All 588 mines abandoned in New Jersey

New Jersey has 588 abandoned mines, with a median age of 160 years old. Click on each dot to see more information about the mine. (Note: Not every county in New Jersey has a recorded abandoned mine.)

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List of abandoned mines

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Data as of December 27, 2023. All mines are considered abandoned by the NJ DEP. There are no recorded abandoned mines in counties not pictured in the map.

Chart: Katie Kausch | NJ Advance MediaSource: NJDEP Bureau of GISCreated with Datawrapper