon & Cole Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Hollingsworth Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Jordan Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Kee Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Kee and Furr Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Limestone Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Malin Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Manleyville-Camden Placer	Titanium, Metal		Producer	MRDS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co., Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Molding Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Number 3 McLynn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Porter Warner Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Ragsdale Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Silica Mine	Silica	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Smith Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Stigall Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Sullins Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Sullins Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Tva Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Tva Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
W C Branch Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wills Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Wright Pit #3	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Wright Pit #4	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Wyatt Pit	Silica		Producer	MRDS
Bell Pit	Silica		Past Producer	MRDS
Bell Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Benton Cut	Fullers Earth	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bevins-Davis Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Bonds Pit		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
C. N. Armour Construction Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Camden Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Center Hill School Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Cypress Creek Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Dunning Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Flowers Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Furr Pit #6	Silica		Past Producer	MRDS
Hardy and Nunnley Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Holladay North	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Holladay Prospect	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Hollingsworth Pit	Silica		Past Producer	MRDS
Hollingsworth Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Jordan Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kee Pit		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kee and Furr Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kerr-McGee	Zirconium, Titanium		Prospect	MRDS
Kerr-McGee Deposit	Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, REE, Thorium		Prospect	MRDS
M & M Gravel, Llc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Malin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Malin Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mill Number 3	Silica	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Molding Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
No. 2 Herndon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
No. 3 McLynn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
No. 4 Cole Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
North Benton	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
North Holladay Prospect	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Number 1 Herndon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Number 1 Herndon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 1 Marrs Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Number 1 Marrs Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 12 Sullins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Number 12 Sullins Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 3 McLynn Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Number 4 Cole Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Number 4 Cole Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 5 Bond Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Number 7 Sullins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Number 7 Sullins Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 8 Bobitt Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Number 8 Bobitt Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
O'Neal Melton & Sons, Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Porter Warner Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Porter Warner Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ragsdale Pit		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
River Bend Chert	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Scarborough Prospect	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Smith Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
South Camden Prospect	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Southeast Camden Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Stigall Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sugar Tree Prospect	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Sullins Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sullins Pit Number 1	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sullins Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Sullins Pit Number 2	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sullins Sand Company, Inc.	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Tva Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Wills Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Wills Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wright Pit Number 3	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wright Pit Number 4	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wyatt Pit	Silica		Past Producer	MRDS
Wyatt Pit	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS