Mines in Fauquier County, Virginia

98Total

12Active

Fauquier County, Virginia has 98 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 12 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 27 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Fauquier County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Bealeton Plant	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Sanders	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Active	MSHA
Broken Hills Shale Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Linden Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mowers Dimension Stone Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Producer	MRDS
Quarry Number 1	Flagstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sanders Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sanders Quarry, Inc	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarries	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Shale Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Shale Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Will Miller Dimension Stone Quarry Just E. of White Rock	Stone, Dimension		Producer	MRDS
2 Dimension Stone Quarries Just E. of White Rock Spring	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Ambler Mine	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Ambler Mine	Copper	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bancroft Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Bancroft Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Bealeton Mine	Sulfur	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bealeton Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Botts Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Botts Prospect	Barium-Barite		Prospect	MRDS
Brocken Hills Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Catlett Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cedar Run Mine	Barium-Barite	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Cool Spring Prospect	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Dimension Stone Quarries	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Elk Run Mine	Copper	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Elk Run Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Embrey Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Emigold Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Franklin Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Franklin Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Fred E White Farm Occurrence	Mica		Occurrence	MRDS
Gamewood Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Gear Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Gear Mine	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hill Mine No. 2	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Johnston Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Kelly Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Kelly Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Kemper Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
Kemper Mine	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kidwell Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Kidwell Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Kirk Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Liberty Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Liberty Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Liepold Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Little Elliot Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Little Elliot Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Manassas Gap Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Manassas Gap Mine	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mine Number 1	Flagstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mosby Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Mowers Dimension Stone Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mudstone Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Mudstone Prospect East of Greenville			Occurrence	MRDS
Paris Quarry	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Paris Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Phoenix Mine	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Pine View Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Pollard Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Randolph Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Randolph Mine	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sanders Quarry, Inc. Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Shale Prospect E. of Midland			Occurrence	MRDS
Shale Prospect N. of Remington			Occurrence	MRDS
Shale Prospect Ne of Bealeton			Occurrence	MRDS
Shale Prospect Nw of Bealeton			Occurrence	MRDS
Shale Prospect Nw of Catlett			Occurrence	MRDS
Shale Prospect Se of Elk Run			Occurrence	MRDS
St. Stephens Mine	Barium-Barite		Past Producer	MRDS
St. Stephens Mine	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Union Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Old Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Old Quarry 0.7 Mi. E. of Airlie	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarries	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Shale Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Shale Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Waterman Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Waterman Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Will Miller Dimension Stone Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wykoff Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS