Mines in Claiborne County, Tennessee
257Total
6Active
Claiborne County, Tennessee has 257 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is coal (bituminous), with 81 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Claiborne County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Goins Hollow Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Tazewell Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Kings Bend Mine | Zinc, Lead, Iron | Producer | MRDS | |
| Tazewell Plant #558 | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| Tazewell Plant #558 & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| #1 Auger | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| #1 Tenn Strip | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 36 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Abc Mine #1a | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Abc No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Auger #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| B. G. Goin | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| B. G. Goin Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Ben's Branch Deep Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bennetts Fork Tn Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Big Branch Hollow | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Buckeye Springs No. 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Buffalo Creek Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Bunch | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Bunch Hollow Mine | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bunch Hollow Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bunch Hollow Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| C. Proffitt | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| C. Profitt Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| C.a. Harris Prospect | Zinc | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Cabin Hollow | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Caldwell Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cawood Occurrence | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Cawood Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Chad Wilson | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Chad Wilson Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Charles Braden Eastern | Unknown | MRDS | ||
| Charles Braden Occurrence Eastern | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Charles Braden Prospect Western | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Charles Lundy | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Charles Lundy Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Claiborne #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Claiborne Co #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Claiborne County Mine #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Claiborne County Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Claiborne County Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Claiborne No 1 Surface Coal Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Clear Fork Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Cline | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Cline Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Combs Station Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Combs Station Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cooper Ridge Deep Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Cooper Ridge Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Copperhead | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Crutchfield | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Crutchfield Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Cvc No 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| D. F. Tolliver Occurrence | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| D. F. Tolliver Occurrence North | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Deane | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Deane Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Dixie Pine Coal Co Inc 1 & 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Double Mountain Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Due | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Due Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Eagan/king Mountain Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| East J. B. Ford | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| East L. F. Snyder | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Eastern I. Smith | Unknown | MRDS | ||
| F. Carey Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| F. Carey Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| F. M. Day | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| F. M. Day Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Floyd Carey Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Floyd Carey Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Ford | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Ford East | Unknown | MRDS | ||
| Ford Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Ford Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Ford, East Occurrence | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Fork Ridge Gob Pile | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Fortner Branch Prospects | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Fortner Prospect, Northern | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Fortner Prospect, Southern | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Fred Smith | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Fred Smith Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| G. L. Phelps | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| G.l. Phelps Prospects | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Gap Creek | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Gap Creek Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Gardner - Minton Prospects | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Gardner - Tva | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Gardner On Powell River | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Gardner Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Gardner-Minton Prospects | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Gardner-Tva Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Gatliff #4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gatliff Tipple #5 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| H. B. Johnson | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| H. B. Johnson Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Hm #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Harris Branch/tackett Creek Surface Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Honeysuck Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Honeysuck Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Horseshoe #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Howard Lynch Prospects Northern & Southern | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| I. Smith Occurrences | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| J. B. Ford Prospects | Iron, Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J. D. Braden | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| J. D. Braden Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| J. D. Keck | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| J. F. Lynch | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| J. F. Lynch Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| J. M. Hopper Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J. M. Hopper Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J. P. Welch Prospects | Past Producer | MRDS | ||
| J. P. Welch Prospects | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| J.d. Keck Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Jennings | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Johnson | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Johnson Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Kings Bend Inside | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Kings Bend Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kings Bend Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kings Bend Northern | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Kings Bend Prospect Inside | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Kings Bend Prospect Northern | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Kings Bend Prospect, West | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Kings Bend Prospect, West Side | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Kopper Glo Preparation Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| L. F. Snyder Prospects | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Langford | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Langford Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Leach Mountain | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Lewis Phelps Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lewis Phelps Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lindsay | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Lindsay Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Logan | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Logan Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Love Heirs Prospect | Lead | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Msd Mining #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Matt Evans | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Matt Evans Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Matthews Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mayes-Jones Occurrance | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Mayes-Jones Occurrance | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Medley and Leach Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Mine # 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mine No 5 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Mountainside Wash Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| New Fortner Branch | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| New Prospect/russell/cox Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 Auger | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No 1 Auger | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Preparation Plant | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Strip Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 1 Tennessee Tipple | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No 2 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No. 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No. 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No. 4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| No1 Tipple | Coal (Bituminous) | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| North J. B. Ford | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Northern Fortner | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Northern Howard Lynch | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Northern W. M. Duncan | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| O. B. Jones Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| O.b. Jones Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Odell | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Odell Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Old Fortner Branch | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Powell River Zinc & Lead Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Prosperity Mine No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| R. E. Johnson | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| R. E. Johnson Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| R. I. Smith Prospect, Western | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Rich Mountain Mine No. 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Ridgetop Development Surface Mine 4 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Ritchie | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Ritchie Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Robert Bruce | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Robert Bruce Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Robert Keck | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Robert Keck Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Robert Welch | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Robert Welch Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Rose Prospect | Zinc | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Royal Gem #1 Surface | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Rupert Hopper | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Rupert Hopper Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| S. J. Robinson | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| S. J. Robinson Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| S. Jones | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| S. Jones Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| S.h. Brown Lease | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Shipley | Unknown | MRDS | ||
| Shipley Occurrence | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Shot Wilson | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Shot Wilson Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| South J. B. Ford | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Southern Fortner | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Southern Howard Lynch | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Southern W. M. Duncan | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Stimulas 1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Straight Creek | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Straight Creek Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Straight Creek Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Straight Creek Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Straight Creek Surface Mine #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Straight Creek Zinc Dist. Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Strip #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sunshine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Surface #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Surface Mine #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Surface Mine #2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Surface/hm-2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Tackett Creek #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Tackett Creek Mine | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Tackett Mine # 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Treece | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Treece Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Tuttle | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Tuttle Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Universal Exploration Co. Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Valley Creek #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Valley Creek Mine #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Valley Creek Mine No. 2 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Valley Creek Mine No. 3 | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| Valley Creek Permit #3112 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Valley Creek-Rich Mtn #1 | Coal (Bituminous) | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| W. Burch Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| W. Burch Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W. J. Lynch | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| W. J. Lynch Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| W. M. Duncan Prospects, Northern & Southern | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| W. M. Russell Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| W. M. Russell Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| W. P. Day Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| W. P. Jones | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| W. P. Jones Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Watson Branch | Coal (Bituminous) | Underground | Abandoned and Sealed | MSHA |
| West L. F. Snyder | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Western Charles Braden | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Western Kings Bend | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Widener | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| William Jennings Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| William Medley and C. Leach | Prospect | MRDS |