Mines in Rockbridge County, Virginia

Rockbridge County, Virginia has 58 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 13 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Rockbridge County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
01 Mine	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Charles W Barger & Son Construction	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Emil Number 1 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
General Shale Mine #12	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lexington Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
No. 5 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Scott Property Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Arnolds Valley Silica Mine	Silica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Becktel Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Becktel Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Big Marys Creek Barite Ppt.			Occurrence	MRDS
Buena Vista Prospect		Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Buena Vista Titanium Placer			Occurrence	MRDS
Church Mountain Mine			Past Producer	MRDS
Clifton Forge	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Emil Number 1 Quarry	Quartz		Past Producer	MRDS
Emil Number 2 Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Emil Number 2 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Glenwood Estate		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Goshen Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hogpen Hollow Prospect		Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Horse Mt. Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Irish Creek Mine	Tin		Past Producer	MRDS
Iron Gate Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
J D Eakin Property Mine	Iron	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
J. Tilfort Short Property	Zinc	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
James C Ballagh Property Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Johnson Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Johnson Prospect	Barium-Barite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Kelly Bank Mine		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lexington Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Lexington Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Lexington Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lynwood Farm Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Mangus Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mary Creek Mine		Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Midvale Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mine Number 6	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Mine Number 6	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
No. 3 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
No.1 Workings Irish Creek		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
No.2 Workings		Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Number 3 Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Old Dixie Mine	Iron, Manganese		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Dixie Mine	Iron	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
Rockbridge Alum Springs Mine	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Rockbridge Stone Mine #3	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Scott Property Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Shorter Prospect	Barium-Barite		Occurrence	MRDS
Shorter Prospect	Barium-Barite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unakite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
W T Crist Farm Mine	Iron	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Yankee Horseridge Gold Prospect	Tin, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Thorium		Occurrence	MRDS