Mines in Merced County, California

Merced County, California has 98 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 27 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 38 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Merced County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Merced Aggregates	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Trp-Los Banos Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Winton Pit & Mill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Carson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Clark Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cressey Pit and Mill	Stone		Producer	MRDS
Cressey Sand & Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Erreca Site	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Flintkote Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
George Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
I5 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Los Banos Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Los Banos Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Los Banos Creek Pit No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Los Banos Gravel Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Merced Aggregates	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Merced River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Merced River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Robinson North Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Robinson South Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Silva Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Snelling	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Stayton	Mercury		Producer	MRDS
Sunset Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Triple C Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Turlock Rock Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Victor Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Agricultural Minerals & Fertilizer	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Antimony Peak Prospects	Antimony	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
B and W Mining Co.	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Bear Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Berg	Copper		Unknown	MRDS
Bliss Ranch	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Borrow Pit	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Briggs Mine			Occurrence	MRDS
Canyon Rock Pit	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Claude C. Wood Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Doolittle Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Dredge Tailings	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Dredge Tailings	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Dry Creek Placer Tailings	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Flintkote River Rock Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Glacier Rock Products	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gypsy	Mercury		Past Producer	MRDS
Gypsy Mine	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Johnny Green	Copper		Unknown	MRDS
Jose	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Jose	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Kelsey Ranch Mine	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Kroh	Copper		Unknown	MRDS
Le Grand Asphalt	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Lone Tree Mine	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Los Banos Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
M-K, Hassler Construction Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Merced Aggregates Llc	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Merced Dredging Co.	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Merced River Mining	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Mercy Mine	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mid State Equipment & Dredging Co.	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Mrs Briggs Mine		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
R.h. Bottoms	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Ranch Hill	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Red Metal Mine	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Reported Location	Mercury	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Richardson Sand and Gravel No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Richardson Sand and Gravel No. 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
River Rock, Inc., No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
River Rock, Inc., No. 2.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Salisberry Claim	Manganese		Occurrence	MRDS
San Joaquin Mining Co.	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Santa Fe Aggregates Portable	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Shriver	Antimony		Past Producer	MRDS
Silva	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Skov and Wychophen	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Snelling District	Gold	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Snelling Gold Dredging Co.	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Snelling Plant/george Reed Inc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Standard Materials	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Stayton Mine	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Turlock Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Turlock Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Asbestos Occurrences	Asbestos	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Barite Occurrence	Barium-Barite		Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposits	Diatomite	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Mercury	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Magnesite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Silver	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Shaft	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Valley Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Victor Bananza Group	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Victor Bonanza	Copper		Unknown	MRDS
Yellow Jacket Mine	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Yellowjacket	Mercury		Past Producer	MRDS
Yosemite Mining and Dredging Co.	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Yuba Consolidated Goldfields	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS