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Mine: State: Coordinates: Town: Owner: Dates: Comments: Pyne Mine: Alabama 33°22′33.18″N 86°55′21.65″W Lacey's Chapel: Woodward Iron Company: 1918–1971 One of only two shaft mines dug in the Birmingham District, and the last ore mine to operate in the region, closing in 1971. Sloss Mines: Alabama 33.39816°N 86.93276°W Red Mountain
There are tens of thousands of abandoned mines in the United States. Many abandoned mines pose environmental challenges, such as acid mine drainage. In Colorado alone, there are 18,382 abandoned mines. [34] The United States has had many different environmental disasters caused by these mines, such as the 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill.
As of 2023, there were about 3400 companies mining sand and gravel, [1] and 1400 mining crushed rock in the United States, [2] with many companies doing both. Top crushed rock companies as of 2015, in order of descending tonnage. The top ten companies provided 45 percent of the crushed rock produced in the US. [5] Rank Company 1. Martin ...
According to Marble.com, in 2016 there were 276 quarries producing natural stone in 34 states, and states producing the most granite were Texas, Massachusetts, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Georgia. [1] The term "quarry" refers also to sites producing aggregate, molding sand, or other resources besides cut stone.
Mining in the United States by state or territory (41 C) A. American miners (2 C, 94 P) ... National Mining Hall of Fame; National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association;
Lists of mines in the United States; N. National Mine Map Repository This page was last edited on 2 November 2019, at 16:09 (UTC). ...
This chunk of the US population is set to inherit a staggering $9 trillion in next decades, report says. Here's who will be giving — and receiving — in the next 'great wealth transfer'
List of iron mines in the United States; C. List of mines in California; G. List of gold mines in Georgia; M. List of mines in Michigan; N. List of active gold mines ...