Mines in Roane County, Tennessee

Roane County, Tennessee has 34 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is barium-barite, with 10 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Roane County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Roane County Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Emory Gap Plant #522	Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Oliver Springs Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ralph Rogers & Company, Inc. - Oliver Springs Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Swan Pond Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General		Producer	MRDS
Swan Pond Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Webster Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ajtco Inc / Prep Plant	Coal (Bituminous)	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Chamberlain-Barnardsville Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Chamberlain-Barnardsville Area-B	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Chamberlain-Barnardville Dep. North	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Chamberlain-Barnardville Dep. South	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Chamberlain/barnardsville Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Emory Gap	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gallaher Mine	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Glen Alice Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Harriman Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Prospects	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Prospects	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Prospects	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Lambert Brothers Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Lambert Brothers Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
No 1 Surface	Coal (Bituminous)	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Oliver Springs Sand Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Roane Electric Furnace	Silica, Iron, Manganese	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Rockwood-Emory Gap Area	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Small Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Taylor & Brabson Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Taylor and Brabson Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Taylor and Brabson Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Tootle Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Tootle Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Barite Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Barite Occurrence	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS