Mines in Amherst County, Virginia
83Total
4Active
Amherst County, Virginia has 83 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 iron, with 46 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Amherst County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flippin Pit | Clay | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Hall Sand No 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Piney River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Snowden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Allen's Creek Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| American Cyanimid Wood Pit | Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ames Tunnel | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| B F Camden Anomally Deposit | Titanium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| B. F. Camden Anomaly | Titanium | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Beulah Tunnel | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Brown Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buck Mountain Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Buffalo Ridge Mine | Copper | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buffalo River Prospect | Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Burley Prospect | Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Canal Tunnel | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Canal Tunnel Hematite Magnetite Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Christian Mn-Fe Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Christian Prospect | Underground | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Christian Tract Mine | Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Christian Tract Mine | Copper | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Folly Mine | Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gardenfield Tunnel | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gillespy Prospect | Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Glades Mine | Copper | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hart Tunnel | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hobson Prospect | Iron | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Ice Cliff Tunnel | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J D Smith Anomaly Deposit | Titanium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Lathrop Tunnel | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lipscomb Farm Occurence | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Little Friar Mountain Mine | REE | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lone Pine Hematite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lone Pine Mine | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lynchburg Dredge #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lynchburg Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Matthews Tunnel | Iron | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Maud Mines | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Maude Hematite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Mosby Graves Tracts | Copper | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Old Glades Road Deposit | Copper | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Old Shaft | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Old Shafts | Iron | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Piney River | Titanium | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Riverville Cliff Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Riverville Hematite Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Riverville Hematite Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Riverville Hematite Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Round Mountain Hematite Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Round Top Mountain Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Round Top Mountain Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Round Top Mountain Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Round Top Mountain Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Smith Prospect | Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Snowden Quarry | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Stapleton Area | Surface | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Stovall Creek Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Turner Town Prospect | Asbestos | Prospect | MRDS | |
| U.s. Titanium Co. Mine | Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine. | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Worsham Prospect | Copper | Prospect | MRDS |