Mines in Decatur County, Tennessee

24Total
9Active

Decatur County, Tennessee has 24 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 9 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 8 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Decatur County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Jones Parsons QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Parsons QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Dredge HSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
McClanahan MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Parsons PlantStone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, GeneralProducerMRDS
Parsons Plant & QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Perrysville MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Perryvilledredge OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerMRDS
Workman MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Decatur CountyCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Decaturville ProspectClayOccurrenceMRDS
Deep Well-Sphalerite OccurrenceOccurrenceMRDS
Deep Well-Sphalerite OccurrenceZincOccurrenceMRDS
E.m. Duke Farm ProspectClayProspectMRDS
Henry & Livingston PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Henry and Livingston PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
Herbert DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerMRDS
McKenzie and Bright ProspectsClayProspectMRDS
North Parsons ProspectClayOccurrenceMRDS
Parsons ProspectClayProspectMRDS
Perryville MineConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Pevahouse FarmsConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Scotts Hill ProspectClayOccurrenceMRDS
Southwest Decaturville ProspectClayProspectMRDS