Mines in Monroe County, Tennessee
324Total
10Active
Monroe County, Tennessee has 324 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 10 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 123 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Monroe County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Stone | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Sweetwater Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Craighead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| Craighead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lost River Mine | Gold | Producer | MRDS | |
| Monroe | Barium-Barite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Mt Mount Vernon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mt. Vernon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General | Producer | MRDS | |
| Sweetwater Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Watson Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Producer | MRDS | |
| Alvin Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Alvin Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Annette Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Annette Placer Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ballard Exploration Area | Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Ballard Mine & Mill | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Barnes Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Barnes Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Beaty Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Beverly Wood Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Beverly Wood Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Big Branch Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Big Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Big Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Big Surface Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Big Surface Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Blackjack Ridge Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Blackjack Ridge Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Blevins Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Blevins Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Boyd Mine | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Boyd Mine | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Boyd Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Boyd Placer Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Brannon Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Brannon Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Buck Miller Copper Mine | Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buck Miller Copper Mine | Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| C. C. Stephens Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| C.c. Stephens Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Calf Yoke Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Calf Yoke Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Calico Trenches | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Calico Trenches | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cindy Hole | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Closman Workings | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Closman Workings | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Cole Manganese Property | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Cole Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Cole Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cooper Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cooper Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cooper Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dickey Prospect | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dixon Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dixon Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dixon Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Donnelly Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Duckett Ridge Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Duckett Ridge Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Dunsmore Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dunsmore Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| El Tigre Mine | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| El Tigre Mine | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| El Tigre Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| El Tigre Placer | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Erwin and Cardin Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Eve Mills | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Ewing Mine | Manganese | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| F. Thompson Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| F. Thompson Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Fork Creek Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Forkner Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Forkner Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| G.a.graves Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Gear Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gear Placer Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Goddard Barite Mines | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Goddard Barite Mines | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ground Hog Mountain Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Ground Hog Mt. Bank Curd Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gutherie-Jones Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gutherie-Jones Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hale Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hale Bill Coppinger Bank/donelly Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harmon Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harmon Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Harris Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Harrison Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Harrison Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Heiskill Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hollinghead Field Placer | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hollinghead Field Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hotwater Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hotwater Branch Placers Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hotwater Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Howard Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Howard Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Howard Mine B | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Howell Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Howell Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hudson Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hudson Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| J. L. Camp Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| J. L. Camp Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Johnson Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Johnson Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Johnson Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Johnson Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Johnson Shaft | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Johnson Shaft | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Jones Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Jones Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kilby Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Kimbrough Prospect | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kyle Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kyle Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kyle Mine B | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| L. A. Wood Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| L. G. Camp Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| L. Thompson Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| L. Thompson Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| L.a. Wood Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| L.g. Camp Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Latrobe Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Latrobe Bank/queen Bank/red Hill Bank | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lenderman Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lenderman Adit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lenderman Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lenderman Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Linderman Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Linderman Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Linderman Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lonsdale Adit, Northeast | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lonsdale Adit, Northeast | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Lonsdale Adit, Southwest | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lonsdale Adit, Southwest | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Lonsdale Tunnel, Northwest | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lonsdale Tunnel, Northwest | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Lonsdale Tunnel, Southeast | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lonsdale Tunnel, Southeast | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Lost River Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lost River Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lower Johnson Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lower Johnson Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Lower Magill Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lower Magill Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lower Peck Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Lower Peck Adit | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| McAllister Branch Placer | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| McAllister Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| McDaniel Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| McDonald Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| McGuire and North Vida Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mill Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mill Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mills Prospect | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Millsap Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Millsap Adit | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Monroe Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| National Barium Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| National Barium Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Notchy Creek Barite Mine | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Notchy Creek Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Notchy Creek Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Paris Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Paris Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Peck Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Peck Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Peck Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Preston Prospect | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Pumphouse Workings | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Pumphouse Workings | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Quarry 1 | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Queen Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Roberts Branch Adit, Northeast | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Roberts Branch Adit, Northeast | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Roberts Branch Adit, Southwest | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Roberts Branch Adit, Southwest | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Round Top, Lower Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Round Top, Lower Adit | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Round Top, North Workings | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Round Top, North Workings | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Round Top, Upper Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Round Top, Upper Adit | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Roy Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Roy Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| S.l. Williams Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Sixmile Creek Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Sixmile Creek Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| South Vida Mine | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Stephens Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Stoner Mine | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Stripped Area | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Stripped Area | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
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| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adit | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Adits | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Adits | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit & Shaft | Gold | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Pit and Shaft | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
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| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Pits | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect Trench | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospect Trench | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospects | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Prospects | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Shaft | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Unnamed Shaft | Gold | Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Upper Johnson Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Upper Johnson Adit | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Upper Magill Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Upper Magill Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Upper Peck Adit | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Upper Peck Adit | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| W. Harrison Mine - East | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| W. Harrison Mine-East | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Watson Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Watson Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Whipper Will Mine | Gold Ore | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Whippoorwill Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Whippoorwill Branch Placer Workings | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wicker Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wicker Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wilson Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wilson Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wilson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wilson Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |