Mines in Highland County, Virginia

10Total
1Active

Highland County, Virginia has 10 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 1 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 1 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Highland County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Rockbridge Stone #2Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Bullpasture Mountain Barite OccurrenceOccurrenceMRDS
Cow Pasture River Barite OccurrenceOccurrenceMRDS
Head Waters Barite OccurrenceOccurrenceMRDS
Jenny Gwin Draft Barite OccurrenceBarium-BariteOccurrenceMRDS
Lockridge Church Barite OccurrencesOccurrenceMRDS
No. 53 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Quarry Number 74-4Limestone, GeneralPast ProducerMRDS
Vance Hollow Barite OccurrenceBarium-Barite, CalciumOccurrenceMRDS
Wolfe Draft Barite OccurenceOccurrenceMRDS