Mines in Nelson County, Virginia

Nelson County, Virginia has 95 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 10 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 22 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Nelson County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Martin Marietta - Piney River Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Alberene Stone Co/ Quarry #20	Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Imc Piney River Plant	Feldspar	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Piney River Aplite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Piney River Aplite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Piney River Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Piney River Quarry	Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Quarry #15	Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Quarry Number 23	Stone, Dimension, Talc-Soapstone		Producer	MRDS
Quarry Number 6	Stone, Dimension, Talc-Soapstone		Producer	MRDS
A T Stratton Deposit	Titanium		Prospect	MRDS
Alberene Soapstone Company	Talc	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Allen Mines	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
American Rutile Mine	Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments		Past Producer	MRDS
Bart Thompson Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Bible Ridge Hematite Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Bible Ridge North Hematite Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Blue Rock Farm Prospect	Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments		Occurrence	MRDS
Boyd Prospect	Mineral Pigments, Titanium, Metal		Occurrence	MRDS
Boyd Uranium Prospect	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
Bugley Mine	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Bugley Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
C E Campbell Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Cabell	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Cabell Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Church Tunnel	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Climax Quarries	Talc-Soapstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Colleen Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Dolan Property Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Dolan Prospect	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Dr Harvey King Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Dr Woodson Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
E M Hughes Deposit	Titanium		Prospect	MRDS
G H Parr Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Gay Hematite Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Gay Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
General Electric Co. Mine	Titanium	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
General Electric Mine	Titanium	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Giles-Hite Prospect	Mineral Pigments, Titanium, Metal		Occurrence	MRDS
Greenway Hematite Mines	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Greenway Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Greenway Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Greenway Mine	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
H M Giles Jr Deposit	Titanium		Prospect	MRDS
Hazel Shade Occurrence	Copper	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
J B Massie General Chem Co Dep	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
J B Massie Kaolin Dep No 2	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
J B Massie Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
J D Johnson Deposit	Titanium		Prospect	MRDS
J R Campbell General Chem Co Dep	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
J R Campbell Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
J W Adams Property	Titanium		Unknown	MRDS
Jacks Hill Mine	Gold, Silver		Occurrence	MRDS
Joe Creek Mine	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Joe Creek Shaft	Copper	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Prospect	Titanium, Metal, Mineral Pigments		Occurrence	MRDS
Kimball Tunnel	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lewis Tunnel & Price Shaft	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Megisson Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Mine Number 1 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Nathaniel Kidd General Chem Co Dep	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Nathaniel Kidd Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Piedmont Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Piedmont Prospect	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Piedmont Prospect	Manganese	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Piney River Aplite Quarry	Feldspar	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Piney River Aplite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Marble, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry Number 6	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
R P Taylor Deposit	Titanium		Prospect	MRDS
Sanders Brothers Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Simpson Mine		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Simpson Mine Et Al.	Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Simpson Prospect	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
Simpson Prospect	Manganese		Prospect	MRDS
T M Boyd Deposit	Titanium		Prospect	MRDS
T V Hudson Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Manganese		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Manganese		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Tunnel	Iron	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Von Ravn Mineral Deposits	Platinum		Prospect	MRDS
W H Harvey Kaolin Deposit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Woods Mill Occurrence	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS