Mines in Cherokee County, Georgia
119Total
6Active
Cherokee County, Georgia has 119 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 44 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Cherokee County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballground Mine Site | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Blankinship Sand Company Llc | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Cherokee Quarry | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Little River | Sand, Common | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Blankenship Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Producer | MRDS |
| Lawson & Quarles Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Producer | MRDS |
| Amphlett Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Andrew Satterfield Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Bailey Property | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bell-Star | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Bell-Star Mine | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Bennett Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blankenship Sand Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Offshore | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Brady Mine | Talc-Soapstone | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Burty No. 2 | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Burty No.1 | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Casteel Mine | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Chattahoochee Iron Property | Iron | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cherokee Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cherokee Iron Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cherokee Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cherokee Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Chester (Turner) Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Clarkson Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cochran Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Coggins | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Coggins Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cook Mine | Mica | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cox | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Cox Prospect | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Creighton Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Culp Mine | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Davis Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Davis Mine (owl Hollow) | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Dean Mine | Mica | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Delay Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Dickens Prospect | Copper | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Eiseman | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Evalee Richards Prospect | Zinc | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Evans | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| F M Williams Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| F. Burt's | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Farrar Mine | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Frank Burt Prospect | Underground | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Franklin-Creighton Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| G.i.teasley Property | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| G.p. McFarland Property | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Georgiana Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Georgiana Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Grady Holbert Property | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Grady Holbert Property | Iron | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Granville | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hause Mines | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Haynes No. 2 | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Hematite/oredell Mine | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Iron Hill Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J B Wheeler Prospect | Mica | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| J D Hillhouse Mines | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J F Hillhouse Prospects | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| J T Haley Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J V Ledford Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J. C. Casteel Prospect | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| James Higgins Property | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| James M.quarles Property | Iron | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Kelogg Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kitchens Property | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kuykendall Prospect | Mica | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| L.l. Spence Property | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| L.l.spence Property | Iron | Unknown | MRDS | |
| La Belle Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Labelle Mine | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Latham (Chester) | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Latham Mine | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lot 208 Shaft | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Lot 296 | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| M M Cole Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| M.d. Smith | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Marble Deposit Unnamed | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| McGill | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Morgan | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Mrs Stearne's Property | Marble, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Old Bell Cut | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Putnam Mine | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| R M Reece Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Revis Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Rich Mine | Sulfur-Pyrite | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Rich Mine (canton Mine) | Copper, Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Richards | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Richards Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Robertson | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Rudicil Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rudicil Mine | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| S S Densmore Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| S. R. Smith Mine | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sand & Gravel Division | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sandow Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sandow Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sixes Mine | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Sixes Mine | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Smith Prospect | Iron-Pyrite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| South Amphlett Prospect | Mica | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Stansill | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| T. N. Westbrook Mine | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| T.n.westbrook's | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Thompson-Weinman and Satterfield | Barium-Barite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Three-O-One Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Tripp | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Tripp Mine | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Deposit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Deposit | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed, Chattahoochee Fe Property | Iron | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| W. Poor's | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| W.m. Going | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Wacaster Mine | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Waltz & Bates Mines | Mica | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| White Property | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Williams | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Worley Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Worley Mine | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |