Mines Near Lake Forest, California
100 mines and mineral deposits within 25 miles of Lake Forest (population 79,312). Data from USGS MRDS and MSHA federal databases. Adjust radius or search a specific address →
Mines Within 25 Miles of Lake Forest
| Mine | Distance | Commodity | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pits | 2.2 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Portable Screen #1 | 2.3 mi | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Abandoned |
| El Toro Materials Co | 2.5 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned |
| Baker Ranch Extension | 2.5 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer |
| El Toro Pit | 2.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Sully-Miller Contracting Co. | 3.5 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Asbury El Toro, Ltd. | 3.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer |
| El Toro Plant | 3.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Aliso Prospect | 4.0 mi | Diatomite | — | Occurrence |
| Santa Rosa Lead - Zinc | 4.5 mi | Lead | — | Occurrence |
| El Toro Deposit | 4.8 mi | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer |
| Serrano Mine | 4.8 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Califorina Nonmetalics | 5.0 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Sand - Clay Mine | 5.3 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Sand - Clay Mine | 6.3 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Liston Clay Pit | 6.6 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Sand - Clay Mine | 6.6 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| W A Schoeppe Clay Co | 6.6 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| San Juan Capistrano Pit | 6.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Cal China Pit | 6.6 mi | Clay | Surface | Unknown |
| El Toro Pit | 6.6 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Wilhunt Mines | 6.7 mi | Lead | Underground | Past Producer |
| Hicks Canyon Prospect | 6.7 mi | Fire Clay (Refractory) | — | Occurrence |
| Sand - Clay Mine | 6.9 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Ike Arnold Mine and Washing Plant | 6.9 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Santiago Aggregate, Inc. | 7.0 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Blue Light | 7.2 mi | Lead, Zinc, Silver | — | Past Producer |
| Bell Canyon Prospect | 7.4 mi | Clay | — | Occurrence |
| Gravel Pits | 7.7 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Trabuco Creek Pit | 7.7 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Silverado-Santa Rosa | 8.2 mi | Silver | — | Producer |
| Unnamed Caly Prospect | 8.3 mi | Clay | — | Occurrence |
| Shirley Mine | 8.4 mi | Gold | Underground | Prospect |
| Santiago Canyon Plant | 8.4 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Crow Canyon Pit | 8.5 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Williams Mine | 8.8 mi | Gold | Underground | Prospect |
| Platz Quarry | 8.9 mi | Kaolin | Surface | Producer |
| Capistrano Deposit | 9.1 mi | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer |
| Red Hill Mine | 9.2 mi | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer |
| Red Hill Mine | 9.2 mi | Mercury | — | Past Producer |
| Blue Light Mine | 9.3 mi | Lead | Underground | Past Producer |
| Irvine Lake Pit | 9.4 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Santa Ana Mines | 9.5 mi | Gold | Underground | Prospect |
| Sentinal Oak | 9.6 mi | Gold | Placer | Prospect |
| Unnamed Prospect | 9.8 mi | Lead | Surface-Underground | Prospect |
| Prospect | 9.9 mi | Clay | — | Prospect |
| Unnamed Prospect | 10.0 mi | Lead | Underground | Prospect |
| Capistrano Plant | 10.3 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Greenstone Materials Quarry | 10.3 mi | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active |
| Unnamed Prospect | 10.4 mi | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Prospect |
| Salt Ponds | 10.4 mi | Salt | Brine Operation | Past Producer |
| Ladd Canyon Deposits | 10.5 mi | Limestone, General | Surface | Prospect |
| Quincy Mine | 10.8 mi | Lead | — | Prospect |
| Irvine Lake Rock Plant # 71 | 10.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Gypsum Canyon Deposit | 11.0 mi | Gypsum-Anhydrite | — | Occurrence |
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | 11.1 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| San Juan Plant | 11.1 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Orange County Operation | 11.1 mi | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Active |
| San Juan Creek Pit | 11.2 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Deposit | 11.2 mi | Stone, Dimension | — | Occurrence |
| Lucas Canyon Quarry | 11.3 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Gravel Pit | 11.3 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Red Rock Prospect | 11.3 mi | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Prospect |
| Mission Viejo Sand Pit | 11.4 mi | Silica | Surface | Producer |
| San Juan Pit | 11.5 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| San Juan Pit | 11.5 mi | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer |
| Mission Viejo Sand Plant | 11.5 mi | Silica | Surface | Producer |
| Mission Viejo Sand Plant | 11.5 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Yaeger | 12.0 mi | — | Occurrence | |
| Wilhunt | 12.0 mi | Lead | — | Past Producer |
| Gladdin-McBean, North Mine | 12.1 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Crestline Quarry | 12.1 mi | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer |
| Sierra Mine | 12.3 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co. | 12.3 mi | Clay | Surface | Past Producer |
| Unnamed Pit | 12.4 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |
| Yeager Mines | 12.5 mi | Lead | Underground | Prospect |
| Santa Ana Plant | 12.5 mi | Calcium | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Los Pinos | 12.5 mi | Gold | Underground | Prospect |
| Unnamed Prospect | 12.6 mi | Clay | Surface | Prospect |
| El Cerrito Ranch | 12.6 mi | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Surface | Past Producer |
| El Cerrito Ranch | 12.6 mi | Gypsum-Anhydrite | — | Producer |
| Orange County Rock Co., Inc. | 12.7 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer |
| Orange Plant 14 | 12.7 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer |
| Unnamed Limestone Prospect | 12.7 mi | Limestone, Dimension | — | Occurrence |
| Gravel Pit | 12.7 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Newport Bay, Shellmaker, Inc. | 12.8 mi | Salt | Offshore | Past Producer |
| Gypsum Canyon Pit | 12.8 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| Santa Ana Rock and Gravel Co. | 12.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Tecumseh Group | 12.9 mi | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Surface | Past Producer |
| Yvonne Claims | 12.9 mi | Gold | Placer | Past Producer |
| Gypsum Canyon Pit | 12.9 mi | Clay | Surface | Producer |
| R.c. 1 Orange Plant | 12.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer |
| Blue Diamond Pit | 12.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Gravel Pit | 12.9 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Dominguez Pit | 13.0 mi | Kaolin | Surface | Past Producer |
| Gravel Pit | 13.0 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| Unnamed Mine | 13.1 mi | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer |
| San Juan Canyon Prospect | 13.1 mi | Uranium | — | Prospect |
| Joker and Catherine Prospect | 13.1 mi | Gold | Underground | Prospect |
| Unnamed Pit | 13.2 mi | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer |