Mineral Pigments Mines
19Total Sites
1Active
Mineral Pigments Mining in the United States
Federal databases document 19 mineral pigments-related mine and mineral deposit locations across the United States. Of these, 1 (5%) are currently active operations tracked by MSHA. These records span active mines, past producers, mineral prospects, and geological occurrences identified through federal surveys.
The earliest recorded mineral pigments mine in the database is Stanley Ocher Mine in Virginia, with records dating to 1876.
Top States
| State | Sites |
|---|---|
| California | 16 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| New York | 1 |
Notable Sites
| Mine | State | County | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immel Property | California | Lake | Producer |
| Bartels Bros. Deposit | California | Lake | Occurrence |
| California Ocher Mining Co. | California | Stanislaus | Occurrence |
| Chico Ocher | California | Butte | Occurrence |
| Crane Mountain Deposit | New York | Warren | Occurrence |
| Immel Property | California | Lake | Past Producer |
| Little Stony Creek Prospect | Virginia | Shenandoah | Occurrence |
| Mullet Island Paint Deposit | California | Imperial | Occurrence |
| Ochre No. 1 and Ochre No. 2 | California | Butte | Occurrence |
| Paine Claims Neva May and Genevieve | California | Nevada | Occurrence |
| Rhoden | California | Calaveras | Occurrence |
| Roberts Lease | California | Amador | Occurrence |
| Ruby King Mineral Paint Mine | California | Colusa | Occurrence |
| Stanley Ocher Mine | Virginia | Page | Past Producer |
| Steele Property | California | Nevada | Occurrence |
| Unknown | California | Lake | Occurrence |
| Unnamed | California | Mendocino | Occurrence |
| Voyle | California | Stanislaus | Past Producer |
| Weidman Ranch | California | Stanislaus | Occurrence |