Mines in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Spotsylvania County, Virginia has 105 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 17 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 49 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Spotsylvania County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Spotsylvania Plant	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Franconia Gravel Corp. - Pit #4	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Fredericksburg Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Fredericksburg Stone Co. Quarry	Granite		Producer	MRDS
Massaponax Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Massaponax Sand and Gravel Corp. Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Mine Number 2	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit At Sylvania Heights	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit Just Sw. of Massaponax	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 0.8 Mi Sw of Massaponax	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 0.9 Mi. S. of Massaponax	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 1.4 Mi. W. of Claiborne	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 1.5 Mi. W. of Massaponax	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits 2.0 Mi. Nw. of Claiborne	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits Just N. of Ruffins Pond	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
W.l. Hicks	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Alfred Ventura Sand - Sand Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson's Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Arc-Coal Pilop Plant	Coal (Bituminous)	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Beazley Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Beazley Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Bell Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Bell Prospect	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Brinton Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Brinton Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Clay Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Clay Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Clay Prospect Ne of Massaponax			Occurrence	MRDS
Clay Prospect S. of Greenfield			Occurrence	MRDS
Dickerson Brothers Excavating Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dillard Farm Occurrence	Quartz		Occurrence	MRDS
Edenton Mine	Mica		Past Producer	MRDS
Edenton Mine	Mica	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Faws Tract Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Fredericksburg Stone Co. Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fulks Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Furnace Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Gardiner Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Gardiner Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Goodwyn Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Goodwyn Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Grindstone Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Grindstone Mine	Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hazel Run Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hazel Run Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hazel Run Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Higgins Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Horde Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Hunting Run Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Johnston's Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Julian Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Knapp Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Knapp Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lewis Ware Farm Occurrence	Quartz		Occurrence	MRDS
Marsden Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Marsden Prospect	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Marva Mine	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Marva Prospect	Zinc, Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Massaponax	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Massaponax Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mine Number 2	Granite		Past Producer	MRDS
Mitchell Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mitchell Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Mott Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Mott Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
N. E. Hicks Mine #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
New Grindstone Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
New Post	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Orr Mine	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pit Number 4	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Pit Number 4	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pocahontas Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Powell's Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Prospect A Spotsylvania Co.	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Prospect B Spotsylvania Co.	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Pruitt No. 4 Prospect	Zinc		Occurrence	MRDS
Pruitt No. 4 Mine	Zinc		Prospect	MRDS
Quaker Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Quaker Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Quarry	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ramsey Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Ramsey Prospect	Gold		Unknown	MRDS
Randolph Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Randolph Prospect	Gold		Prospect	MRDS
Rawlings Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Rawlings Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Roney Mine	Boron-Borates, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Roney Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Smith Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Smith Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Starrs Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Taylor Quarry No. 1	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Taylor Quarry No. 2	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Taylor Quarry No. 3	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Taylor Quarry No. 4	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Taylor Quarry No. 5	Granite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Trigg Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
United States Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
United States Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Valzinco Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Whitehall Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Whitehall Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS