Mines in Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruz County, California has 80 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 23 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 28 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Santa Cruz County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Felton Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Olive Springs Quarry Inc	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Quail Hollow Operation	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Aptos Placer	Iron		Producer	MRDS
Bonny Doon Limestone Quarry	Limestone, General	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bonny Doon Shale	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cabrillo Pit and Mill	Silver	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cabrillo Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Davenport Cement Plant	Calcium	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Davenport Cement Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Felton Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Felton Quarry	Stone	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Geyer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Olive Springs Quarry	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Olympia Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pacific Cement and Aggregate Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pacific Cement and Aggregates Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Quail Hollow	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
San Vincente Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Santa Cruz Aggregates	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Santa Cruz Sand Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Twin Lakes Beach	Gold		Producer	MRDS
Wilder Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bachellor Ranch Quarry	Granite		Occurrence	MRDS
Big Boulder Mine	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Bonny Doon Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Calplatti Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Central Supply Co	Flagstone	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Davenport Cement Plant	Cement	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Decomposed Granite Pit	Granite		Occurrence	MRDS
Decomposed Granite Pit	Granite		Occurrence	MRDS
Decomposed Granite Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Occurrence	MRDS
Felton	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Felton No 2 Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gibson Sand Fit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Gibson Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Gulch	Gold	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Graham & Son	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Graham & Son	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Co	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Henry J Kaiser	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Henry J Kaiser Co Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Holmes Lime & Cement Co	Limestone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Ixl Quarry	Limestone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Jb King	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Lone Star Industries Inc.	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Majors Creek	Gold	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Miller Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Neary Ranch	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Olympia Plant #125	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Olympia Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pacific Cement and Aggregates Inc	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Pleasant Valley Excavation	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Pleasant Valley Excavation	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Granite		Occurrence	MRDS
Roach Sand & Gravel Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Roach Sand & Gravel Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rubis Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
San Vicente Canyon	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Santa Cruz Aggregates	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Santa Cruz Sand Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Stribling Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Titus Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Triumph Steel Co	Titanium		Occurrence	MRDS
Triumph Steel Co	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Twin Lakes Beach	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Limestone, Dimension		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Limestone, Dimension		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Limestone, Dimension		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Occurrence	MRDS
Waddell Creek	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS