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This list of mines in the United States 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.
| Mine | State | Coordinates | Associated town | Owner | Dates | Comments |
| Crater of Diamonds State Park | Arkansas | 34°1′59″N93°40′13″W / 34.03306°N 93.67028°W | Murfreesboro | Arkansas | 1906–Present (Open to public for small fee) [1] | Commercial mining ventures failed, only diamond mine accessible to the general public. World's only perfect diamond found here. [ citation needed ] |
| Kelsey Lake Diamond Mine | Colorado | 40°59′38″N105°30′18″W / 40.99389°N 105.50500°W | State Line Kimberlite District | McKenzie Bay | 1976–2001 | The United States' first modern diamond mine. |
| Jastro Winkle Alluvial Diamond Field | California | California | Unknown–present | The only operating diamond mine in the United States | ||
| 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 | Sloss Iron and Steel Company | 1882–1960s | A group of mines in southwestern Jefferson County, Alabama. [2] |
Serene, Colorado is an extinct coal mining company town that was owned by the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company. Serene was located at the site of the Columbine Mine and had company housing and a coal preparation plant. The Serene post office operated from January 25, 1923, until August 31, 1942. Serene was the site of the Columbine Mine Massacre on November 21, 1927.
Black Mesa may refer to:
The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass is a specialized municipality in southwest Alberta, Canada. Within the Rocky Mountains adjacent to the eponymous Crowsnest Pass, the municipality formed as a result of the 1979 amalgamation of five municipalities – the Village of Bellevue, the Town of Blairmore, the Town of Coleman, the Village of Frank, and Improvement District No. 5, which included the Hamlet of Hillcrest and numerous other unincorporated communities.
A list of highest points typically contains the name, elevation, and location of the highest point in each of a set of geographical regions. Such a list is important in the sport of highpointing. A partial list of highpoint lists is below:
Caribou is an extinct silver mining town located near Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. It was named after the Caribou silver mine nearby. The Caribou post office operated from January 31, 1871, until March 31, 1917. The Caribou Ranch recording studio was located several miles away, on the road from Nederland up to Caribou.
This lists of mines is a meta-list containing links to mine-related lists.
The following lists of mines in Canada are subsidiaries to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output and province. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
Mountains are listed according to various criteria:
Locale may refer to:
Bowen is an extinct town located in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States.
Leigh Creek may refer to:
Cremaste or Kremaste was a town in ancient Troad. Xenophon speaks of the town and the plain nearby "where there are the gold mines of the Abydeni." Strabo mentions the gold mines of Astyra which town is nearby. Gold mines belonging to Lampsacus are mentioned by Pliny the Elder and by Polyaenus; and they may be the same as those of Cremaste, as the town was generally between Abydus and Lampsacus.
Dick is an extinct town in Weld County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
