Mines in Chatham County, Georgia

13Total
4Active

Chatham County, Georgia has 13 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 5 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Chatham County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Douglas Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Finley Pit No. 4Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Fortner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Shuman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Aki Partnership IncSand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Able Contracting IncSand, Industrial NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Blake Plateau Nodule DepositManganeseOffshoreUnknownMRDS
Davis Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Flintkote/ Savannah, Ga.Gypsum-AnhydriteProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
National Gypsum/ Savannah, Ga.Gypsum-AnhydriteProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
Savannah Beach PlacerTitaniumOccurrenceMRDS
Savannah DepositPhosphorus-PhosphatesSurfaceProspectMRDS
Saxon Select Sand PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA