Mines in Bedford County, Virginia
77Total
3Active
Bedford County, Virginia has 77 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 3 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is feldspar, with 42 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
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 |