Mines in Bedford County, Virginia
77Total
3Active
Bedford County, Virginia has 77 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 3 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is feldspar, with 42 sites.
By Status
Past Producer · 52Prospect · 17Occurrence · 3Producer · 2Intermittent · 1Active · 1Abandoned · 1
Top Commodities
Feldspar · 42Iron · 10Mica · 4Stone, Crushed/Broken · 3Mica, Feldspar · 3Barium-Barite · 3Feldspar, Mica · 2Titanium · 1
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Active Mines in Bedford County
| Mine | Operator | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Marietta - Blue Ridge Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active |
| Anderson Sand Works | — | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Producer |
| No. 6 | — | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
All Mines in Bedford County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Marietta - Blue Ridge Quarry | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Anderson Sand Works | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Producer | MRDS |
| No. 6 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Arrington Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Arrington Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barn Clay Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bells Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Big Harris Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blue Ridge | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Blue Ridge Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Boyer Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Buford Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| C C Tinsley Property Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| C W Harris Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| C and O Quarry | Granite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Callahan Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clyde E Smith Prospect | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clyde Smith Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Coles Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dewey Toms Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| E A Thurman Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Edith Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Everett Mine | Kaolin, Feldspar | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Foutz Magnetite Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Griffin Specular Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Grubb Specular Mine | Iron | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| H D Witt Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hales Ford Prospects | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Harris Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hash Farms Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hatcher Prospect | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hatcher Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hicks Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Holliday Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hottinger Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hudson Prospect | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ironville Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ivy Prospect | Clay | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| J K Ashwell Prospect | Feldspar | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| J N Updike Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Jack White Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Jordon-Braxton Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lawhorne Brothers No 2 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lemon Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| M N Newman Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| McMillan Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Miller Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Minnie Martin Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mitchell Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Morgan Mine | Mica, Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nance Mine | Mica, Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nichols Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Otter Hill Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Otter River/anderson Sand Plant | Sand, Common | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Overacre Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Overstreet Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Overstreet Prospect | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Psc1 - Extec 5000s Screen | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Patterson Mine | Feldspar, Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Peaksville Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Poindexter Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| R E Nance Prospect | Mica, Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Saxton Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Saxton-McMillan Mines | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Schwerin Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Seaboard Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Simmons Ilmenite Deposit | Titanium | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Snider Prospect | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sunny Knoll Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Thurman Mine | Feldspar, Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wade Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wells Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wheatley Mine | Feldspar | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wheatley Mine | Feldspar | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Willie Walker Prospect | Feldspar | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Woolridge Prospects | Feldspar | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Young Mine | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |