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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
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.
Leaders of states in the U.S. which have significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone to promote interest in their natural resources, history, tourism, etc. Not every state has an official state mineral, rock, stone and/or gemstone, however.
This list of mines in Norway is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
List of mines in Alberta; List of mines in British Columbia; List of mines in Manitoba; List of mines in New Brunswick; List of mines in Newfoundland and Labrador; List of mines in the Northwest Territories; List of mines in Nova Scotia; List of mines in Nunavut; List of mines in Ontario. List of mines in Temagami; List of mines in Prince ...
This is a list of open-pit mines. Super Pit gold mine. Argentina. Cerro Vanguardia Mine – gold and silver mine located near Puerto San Julián, Santa ...
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum; Hibernia mines; Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine; Iron Mountain (Utah) Iron Mountain District; Iron Mountain Mine; Jackson Mine; Minorca Mine; Milford Mine; Mountain Iron Mine; Pioneer Mine; Pyne Mine; Rouchleau Mine; Sloss Mines; Soudan Underground Mine State Park; Wenonah, Alabama
Jeffrey City, Wyoming was built in 1957 to house employees of nearby Western Nuclear uranium mining and milling operations. Other uranium mining companies built housing adjacent to the town to take advantage of its location and infrastructure. The townsite was sold off in an auction in the 1990s.