Mines in Vermont

1,321Total

258Active

20Gold

0Coal

568Surface

24Underground

Mining in Vermont

Federal databases record 1,321 mine and mineral deposit locations in Vermont, drawing from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records. Of these, 258 are currently active operations regulated by MSHA. Key commodities include gold (20 sites), silver (3 sites), copper (58 sites).

Vermont has 568 surface mining sites and 24 underground operations. Surface mining is the dominant method, which is typical in states with accessible mineral deposits and coal seams near the surface.

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Rutland County361 mines98 active Windsor County155 mines20 active Washington County117 mines28 active Bennington County88 mines19 active Windham County82 mines10 active Franklin County78 mines10 active Addison County75 mines16 active Orleans County72 mines4 active Orange County67 mines4 active Lamoille County66 mines13 active Caledonia County62 mines9 active Chittenden County61 mines19 active Essex County21 mines1 active Grand Isle County14 mines6 active Orange, Windsor County1 mines

Notable Mines

Mine	County	Commodity	Type	Status
Verpol Plant	Rutland	Lime	Surface	Active
Quarry Slate Ind.	Rutland	Dimension Slate	Surface	Active
Newmont Slate Co., Inc.	Rutland	Dimension Slate	Surface	Active
Danby Quarry	Rutland	Dimension Marble	Underground	Active
Ludlow Mill	Windsor	Talc	Surface	Active
Crushed Stone Quarry and Plant	Chittenden	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
North East Materials Group Llc	Washington	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active
Quimby Mtn Stone/black River Quarries	Windsor	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Home Pit and Mill	Chittenden	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Blissville Quarry & Mill	Rutland	Dimension Slate	Surface	Active
Woodbury Gray Quarry	Washington	Dimension Granite	Surface	Active
Slc Swanton Div.	Franklin	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Hogback Quarry	Rutland	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Rock of Ages Dark Side	Washington	Dimension Granite	Surface	Active
Rock of Ages Lite Side	Washington	Dimension Granite	Surface	Active
Middlebury Quarry	Addison	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Wallingford Quarry	Rutland	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Clarendon Quarry	Rutland	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
Big Boston Quarry	Rutland	Dimension Slate	Surface	Active
Nadeau Sand & Gravel	Lamoille	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
New Haven Crushed Stone C600	Addison	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active
W. E. Dailey, Shaftsbury Plant	Bennington	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Shelburne Quarry	Chittenden	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
White River Pit	Windsor	Crushed, Broken Sandstone	Surface	Active
Sheldon Slate Products Qry & Mill #2	Rutland	Dimension Slate	Surface	Active

Mines in Vermont

Mining in Vermont

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Notable Mines

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