Mines in Knox County, Tennessee
207Total
34Active
Knox County, Tennessee has 207 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 34 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is limestone, dimension, with 58 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Knox County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Lee Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Forks of the River Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| I-75 Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Immel Mine | Zinc | Underground | Active | MSHA |
| Knoxville Cement Plant | Cement | Facility | Active | MSHA |
| Midway Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Riverside Drive Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Walker's Dirt Pit | Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls. | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| A B Long Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Asbury Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, High Calcium | Producer | MRDS | |
| City Quarry Knoxville | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| Creswell Bros. Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Crippen Mine | Limestone, General | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Dixie Lee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Forks of the River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Ideal Cement Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| Immel | Zinc | Underground | Producer | MRDS |
| Immel Zinc Mine | Zinc | Producer | MRDS | |
| Kincaid Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Knoxville | Bloating Material | Producer | MRDS | |
| Knoxville Mine - Millertown A | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | MRDS | |
| Knoxville Mine-Broadway | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | MRDS | |
| Knoxville Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Knoxville Quarry & Cement Mill | Stone | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Knoxville Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | MRDS | |
| Marbledale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| Midway Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Millertown A Mine | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Riverside Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Producer | MRDS |
| Sand Machine No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Producer | MRDS |
| Shalite Quarry No. 1 | Bloating Material | Producer | MRDS | |
| Shalite Quarry No. 1 | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Williams Quarry | Limestone, High Calcium | Producer | MRDS | |
| Appalachian Marble Co. Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Appalachian Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Appalachian Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Appalachian Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Asbury Pit | Calcium | Surface | Plant | MRDS |
| Asbury Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Atlas Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Biagiotti Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Biagiotti Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bluegrass Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Broadway Mine | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Burkhart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Burkhart Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cemex Usa | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Chert Pit | Silica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| City Quarry Knoxville | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dixie Lee Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dredge Herbert | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Eagle Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| East Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Facility | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Foote Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ford's Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Forks of the River Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Freeway Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Freeway Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Granox Quarry | Dimension Marble | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Giezentanner Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Gray Eagle Quarry Pit #2 | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gray Knox Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Graystone Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Green Prospects | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Haworth Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Holston Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ideal Cement Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J.m. Ross Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| John M. Ross Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jones Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kennedy Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kennedy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Kincaid Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Knoxville Marble Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Knoxville Pit | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Knoxville Quarry | Clay | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Lamon Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lamon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lead Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Limestone | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Loves Creek | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Maxey Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| McMillan East | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| McMillan West | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| McMullen Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Midway Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Midway Quarry - Tunnel Project | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Underground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Millertown | Common Clays NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Millertown A Mine | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mine Road Operations | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Neubert Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| O.k. Quarry | Calcium, Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| O.k. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Plant No. 1 | Calcium | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ross-Republic Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ross-Republic Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ross-Republic Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Royal Marble Co. Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Royal Marble Co. Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Stripping Crew | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sand Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Shale Pit | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| South Knoxville Macadam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Spout Hollow Pit | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Tadpole Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Thrasher's Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Victoria Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Williams Quarry | Calcium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Woods Creek | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Zinc Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Zinc Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS |