Clay Mines in Virginia
109Total Sites
17Active
Clay Mining in Virginia
Virginia has 109 clay-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 17 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Clay Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hills Shale Pit | Fauquier | Surface | Producer |
| Flippin Pit | Amherst | Processing Plant | Producer |
| General Shale Mine #12 | Rockbridge | Surface | Producer |
| Marion Mine | Smyth | Surface | Producer |
| Mine No 3 | Smyth | Surface | Producer |
| Mine No. 2 | Greensville | Surface | Producer |
| Mine Nuumber 5 | Tazewell | Surface | Producer |
| Number 1 Mine | Botetourt | Surface | Producer |
| Number 2 Pit | Montgomery | Surface | Producer |
| Old Virginia Brick Co #1 Shale Bank | Salem (City) | Surface | Producer |
| Patterson Pit | Warren | Surface | Producer |
| Plant Number 3 | Tazewell | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Scott Property Pit | Rockbridge | Surface | Producer |
| Silver Lake Pit | Prince William | Surface | Producer |
| Tazewell Clay Products Mine | Tazewell | Surface | Producer |
| Webster Brick Company Clay Pit | Orange | Surface | Producer |
| Woodbridge Clay Products Co. | Prince William | Producer | |
| Bart Thompson Kaolin Deposit | Nelson | Past Producer | |
| Brocken Hills Pit | Fauquier | Past Producer | |
| C E Campbell Kaolin Deposit | Nelson | Past Producer | |
| Clay Deposit | Fairfax | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Westmoreland | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Westmoreland | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Stafford | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Stafford | Surface | Past Producer |
| Clay Prospect | Prince William | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Culpeper | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Caroline | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Stafford | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Prince William | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Spotsylvania | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Spotsylvania | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | King George | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | King George | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Culpeper | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Stafford | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Westmoreland | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Westmoreland | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect | Stafford | Prospect | |
| Clay Prospect 1/2 Mi.s.of Kellys Ford | Culpeper | Occurrence | |
| Cold Springs Pit | Augusta | Surface | Past Producer |
| Dr Harvey King Kaolin Deposit | Nelson | Past Producer | |
| Dr Woodson Kaolin Deposit | Nelson | Past Producer | |
| Earl D. Richie Mine #1 | Rockingham | Surface | Past Producer |
| Estep Mine No. 1 | Rockingham | Surface | Past Producer |
| G H Parr Kaolin Deposit | Nelson | Past Producer | |
| General Shale Products Pit | Smyth | Past Producer | |
| Ivy Prospect | Bedford | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| J B Massie General Chem Co Dep | Nelson | Past Producer | |
| J B Massie Kaolin Dep No 2 | Nelson | Past Producer |