Mines in Ventura County, California

Ventura County, California has 187 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 39 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 55 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Ventura County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Arcosa Frazier Park Plant# 1603	Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls.	Surface	Active	MSHA
Canyon Rock Plant	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Grimes Rock A Calportland Company	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Moorpark Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Ojai Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Pacific Rock Inc	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
S-6 Red	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Santa Paula Materials	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Tapo Rock & Sand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Wayne J. Sand & Gravel Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Balcom Canyon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Blue Star Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
El Rio Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Grimes Canyon Quarry	Pumice	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Grimes Canyon Quarry	Pumice	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Grimes Canyon Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hawley Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Knoll Site	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mary Smith Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Oak Ridge Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Oak Ridge Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Quality It	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Quality Rock Company Sand and Gravl	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Quatal Canyon Quarry		Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rancho Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ridgelite Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Santa Barbara Portable Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Santa Clara River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Santa Paula Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Santa Paula Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Santa Paula Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Saticoy Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Saticoy Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Saticoy Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Schmidt Ojai Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sespe Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Tapo Canyon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Tapo Canyon Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wheeler Gorge Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Alamo Mountain Mica Mine	Mica	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson & Hardison Pressed Brickco	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Arastra Flat Group of Claims	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Argilla Claims	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Asbury Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Associated Oil Co. Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ballinger Canyon Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bear Number One	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Beer Can No. 12	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Bertram Lode	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Best Rock Products Corp	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Big Four Group of Claims	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Bitter Creek Borate Workings	Boron-Borates		Past Producer	MRDS
Bixby Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Borate Prospects	Boron-Borates		Occurrence	MRDS
Borate Prospects	Boron-Borates		Occurrence	MRDS
Brown Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Brownstone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Burges Canyon Prospect	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Camarillo Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Castac Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Chalker Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Cic Placer	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Cic Prospect	Gold	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
Clay Deposit	Bentonite	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Columbus Mine	Boron-Borates		Past Producer	MRDS
Columbus Mine	Boron-Borates	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Connett Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Coquina Mine	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Corral Canyon Prospect No. 2	Uranium		Prospect	MRDS
Denver Mine	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Desert View	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Dom Bosco Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
El Rio Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
El Rio Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Esperanza Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Eureka Claim	Gypsum-Anhydrite		Occurrence	MRDS
Fillmore Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Frazier Borax Mine	Boron-Borates	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Frazier Mine	Boron-Borates		Past Producer	MRDS
Frazier Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Frazier Mountain	Boron-Borates		Past Producer	MRDS
Frenchman's Point Prospect	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gamma Queen	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Gillibrand Limestone Deposit.	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gold Dust Mine	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Gold Hill Prospects	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Golden Bloom Group of Claims	Gold	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Good Luck Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Grimes Canyon Area	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Henley Claim	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Prospect	MRDS
Hidden Springs Group	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Hidden Value Prospect	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Ives Property	Boron-Borates		Occurrence	MRDS
Ives Tunnel	Boron-Borates		Occurrence	MRDS
Jewel Mine	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Long Dave Mine	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Lyon Springs	Geothermal	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mathews Deposits	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Matilija Claims	Limestone, General	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Matilija Hot Springs	Geothermal	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Maule Mines	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Mc Donald	Molybdenum, Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Mc Donald Group			Occurrence	MRDS
Mercury Prospect	Mercury	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Middle Fork Creek Borate Deposits	Boron-Borates		Occurrence	MRDS
Montecito Gravel & Quartz Co.	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Moorpark Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mud Springs Claims	Uranium	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
North Fork Borate Deposits	Boron-Borates		Past Producer	MRDS
Ojai Gypsum Mine	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Underground	Unknown	MRDS
Old Irish Republic Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Oro Fino & Golden Era	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Payoff	Uranium		Unknown	MRDS
Peoples Lumber Co.	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pine Mountain Phosphate Deposit	Phosphorus-Phosphates	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Pine Tree Placer	Boron-Borates	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Princess	Boron-Borates	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Prospect Mine	Copper		Occurrence	MRDS
Red Rock Claims	Gold	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Rocklite Quarry	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Runkle Canyon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Russell Mine	Boron-Borates		Past Producer	MRDS
Russell Mine	Boron-Borates	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
San Guillermo Creek	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Sanguillermo Creek Prospect	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Santa Susana Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sespe Hot Spring	Geothermal	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Shell Oil Co.	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
South Mountain Deposit	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
South Mountain Deposit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Southern Pacific Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Southern Pacific Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Speciality Sand Plant	Sand, Industrial NEC	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Strathern Cattle Co.	Uranium		Occurrence	MRDS
Strongwill No. 1	Gold	Placer	Prospect	MRDS
Stubblefield & Halloway Property	Boron-Borates		Past Producer	MRDS
Sulphur Mountain Springs	Geothermal	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Summerville Mine	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Sunset Plaster & Cement Co.	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Tapo-Gillibrand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Terminal Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Trail Canyon	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unanmed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Location	Molybdenum		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Occurrence	Platinum	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect			Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Unnamed Prospect	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ventucopa Quarry	Gypsum	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Ventura Cement Co.	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ventura Expandable Shale	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ventura Mine			Occurrence	MRDS
Ventura Mine	Copper, Nickel		Past Producer	MRDS
Ventura Mine	Nickel	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Ventura River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ventura River Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ventura Rock & Sand Co.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ventura Velvet Molding Sand Dpst.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wheeler's Hot Springs	Geothermal	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
White Mule Group	Gold	Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Wkl Prospect	Gold	Placer	Occurrence	MRDS