Mines in Unicoi County, Tennessee

110Total

8Active

Unicoi County, Tennessee has 110 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 8 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 23 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Unicoi County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Erwin Plant Dredge Operation	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Holston Land Co. - Marbleton Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Holston Land Co. - Marbleton Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General		Producer	MRDS
Marbleton Holston Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rex Lewis Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unicoi County Highway Department Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Unicoi Mine	Iron	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Warren Prospect	Manganese	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Adits Northwest of Peach Orchard Mine Manganese	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Baptist Hollow Deposit		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Big Moccasin		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Big Moccasin Zinc Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Britt Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Britt Mine	Manganese	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Chandler Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Chandler Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Chandler Barite Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Clark Creek Deposit		Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Dave Hodge Prospect	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Davenport Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Davenport Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Dry Branch		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Dry Branch Zinc Mine	Zinc, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
East Baptist Hollow Manganese Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Embree Iron Co. No. 14 Mine and Extension	Iron, Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Embree Iron Company No. 13 Zinc Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Erwin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Erwin Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Erwin Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Fowler		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Fowler Iron-Zinc Mine	Lead, Iron, Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Frog		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Frog Zinc Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Gaddy Prospect		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Head Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Head Prospect		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Higgins Barite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Higgins Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite		Prospect	MRDS
Higgins Creek Soapstone Mine	Talc-Soapstone		Past Producer	MRDS
Jewell Prospect		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Jim Jones Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Jim Jones Prospect		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
John Brunnett Mine Et Al.	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
John and Susan Brummett Mine		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lick Log		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lick Log Hollow Open Cuts Manganese	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Lick Log Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lick Log Zinc Shaft	Zinc, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Lower Red Cut	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lower Red Cut Iron	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Madcap Manganese Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Madcap Mine		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Marbleton Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Mines East of Simmons Branch	Zinc	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
New Peach Orchard Zinc-Lead Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
New Peach Orchard Zinc-Lead Shaft	Zinc, Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
No. 205 Shaft	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
No. 205 Shaft	Zinc	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 13		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 14		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 5		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 5 Zinc Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Peach Orchard		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Peach Orchard Mine	Lead, Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Peach Orchard Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Peterson Prospect	Manganese	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Phillips Property	Manganese	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Rock Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rock Quarry Flux	Dolomite		Past Producer	MRDS
Sam Brummett Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Sam Brummett Mine		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sam Brummett Prospect		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Simmons Branch		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Simmons Branch Mine and Small Mines East of Simmons Branch	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Small Unnamed Iron Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Small Unnamed Iron Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Small Unnamed Iron Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Small Unnamed Iron Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Small Unnamed Iron Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Small Unnamed Iron Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Spivey Creek Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite		Prospect	MRDS
Spivey Creek Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite		Prospect	MRDS
Spivey Creek Barite Prospect A			Occurrence	MRDS
Spivey Creek Barite Prospect B			Occurrence	MRDS
Starnes Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Starnes Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Street Mine		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Tenn. Zn & Pb Co. Shafts Nos. 1 & 2	Zinc	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Tenn. Zn & Pb Co. Shafts Nos. 3 & 4	Zinc	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Tennessee Zinc & Lead Cut	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Tennessee Zinc and Lead Company No. 14 Mine Shafts No. 3 and No. 4.	Iron, Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Tipton Prospect		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Tunnel Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Tunnel Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Unicoi Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Unaka Springs Prospect		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unicoi Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Unicoi Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unicoi Prospect		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Barite Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Barite Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Copper Prospect	Copper, Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Copper Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Upper Red Cut	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Upper Red Cut Iron	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Upper Red Iron Cut	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
West Baptist Hollow Manganese Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
West Ore Bank Manganese	Manganese, Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Yates Hollow Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Yates Hollow Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS