Iron Mines in Vermont

71Total Sites
0Active

Iron Mining in Vermont

Vermont has 71 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded iron mine in Vermont is Colchester Bog Ore in Chittenden County, with records dating to 1780.

By County

CountySites
Rutland County19
Franklin County14
Bennington County11
Windsor County9
Orleans County6
Addison County3
Chittenden County3
Windham County3
Lamoille County1
Orange County1
Washington County1

Iron Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Boston Iron Co. MineAddisonPast Producer
Brandon Iron MineRutlandOccurrence
Bristol Ore BedAddisonPast Producer
Burden Iron MineBenningtonPast Producer
Burden Iron MineBenningtonSurfacePast Producer
Chateauguay AreaWindsorOccurrence
Colchester Bog OreChittendenPast Producer
Cooper Hill MineWindhamOccurrence
Copperas Hill MineRutlandPast Producer
Curtis Iron MineBenningtonPast Producer
East Bennington FurnaceBenningtonPast Producer
East Bennington FurnaceBenningtonPast Producer
Edmund ValentineRutlandPast Producer
Edmund Valentine MineRutlandPast Producer
Eleazer PierceBenningtonPast Producer
Eleazer Pierce PropertyBenningtonPast Producer
Farwell MineOrleansPast Producer
Forestdale DepositRutlandPast Producer
Forestdale DepositRutlandPast Producer
Granger's Furnace MineRutlandPast Producer
Iron MineOrleansSurfacePast Producer
Issac Tyson Mine At PlymouthWindsorPast Producer
Lincoln Raymond MineBenningtonPast Producer
Lincoln Raymond PropertyBenningtonOccurrence
Magnetite MineWindsorOccurrence
Mitchell Ore BedRutlandPast Producer
Monkton Ore BedAddisonPast Producer
Orange Phelps Iron MineChittendenPast Producer
Orange Phelps MineFranklinPast Producer
Phelps Iron MineOrleansPast Producer
Plymouth Union Iron MineWindsorPast Producer
Rochester Iron MineWindsorPast Producer
Saint Rock Iron MineFranklinPast Producer
Seth Phillips MineRutlandPast Producer
Seth Phillips MineRutlandPast Producer
Sheldon Iron MineFranklinPast Producer
Sheldon Iron MineFranklinPast Producer
Somerset MineWindhamPast Producer
Somerset MineWindhamPast Producer
Spaffic Iron MineWindsorPast Producer
St. Rock Iron MineFranklinPast Producer
Sunderland - Manchester DepositBenningtonPast Producer
Tory MineOrleansPast Producer
Troy Iron MineOrleansPast Producer
Troy Iron MineOrleansSurfacePast Producer
Tyson Furnace MineWindsorPast Producer
UnnamedWindsorPast Producer
UnnamedRutlandPast Producer
UnnamedRutlandOccurrence
UnnamedRutlandPast Producer

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