Mines in Wythe County, Virginia
243Total
12Active
Wythe County, Virginia has 243 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 12 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is iron, with 100 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Wythe County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austinville Mill | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Jones Creek River Rock Llc | Sand, Common | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Sylvatus Quarry | Dimension Quartzite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Triple B Stone | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Wythe Sand Co | Crushed, Broken Sandstone | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Wythe Stone Company | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Austinville Concentrator Plant | Zinc, Lead | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| McCarty Sand No 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Number 1 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Shaffer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Silica Products Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Wythe Stone Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Allen No 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Andis Bank | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Andis Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Austinville East Lead Zinc Mines | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Austinville Flatwood Pb Zn Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Austinville-Ivanhoe Mine | Zinc, Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ayer Prospect | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barndollar Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Barndollar Prospect | Zinc | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Barren Springs Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bertha Mine | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bertha and Barren Springs Mines | Zinc, Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Carter Ferry Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Carter Ferry Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cave Hill | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cave Hill Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cave Hill Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cedar Springs Mine | Zinc | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cedar Springs Zinc Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cove Branch Mines | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cove Branch Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Cove Branch Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Crozer Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Davis Place | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Davis Prospect | Zinc, Iron, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Davis Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Davis Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Dickson Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dickson Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Dunford Prospect | Manganese | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Dungeon Bank | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Duntford Prospect | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eagle Cliff Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eagle Cliff Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eagle Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Falling Cliff Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Falling Cliff Mine | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fisher Prospect | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Forney Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Francis Mill Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Galena Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Galena Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Glade Banks | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Glade Banks | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Gleaves Knob Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gleaves Knob Prospect | Manganese | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Graham and Robinson Pits | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Graham and Robinson Pits Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Grosclose Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Groseclose Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Groseclose, J.c., Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Gunter Park Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gunter Park Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gunter Park Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hagee Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hagee Prospect | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Hager Iron Property Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Henson Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Holston Estate Prospect | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Horne Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Horne Prospect | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Housman Prospect | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Housman Prospect | Manganese | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Ivanhoe Lead Zinc Mine | Zinc, Lead, Dolomite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| J C Groseclose Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jackson Ferry Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jackson Ferry Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jackson Ferry West Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jackson Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| James Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| James Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Jones Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Jones Prospect | Manganese | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Keesling Prospect | Zinc | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Laswell Prospect | Zinc | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Laswell Prospects | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Lick Mt. Area/big Lick | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Wythe Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Little Wythe Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Locust Hill Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Lots Gap | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Macdonald-Wilson Mine No 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Manganese Workings No 2 | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Manganese Workings No. 1 | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Manganese Workings No. 3 | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Manganese Workings No. 4 | Surface | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Manganese Workings No. 5 | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Manning and Squiers Pits | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Manning and Squiers Pits Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Monkey Run | Crushed, Broken Slate | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Mount Ephraim Church Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Mount Ephraim Church Prospect | Cesium | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Norma Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Norma Mine | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Number 1 Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Number 1 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Number 1 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Paint Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Paint Branch | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Percival Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Pool Spring Branch Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Porter Bank | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Porter Iron Pits Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Porter Pit | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Price Mine | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Price Property Prospect | Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Pulaski Iron Company Mine | Iron | 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 |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Riggles Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Riggles Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Rural Retreat Plant | Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sand Mountain Sand | Dimension Sandstone | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Sand Mountain Sand Corp Quarry | Silica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sayers Mine | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sayers Property Mine | Iron, Zinc | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Shaffer Mill | Granite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Silica Products Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Simmerman Prospect | Zinc | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Simmerman Prospect | Zinc | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Simmerman Prospects | Zinc, Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Sink-Hole Mine | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Squiers Property Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Squiers Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Stephens Property Prospect | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Stephens Prospect | Zinc | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Taylor Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Taylor Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mine | Zinc | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mines and Prospects | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Walton Furnace Bank | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| West Jackson Ferry Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Williams Prospect | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Williams Prospect | Iron | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Winn Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Winn Prospect 1910 | Manganese | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wythe Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | MRDS |