Granite Mines in California

155Total Sites
74Active

Granite Mining in California

California has 155 granite-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 74 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded granite mine in California is Porterville Black Granite Quarry in Tulare County, with records dating to 1915.

By County

CountySites
San Diego County78
Riverside County19
San Bernardino County15
Placer County14
Tulare County6
Santa Cruz County5
Madera County3
Nevada County2
Sacramento County2
Fresno County1
Glenn County1
Imperial County1
Kern County1
Los Angeles County1
Mono County1
San Mateo County1
Santa Clara County1
Sierra County1
Siskiyou County1
Trinity County1

Granite Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Acme Truck Co.pit #2San DiegoProducer
American Mable & Granite WorksSan DiegoProducer
AtchisonSan DiegoProducer
Blue Gray Granite QuarryRiversideProducer
Blue Gray Granite QuarryRiversideProducer
Bly Stone Co. QuarrySan DiegoProducer
Burnand Borrow PitSan DiegoSurfaceProducer
C B Grove Deposit--Pit #1San DiegoProducer
C.b.grove Pit #2San DiegoProducer
Calif Wire Sawyer Corp.San DiegoProducer
Cameron and DeeringSan DiegoProducer
Cemetery Borrow PitTulareSurfaceProducer
Coston Const Co.San DiegoProducer
D G Bryant QuarrySan DiegoProducer
Dana Park PitSierraSurfaceProducer
Dave Martin Prospect PitSan DiegoProducer
Decomposed Granite PitSan DiegoProducer
E.e.cowdrey PitSan DiegoProducer
Escondido Quarries, Inc.San DiegoProducer
Escondido Rock and Sand CoSan DiegoProducer
Fellows and Clutter QuarrySan DiegoProducer
Folsom PrisonSacramentoProducer
Galbrath QuarrySan DiegoProducer
Gould & Towle QuarryNevadaProducer
Gould and Towle QuarryNevadaProducer
Hesters Granite PitSan DiegoProducer
Hillside Materials DepositSan DiegoProducer
John Knox DepositSan DiegoProducer
John Stridsbery QuarriesSan DiegoProducer
Madera QuarryMaderaSurfaceProducer
McKoon QuarrySan DiegoProducer
McCain Borrow Pit #790San DiegoSurfaceProducer
McGrath Pit #2San DiegoProducer
Meyer Granite QuarriesSan DiegoProducer
MiguelSan MateoProducer
Monte Vista PitSan DiegoSurfaceProducer
Moore PitSan DiegoSurfaceProducer
Moore Quarry Charles G.San DiegoProducer
Nason Street PitRiversideProducer
National,quarriesjohnson BrothersSan DiegoProducer
Olive Springs QuarrySanta CruzSurfaceProducer
Olive Street PitSan DiegoSurfaceProducer
Ormand QuarryRiversideProducer
Pete Matson QuarrySan DiegoProducer
Pious QuarryKernSurfaceProducer
PitRiversideProducer
PitRiversideProducer
PitRiversideProducer
PitRiversideProducer
PitSan DiegoProducer

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