Mines in Orange County, California

Orange County, California has 135 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 31 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 46 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Orange County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Greenstone Materials Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Orange County Operation	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Asbury El Toro, Ltd.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Baker Ranch Extension	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Califorina Nonmetalics	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Capistrano Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
El Toro Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
El Toro Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Gypsum Canyon Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gypsum Canyon Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Huntington Beach Asphalt and Rock	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Irvine Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Irvine Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Irvine Lake Rock Plant # 71	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Liston Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mission Viejo Sand Pit	Silica	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mission Viejo Sand Plant	Silica	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mission Viejo Sand Plant	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Orange Plant 14	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Orange Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Platz Quarry	Kaolin	Surface	Producer	MRDS
R.c. 1 Orange Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rancho Mission Viejo Quarry	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
San Juan Capistrano Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
San Juan Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
San Juan Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Santa Ana Plant	Calcium	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Silverado-Santa Rosa	Silver		Producer	MRDS
Sully-Miller Contracting Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Trabuco Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
W A Schoeppe Clay Co	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Acme Mine	Silver	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Aliso Prospect	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Bell Canyon Prospect	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Bixby Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Blue Diamond Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Blue Light	Lead, Zinc, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Blue Light Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Cal China Pit	Clay	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Capistrano Deposit	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Claymont Mines	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Claypit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Consolidated Rock Products Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Crestline Quarry	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Crow Canyon Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cunningham and Son	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dayton Trucking (Portable)	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Deposit	Stone, Dimension		Occurrence	MRDS
El Toro Deposit	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
El Toro Materials Co	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
El Toro Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Garber Brickk & Tile Co.	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Garden Grove Sand & Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Gladdin-McBean, North Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gladding-McBean Co, South Mine	Clay	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gypsum Canyon Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Hicks Canyon Prospect	Fire Clay (Refractory)		Occurrence	MRDS
Huntington Beach Plant Sully-Miller	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ike Arnold Mine and Washing Plant	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Irvine Shale Mine	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Joker and Catherine Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
L. O. Swartzbaugh	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
La Bolsa Tile Co.	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
La Habra Sand & Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ladd Canyon Deposits	Limestone, General	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Lindauer & Sopns	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co.	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Los Pinos	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Lucas Canyon Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Marine Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Newport Bay, Shellmaker, Inc.	Salt	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Old Dominion Mine	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Old North Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Orange County Brick & Tile Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Orange County Rock Co., Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Orange Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Ortega	Lead, Zinc, Silver		Past Producer	MRDS
Owl Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Screen #1	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Prospect	Clay		Prospect	MRDS
Quincy Mine	Lead		Prospect	MRDS
R. J. Noble Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
R. P. Mitchell Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Ranch Rock Capo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Red Hill Mine	Mercury		Past Producer	MRDS
Red Hill Mine	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Red Rock Prospect	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Salt Ponds	Salt	Brine Operation	Past Producer	MRDS
San Juan Canyon Prospect	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
San Juan Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
San Juan Pit	Feldspar	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand - Clay Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand - Clay Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand - Clay Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand - Clay Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Santa Ana Mines	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Santa Ana Rock and Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Santa Rosa Lead - Zinc	Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Santiago Aggregate, Inc.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Santiago Canyon Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Sentinal Oak	Gold	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
Serrano Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shirley Mine	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Sierra Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sparks & McClelland Plants	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Star	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Star Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sully-Miller Contracting Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Susquehanna - Western Inc.	Stone, Dimension	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Sycamore Canyon Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Caly Prospect	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Clay Prospect	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Lead	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Clay	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Vitrefax Co Middle Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Vitrefrax Co	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Vitrefrax Co. South Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wilhunt	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Wilhunt Mines	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Williams Mine	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Yaeger			Occurrence	MRDS
Yeager Mines	Lead	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Yeager Rock Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Yvonne Claims	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS