Mines in Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County, California has 196 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 47 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 37 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Santa Barbara County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Acin Ranch	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Bee Rock Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Ellwood Pit	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Garey Rock Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Gordon Sand Co	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Imerys Lompoc Plant	Diatomaceous Earth (Diatomite)	Surface	Active	MSHA
Sisquoc Aggregates	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Solvang Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Troesh Recycling, Inc. Dba Roxsand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Acin Quarry		Surface	Producer	MRDS
Airox Inc Casmalia Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bee Rock Quarry	Limestone, General	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Betteravia Plant	Calcium	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Cachuma	Mercury		Producer	MRDS
Colson Canyon Pit Number 2	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Colson Summit Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Doty Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
El Jaro Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ellwood Ranch Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Fairview Prospect	Chromium		Producer	MRDS
Flagstone Quarry	Stone		Producer	MRDS
Fox Rock Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Garey Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gibraltar	Mercury		Producer	MRDS
Grefco Diatomite Mill	Diatomite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Guadalupe Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
L.s. Hawley Co.	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Las Cruces Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Live Oak Shale Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lompoc Mill	Diatomite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Lompoc Molding Sand	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Los Prietos	Mercury		Producer	MRDS
Miguelito Canyon Quarry	Diatomite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miguelito Canyon Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Montinero Prospect	Chromium		Producer	MRDS
Palos Colorados Quarry	Diatomite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Red Rock Mine	Mercury		Producer	MRDS
Roberts Claim	Chromium		Producer	MRDS
Sanford Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Santa Maria Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Signorelli Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sisquoc Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sisquoc Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sisquoc Ranch Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sisquoc River Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Solvang Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Welch Mine	Manganese		Producer	MRDS
Alexander Villa			Occurrence	MRDS
Alexander Villa	Copper		Unknown	MRDS
American Chrome	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
American Chrome Deposit	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Anna Moore Mine	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Atacami Claims	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Unknown	MRDS
Bacon Mine	Chromium		Past Producer	MRDS
Bacon Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Barytes	Chromium	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Bentonite Prospect	Bentonite		Occurrence	MRDS
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Buell Flat Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bull Run Prospect	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Bull Run Prospect	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Byrne and O'Donnell Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Byrne and O'Donnell Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Cachuma Chrome Mine	Chromium	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Carpinteria Deposit	Clay	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Casmalia	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Chicken Spring Claim	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Chicken Spring Claim		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Copper King	Copper		Past Producer	MRDS
Copper King	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Cuyama Phosphate Mine	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cuyama River Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Davis			Occurrence	MRDS
Davis Prospect	Mercury		Occurrence	MRDS
Dibble Pit	Diatomite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dr. Mosby Lompoc Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Eagle Mine	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Eagle Mine	Chromium	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
El Jaro	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Figueroa Deposit	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Flagstone Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gann Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gardner Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Gardner Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gibraltar Mine	Mercury	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Graciosa Ridge	Sulfur		Occurrence	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 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 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
Gravel Pits	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
Great Lakes Carbon Corp.	Diatomite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Grefco	Diatomite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Happy Canyon Magnesia Claim	Magnesite		Occurrence	MRDS
Haskell Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hogan Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Joe Grano Zinc Claims	Zinc		Occurrence	MRDS
Johns-Manville Quarries	Diatomite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
La Laguna Rancho			Occurrence	MRDS
La Laguna Rancho			Occurrence	MRDS
Laguna Ranch			Occurrence	MRDS
Laguna Ranch Deposit	Copper	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Lambert Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Las Cruces Quarry	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Las Cruces Quarry	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Latigo Canyon Mine	Manganese		Unknown	MRDS
Lemo Blanco Lith Stone Co	Calcium		Occurrence	MRDS
Limestone Deposit	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Limestone Deposit	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Limestone Deposit	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Limestone Deposit	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lind Deposit	Limestone, Dimension	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Lion Den	Mercury		Past Producer	MRDS
Lion Den Mine	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Live Oak Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Los Prietos	Mercury		Past Producer	MRDS
Los Pristos Mines	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lost Chord			Occurrence	MRDS
Lost Chord Claim	Mercury		Occurrence	MRDS
Malachite	Copper	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Merchrome No. 2, Et Al Claims	Mercury		Occurrence	MRDS
Mesa Claim	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Mesa Claim	Chromium		Prospect	MRDS
Montinero Prospect	Chromium		Prospect	MRDS
Morey Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Morey Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Parks Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Peacock Mine	Chromium	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Placer Deposit	Mercury	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Point Sal Placer	Chromium	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Point Sal Prospect	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Red Bluff Claim	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Red Bluff Prospect	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Red Rock	Mercury		Past Producer	MRDS
Redrock Mine	Mercury	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Roberts Claims		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Salvaing Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
San Marcos Pass Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Santa Barbara Canyon Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Santa Barbara Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Santa Maria Stone Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Santa Maria Stone/colson Quarry	Dimension Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Schuyler Pit	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Scrub Oak Claim	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Scrub Oak Claim	Chromium		Occurrence	MRDS
Seeley Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Sierra Blanca Limestone	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Sierra Blanco	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Sisquoc Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Stewart Quicksilver Mine	Mercury		Unknown	MRDS
Sulfur Dome			Occurrence	MRDS
Sulphur Dome Claim	Mercury	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Tepusquet Quarry Number One	Stone, Dimension		Unknown	MRDS
Tolbert Pit	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown			Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposit	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposits	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposits	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposits	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposits	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposits	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Deposits	Diatomite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Diatomite Quarry	Diatomite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Limestone Deposits	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Limestone Occurrence	Limestone, General		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Mercury		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Clay	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Mercury		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Magnesite		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Chromium		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Bentonite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Mercury		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Chromium		Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wagon Road Canyon Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
White Elephant	Barium-Barite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Zaca Lake Prospect	Chromium		Past Producer	MRDS
Zaca Lake Prospect	Chromium	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS