Mines in Franklin County, Vermont

Franklin County, Vermont has 78 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 10 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 16 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Franklin County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Slc Swanton Div.	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Begnoche Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Collins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Frontage Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Highgate Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Highgate Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ovitt Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Swanton Limestone	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Swanton Limestone Co. Quarries	Limestone, General		Producer	MRDS
Tabors Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Berkshire Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Berkshire Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Berkshire Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Bourbeau Aggregate Llc	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Barney Marble Co. Quarries	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Begnoche Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Berkshire Copper Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Berkshire Copper Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Berkshire Mine		Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Bullard Prospect	Stone, Dimension		Occurrence	MRDS
C-24 & C-25	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
C-30	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
C.e.m. Bullard Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
C28	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Collins Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Fonda Lime Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Franklin Co. Prospect	Zinc		Occurrence	MRDS
Franklin Co. Prospect	Zinc, Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Harrison Sand, Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Horseshoe Gravel Pit #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Hall-Farrar Quarries	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Highgate Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Highgate Sand Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Joyal Marble Quarry	Marble, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Leach Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Leduc & Many Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
La Flam Prospect	Stone, Dimension		Occurrence	MRDS
Ledge Mine	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Lussier's Sand & Gravel	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Montgomery Center Talc Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
O.w.corliss Farm Prospect	Limestone, Dimension	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Orange Phelps Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Ovitt Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Crushers	Crushed, Broken Sandstone	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Rawson Screen	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Rental Crusher/screener/conveyor	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Ray Dubuis Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Ray Dubuis Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rich Quarry	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Richford Copper Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Richford Copper Prospect	Stone, Dimension, Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
S.t. Griswold Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Swanton Quarry	Dimension Marble	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Sabliere Quoibion Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Saint Rock Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Sheldon Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Sheldon Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
St. Onge Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
St. Rock Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Swanton Lime Works/ Swanton, Vt.	Calcium	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Swanton Quarry and Plant	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed	Stone, Dimension		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Mine	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Iron Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Limestone Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Manganese Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Talc Occurrence	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Vermont Aggregates, Llc	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Wright Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Webb Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Webb Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS