Mines in Prince Edward County, Virginia

18Total
3Active

Prince Edward County, Virginia has 18 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 3 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is feldspar, with 7 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Prince Edward County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Prince Edward PlantCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceActiveMSHA
Baker Mountain MineKyaniteProducerMRDS
Baker Mountain MineKyaniteSurfaceProducerMRDS
Covington ProspectMicaSurfaceProspectMRDS
Cromer ProspectFeldsparSurfaceProspectMRDS
Cromer ProspectMicaSurfaceProspectMRDS
Cromer ProspectFeldsparSurfaceProspectMRDS
Falling Creek DepositKyaniteOccurrenceMRDS
Leigh Mtn DepositKyaniteOccurrenceMRDS
Prince Edward QuarryCrushed, Broken GraniteSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
S Prince Edward Co DepositKyaniteOccurrenceMRDS
Spring Creek OccurrenceTantalum, Niobium (Columbium)OccurrenceMRDS
Unnamed MineKyaniteSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed MineFeldsparSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed ProspectFeldsparProspectMRDS
Unnamed ProspectFeldsparProspectMRDS
Wheeler ProspectFeldsparSurfaceProspectMRDS
Wheeler ProspectFeldsparSurfaceProspectMRDS