Mines in Orleans County, Vermont

Orleans County, Vermont has 72 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is construction sand and gravel, with 12 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Orleans County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Coventry Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Jean Meunier - Coventry Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Jean Meunier - Troy Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Missisquoi River Drainage Placer Deposits	Gold		Producer	MRDS
10-607 2024 Astec P242232	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
10-608 2024 Sandvik Qj341 10799	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
10-705 2023 Sandvik Qe342 10739	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
2018 Samvick Qe341 Scalp Screen	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
2018 Sandvik Qj341 Jaw Crusher	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
2022 Sandvik Qj341 Jaw Crusher 10291	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
2023 Qj341 Sandvik 10772	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Astec Track Screen	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Asbestos Mine	Asbestos	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Asbestos Prospect	Asbestos		Prospect	MRDS
Asbestos Prospect	Asbestos		Prospect	MRDS
Asbestos Prospect	Asbestos		Prospect	MRDS
Asbestos Prospect	Asbestos		Prospect	MRDS
Barton Mountain Quarries	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Belvidere Mt. Quarry	Asbestos	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Blackhill Copper Prospect		Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
C17	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Chieftain 600 Screen	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Coventry Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Coventry Plant 156	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
D C S Gravel Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Derby Granite Quarry	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Derby Granite Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Derby Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Evansville Whetstone Quarry	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Farwell Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Farwell Mine	Chromium		Past Producer	MRDS
Gaf Crp/ Lowell, Vt.	Asbestos	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
I.r.d Sand and Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Iron Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lacasse Granite Quarries	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Lowell Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lowell Mine and Mill	Asbestos	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lowell Quarry	Asbestos		Past Producer	MRDS
Metso Lt 106	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Miller Chrome Prospect	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Norris Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Northeast Sand & Gravel	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Orleans Sand & Gravel	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Parmenter Granite Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Pepin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Pepin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Percy Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Phelps Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Phelps Point Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Pine Hill Sand & Gravel	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Riendeau Gravel Works	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Talc Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Prospect	MRDS
Talc Prospect	Talc-Soapstone		Prospect	MRDS
Taplin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Terex Jaw Crusher	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Tory Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Town Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Troy Iron Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Troy Iron Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Troy Talc Mine	Talc-Soapstone		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed	Stone		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed			Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Chromite Location	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarries	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Sulfide Occurrence	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Talc Occurrence	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Talc Occurrences	Talc-Soapstone		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Talc Prospect	Stone, Dimension		Occurrence	MRDS
Wallace Gelo Sand Pit	Crushed, Broken Sandstone	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Willey Granite Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS