Kyanite Mines in Virginia

25Total Sites
8Active

Kyanite Mining in Virginia

Virginia has 25 kyanite-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 8 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded kyanite mine in Virginia is Baker Mountain Mine in Prince Edward County, with records dating to 1922.

By County

CountySites
Buckingham County12
Prince Edward County6
Halifax County4
Grayson County2
Charlotte County1

Kyanite Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
East Ridge Plant & Gieseke PlantBuckinghamSurfaceActive
Willis Mt Plant & Mullite PlantBuckinghamSurfaceActive
Baker Mountain MinePrince EdwardProducer
Baker Mountain MinePrince EdwardSurfaceProducer
East Ridge PlantBuckinghamUndergroundProducer
Farmville DistrictBuckinghamProducer
Willis Mountain MineBuckinghamProducer
Willis Mountain MineBuckinghamSurfaceProducer
Blair OccurrenceGraysonOccurrence
Blue Rock Church OccurrenceHalifaxOccurrence
Carwile DepositBuckinghamOccurrence
Falling Creek DepositPrince EdwardOccurrence
Leigh Mtn DepositPrince EdwardOccurrence
Madisonville DepositCharlotteOccurrence
N End,e Willis Ridge DepositBuckinghamOccurrence
Nuchols ProspectGraysonOccurrence
Round Mtn DepositBuckinghamOccurrence
S End,e Willis Ridge DepositBuckinghamOccurrence
S Prince Edward Co DepositPrince EdwardOccurrence
Sandy Creek OccurrenceHalifaxOccurrence
Unnamed MinePrince EdwardSurfacePast Producer
Weatherford Sch OccurrenceHalifaxOccurrence
Womack OccurrenceHalifaxOccurrence
Woods Mountain Kyn OccurrenceBuckinghamOccurrence
Woods Mtn DepositBuckinghamOccurrence

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