Mines in Amherst County, Virginia
83Total
4Active
Amherst County, Virginia has 83 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 4 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 46 sites.
By Status
Past Producer · 45Occurrence · 24Prospect · 6Unknown · 4Producer · 4
Top Commodities
Iron · 46Copper · 8Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments · 6Titanium · 4Manganese · 4Granite · 3Stone, Crushed/Broken · 2Sand and Gravel, Construction · 2
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Active Mines in Amherst County
| Mine | Operator | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flippin Pit | — | Clay | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Hall Sand No 2 Pit | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Piney River Quarry | — | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
| Snowden Quarry | — | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
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 |