All 588 mines abandoned in New Jersey

New Jersey has 588 abandoned mines, with a median age of 160 years old. Use the search bar to look up your town or county. (Note: Not every county in New Jersey has a recorded abandoned mine.)

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 Map of abandoned mines

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 GISGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper