Olivine Mines

14Total Sites
3Active

Olivine Mining in the United States

Federal databases document 14 olivine-related mine and mineral deposit locations across the United States. Of these, 3 (21%) 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 olivine mine in the database is Dark Ridge Olivine Deposit in North Carolina, with records dating to 1930.

Top States

StateSites
North Carolina10
Oregon2
Washington1
Georgia1

Notable Sites

MineStateCountyStatus
Millbank Materials Usa, LtdOregonMultnomahActive
Day Book Olivine DepositNorth CarolinaYanceyProducer
Newdale Olivine DepositNorth CarolinaYanceyProducer
Balsam Gap Olivine DepositNorth CarolinaJacksonPast Producer
Burton Lake Olivine DepositGeorgiaRabunProspect
Dark Ridge Olivine DepositNorth CarolinaJacksonPast Producer
Hamilton MillWashingtonSkagitAbandoned
Holcombe Branch Olivine DepositNorth CarolinaMadisonPast Producer
McCartney Olivine MineNorth CarolinaMaconPast Producer
Middleton Olivine DepositNorth CarolinaJacksonOccurrence
Norton Dunite DepositNorth CarolinaMaconPast Producer
Plant #1North CarolinaYanceyAbandoned
Pearsoll Peak DuniteOregonCurryOccurrence
Plant 2North CarolinaMitchellAbandoned