Rockhounding in Macon County, TN: 14 USGS Mineral Sites (2026)

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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Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown

7 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

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Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

No individual minerals are listed in these records.

Commodities

Uranium 7

Sites

Site	Commodity	Minerals recorded	Status	Approx. location
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	—	—	Occurrence	36.579, -85.934
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	—	—	Occurrence	36.533, -85.993
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	—	—	Occurrence	36.513, -86.039
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	—	—	Occurrence	36.446, -85.999
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	—	—	Occurrence	36.518, -85.931
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	—	—	Occurrence	36.525, -86.112
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	—	—	Occurrence	36.585, -86.124
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	Uranium	—	Occurrence	36.446, -85.999
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	Uranium	—	Occurrence	36.585, -86.124
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	Uranium	—	Occurrence	36.513, -86.039
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	Uranium	—	Occurrence	36.533, -85.993
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	Uranium	—	Occurrence	36.518, -85.931
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	Uranium	—	Occurrence	36.579, -85.934
Outcrop Sample For Uranium	Uranium	—	Occurrence	36.525, -86.112

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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 USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date.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.

Updated October 2026

Rockhounding in Macon County, Tennessee