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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

By county

Polk County (27) · Monroe County (8) · Sullivan County (5) · Cocke County (5) · Hancock County (4) · Unicoi County (2) · Pickett County (2) · Carter County (1) · Knox County (1) · Jefferson County (1) · Hawkins County (1) · Union County (1) · Hickman County (1) · Claiborne County (1) · Trousdale County (1)

Sites (first 60)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Williams Barite MineBarium-BariteBarite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, PyritePast Producer35.890, -82.946
Buck Miller Copper MineCopperBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, MalachitePast Producer35.333, -84.204
Immel Zinc MineZincCalcite, Dolomite, Galena, SphaleriteProducer36.067, -83.702
Watauga Point Zinc Prospect—Cerussite, Galena, Pyrite, Smithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.336, -82.268
Zinc MineZincChalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Pyrite, SphaleriteProducer36.110, -83.496
Millsap Adit—Chalcopyrite, Galena, GoldOccurrence35.444, -84.248
Copperhill MineCopper, Iron, ZincChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Silver, SphaleriteProducer35.032, -84.366
Sixmile Creek Adit—Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, PyrrhotiteOccurrence35.288, -84.239
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopper, LeadChalcopyrite, Galena, PyriteOccurrence36.046, -82.455
Lamb Prospect—Chalcopyrite, Galena, SphaleriteOccurrence36.479, -83.311
Old Polk CountyIronChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer35.007, -84.382
Calloway MineZinc, Iron, CopperChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer35.013, -84.373
MaryIronChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer35.012, -84.380
East Tennessee MineSulfur, Copper, IronChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleriteProducer35.045, -84.351
Eureka MineIron, Copper, Sulfur, LeadChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleriteProducer35.032, -84.365
London MineCopper, Iron, SulfurChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer35.038, -84.373
Isabella MineCopper, Iron, Sulfur, LeadChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer35.034, -84.363
Boyd MineIron, Zinc, CopperChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer35.026, -84.379
Burra Burra Mine—Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleritePast Producer35.035, -84.379
Wells Zinc Prospect—Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.456, -82.593
Hagan Prospect—Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, SphaleriteOccurrence36.532, -85.235
Fall Branch Zinc MineZincChalcopyrite, SphaleritePast Producer36.439, -82.614
Lower Peck Adit—GoldOccurrence35.292, -84.248
Fall Branch Zn MineZinc—Past Producer36.439, -82.614
Old Tennessee MineCopper, Iron, Sulfur—Past Producer35.016, -84.392
Cherokee MineCopper, Iron, Zinc—Past Producer35.009, -84.394
South PitZinc, Copper—Past Producer35.009, -84.397
W.D. Johnson ProspectCopper—Prospect36.549, -83.028
HiwasseeIron—Past Producer35.033, -84.382
Culchote——Past Producer35.025, -84.380
Buck Miller Copper MineCopper—Past Producer35.333, -84.204
J.A. Willis PropertyCopper—Prospect35.899, -83.034
London MillCopper, Iron, Zinc—Plant35.040, -84.366
Central——Past Producer35.021, -84.382
East Tennessee——Past Producer35.045, -84.359
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopper—Occurrence36.046, -82.455
Williams Barite MineBarium-Barite—Past Producer35.890, -82.946
New Prospect——Past Producer36.398, -83.840
Millsap Adit——Occurrence35.264, -84.088
C.E. Leatherwood PropertyGraphite—Prospect35.848, -83.080
Central ServicesCopper—Producer34.989, -84.370
Lamb——Prospect36.479, -83.311
Meek ProspectCopper—Prospect35.002, -84.379
Sixmile Creek AditGold—Occurrence35.288, -84.239
Fall Branch——Past Producer36.439, -82.614
Mcpherson MineCopper—Past Producer35.038, -84.373
Lower Peck AditGold—Prospect35.292, -84.248
Hagan ProspectCopper—Occurrence36.532, -85.235
Freeman——Prospect35.839, -83.094
Cities Service Iron RoasterCopper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid—Producer34.992, -84.364
Baker Hill——Prospect36.549, -82.982
Nunnelly Prospect——Occurrence35.769, -87.665
Kings Bend Inside——Prospect36.502, -83.650
North PitZinc, Copper—Past Producer35.012, -84.395
London——Past Producer35.042, -84.367
Jones——Prospect36.570, -82.973
Wells Zinc ProspectZinc—Occurrence36.456, -82.593
Eureka MineZinc, Copper—Past Producer35.032, -84.366
Seven Mile Bluff——Prospect36.348, -86.270
Ocoee MineCopper—Past Producer34.045, -84.356

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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