Mines in Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County, Virginia has 94 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 33 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 54 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Fairfax County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Graham-Virginia	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Fairfax Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Franconia Gravel Co. Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Franconia Gravel No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Graham Virginia Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Graham-Virginia Granite Quarry	Granite		Producer	MRDS
Hilltop Sand and Gravel Co. Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Hilltop Sand and Gravel Co. Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Hilltop Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Leebrick Bros. Inc. Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Manassas Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
No. 2	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit 2.1 Mi, N. of Pohick	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit 2.4 Mi Ssw. of Beltway Interchange 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit 2.9 Mi Nne. of Pohick	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit West of U.s. Coast Guard Reservation	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 1.2 Mi. S. of Beltway Interchange 4	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 1.5 Mi. Se. of Beltway Interchange 4	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 2.2 Mi. Nnw. of Pohick	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 2.5 Mi. Sw. of Pohick	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 2.6 Mi Ne. of Pohick	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 2.6 Mi. S. of Beltway Interchange 4	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 3.1 Mi. Ene. of Pohick	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits Just N. of Tysons Corner	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Sand and Gravel Pit 1.2 Mi Nne. of Pohick	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Virginia Concrete Co.plant 4	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Annandale Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bull Neck Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Bull Run Occurrence	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Chantilly Prospect	Copper		Prospect	MRDS
Chantilly Prospect A	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Chantilly Prospect B	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Clay Deposit	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Clay Deposit Sw of Pohick			Occurrence	MRDS
Fairfax Plant	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Fairfax Quarries	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fairfax Quarry Occurrence	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Fairfax Quarry Prospect	Copper	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Franconia Gravel Co. Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Furnace Associates Mine No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Graham-Virginia Granite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Greenbriar Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Hilltop Sand & Gravel Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hilltop Sand & Gravel Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hise Prospect	Asbestos		Occurrence	MRDS
Jenkins Farm Mine	Copper	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Jenkins Farm Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Leebrick Bros. Inc. Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Occoquan Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Occoquan Quarry No. 1	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Occoquan Quarry No. 2	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Plaskett Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Plaskett Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quantico Slate Deposits	Slate, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Schist Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Schist Prospect	Mica		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect Ne of Chantilly			Occurrence	MRDS
Shale Prospect Se of Floris			Occurrence	MRDS
Shale Prospect South of Bull Run			Occurrence	MRDS
Spencer Farm Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Spencer Farm Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Theodora Copper Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Malachite Prospect	Copper		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Specularite Occurrence	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Virginia Concrete Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS