Sand and Gravel, Construction Mines in Tennessee

419Total Sites
201Active

Sand and Gravel, Construction Mining in Tennessee

Tennessee has 419 sand and gravel, construction-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 201 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded sand and gravel, construction mine in Tennessee is Potter Sand Co. #37 Pit in Cumberland County, with records dating to 1950.

By County

CountySites
Shelby County73
Benton County41
Henry County40
Henderson County34
Lauderdale County26
Fayette County23
Obion County22
Hardin County15
Putnam County15
Madison County12
Tipton County9
Carroll County8
Decatur County8
Dyer County8
Franklin County7
Greene County7
McMinn County7
McNairy County7
Giles County5
Hardeman County5
Washington County5
Wayne County5
Cumberland County4
Knox County4
Unicoi County4
Coffee County3
Perry County3
Roane County3
Fentress County2
Hamilton County2

Sand and Gravel, Construction Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
#1 Ballard PitShelbyProducer
#1 Bowden PitMadisonProducer
#1 Carrier Road Plant Dredge OperationShelbyProducer
#1 Clifton Dredge OperationWayneProducer
#1 Herndon PitBentonProducer
#1 Reelfoot Materials, Inc. PitObionProducer
#1 Taylor PitHardinProducer
#1 Williams PitHenryProducer
#1 Williams Pit Scoggins Gravel Co.LauderdaleProducer
#10 Caldwell PitObionProducer
#11 Scott Pit JonesFayetteProducer
#12 Sullins PitBentonProducer
#13 Michael PitMadisonProducer
#15 Smith PitLauderdaleProducer
#16 Craig PitLauderdaleProducer
#2 Airport Industrial Properties, Inc. PitShelbyProducer
#2 Bragg and Sons PitShelbyProducer
#2 Fryplant Dredge OperationShelbyProducer
#2 Hollywood PlantShelbyProducer
#2 Macon Sand PitFayetteProducer
#3 Glasgow PitShelbyProducer
#3 Maloney PitObionProducer
#3 Mc Lynn PitBentonProducer
#3 Mensi PitShelbyProducer
#4 Cole PitBentonProducer
#4 Highway 64 PitShelbyProducer
#4 Malone PitShelbyProducer
#4 Moore PitShelbyProducer
#4 Voss PitLauderdaleProducer
#5 McKensie - Swiney PitMcNairyProducer
#5 Pasino PitShelbyProducer
#5 Wills PitHardemanProducer
Adamsville MineMcNairySurfaceProducer
Allen Materials, Inc. Plant Dredge OperationShelbyProducer
Allen MineShelbySurfaceProducer
Anderson PitShelbySurfaceProducer
Ayers Mineral Div., Central SilicaHendersonSurfaceProducer
Barnett PitObionProducer
Beacon PitFayetteSurfaceProducer
Bevins-Davis PitBentonProducer
Blood River PitHenrySurfaceProducer
Blunts LandingPerryOffshoreProducer
Blunts Landing Dredge OperationPerryProducer
Bolivar MineHardemanProducer
Bolivar Mine and MillHardemanOffshoreProducer
Boyd PitTiptonSurfaceProducer
Braden PitFayetteProducer
Bradshaw Gravel PitTiptonSurfaceProducer
Bringle-Dawson PitTiptonSurfaceProducer
Bruceton PitCarrollSurfaceProducer

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