Mines in Sullivan County, Tennessee

Sullivan County, Tennessee has 60 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 11 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 15 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Sullivan County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Bristol Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Kingsport Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Tri-Cities Airport Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Kingsport Mine - Industry Drive	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Kingsport Mine - Short Hills	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Kingsport Mine, Short Hills Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Kingsport Mine--Industry Drive Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Kingsport Plant #525	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General		Producer	MRDS
Kingsport Quarry	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Kingsport Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Tri-City Airport Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
394 Mine	Common Shale	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
394 Shale	Common Shale	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Bowling Alley, Mine #21	Common Shale	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Bowman			Prospect	MRDS
Bowman Zinc Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Carmack Prospect	Barium-Barite		Prospect	MRDS
Cowan Fe Bank	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Cowan Iron Bank	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Cowan Iron Bank	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Cox Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite, Zinc		Occurrence	MRDS
Cox Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Cox Prospect	Zinc	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Crockett Fe Bank	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Crockett Iron Bank	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Crockett Iron Bank	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Fall Branch		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Fall Branch Zinc Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Fall Branch Zn Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Hammer Iron Bank	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Hammer Iron Bank	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Horse Creek			Prospect	MRDS
Horse Creek Barite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Horse Creek Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Horse Creek Zinc Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Industry Drive	Common Shale	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Kingsport Cement Mill	Stone	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Kingsport Mine, Short Hills Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Kingsport Mine-Industry Frive Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Kingsport Plant #525	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Murrell Farm Prospect	Zinc	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Orebank Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Orebank Iron Prospects			Occurrence	MRDS
Orebank Iron Prospects	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Orebank Mine	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pactolus-Holston Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Pactolus-Holston Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Rockway Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Rockway Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sharp Fe Bank	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Sharp Iron Bank	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Sharp Iron Bank	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Sunset Hills Barite Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Sunset Hills Barite Occurrence	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Thomas Fe Bank	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Thomas Iron Bank	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Thomas Iron Bank	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Weavers Arm Prospect	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Wells Zinc Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Wells Zinc Prospect	Zinc		Occurrence	MRDS