Mines in Gibson County, Tennessee

21Total
2Active

Gibson County, Tennessee has 21 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 2 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is clay, with 9 sites.

By Status

Prospect · 10Past Producer · 4Occurrence · 3Producer · 2Unknown · 1Abandoned · 1

Top Commodities

Clay · 9Ball Clay · 9Fire Clay (Refractory) · 1Common Clays NEC · 1
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Active Mines in Gibson County

MineOperatorCommodityTypeStatus
K-T Clay No. 12 Pit—Ball Clay—Producer
Lowery Clay Mine—ClaySurfaceProducer

All Mines in Gibson County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
K-T Clay No. 12 PitBall ClayProducerMRDS
Lowery Clay MineClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
Billops ProspectBall ClayOccurrenceMRDS
Deward Palmer ProspectClayProspectMRDS
Gibson County Grenada Ball ClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
Gibson County MineCommon Clays NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Hicks Heirs Farm ProspectClayOccurrenceMRDS
Humboldt PitClaySurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Jim Mays ProspectClayProspectMRDS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay No. 12 PitClayPast ProducerMRDS
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay No. 12 PitClaySurfaceUnknownMRDS
Milan PitClaySurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Mrs. M.j. Stewart ProspectBall ClayProspectMRDS
ProspectBall ClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
Prospect PitBall ClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
Prospect PitBall ClaySurfaceProspectMRDS
R.f. Barnes ProspectFire Clay (Refractory)ProspectMRDS
Trenton ProspectClaySurfacePast ProducerMRDS
W.r. Thetford ProspectBall ClayProspectMRDS
William Murray Farm ProspectBall ClayProspectMRDS
Willie Hickman Farm ProspectBall ClayOccurrenceMRDS

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