Mines in Chesapeake (City) County, Virginia

Chesapeake (City) County, Virginia has 12 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 sand and gravel, construction, with 6 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Chesapeake (City) County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Chesapeake Plant	Cement	Facility	Active	MSHA
Southern Pines Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Lone Star Lafarge Cement Plant	Stone	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Mine Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Biernot Landscaping Mine Co. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Daniel L Thrasher Jr	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Deep Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
G D Old Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Higgerson Buchanan, Inc. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Intercoastal Steel/chesapeake, Va.	Iron	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Norfolk Plant	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS