Mines in Franklin County, Ohio

Franklin County, Ohio has 47 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 16 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 24 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Franklin County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Columbus Limestone	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Columbus Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Hazmag #1	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Marble Cliff Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active	MSHA
Southern Portable 1	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Claycraft No 4 & 5 Pits	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Columbus Limestone #221	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Columbus Quarry	Calcium	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Columbus South #210	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
J.p. Sand and Gravel Company	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Masons Plant Number 2 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
McDaniel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
McDermit Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Medusa Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Olen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Olen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
(Facility) Asarco Columbus Smelter	Zinc	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Big Walnut Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Big Walnut Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Blacklick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Blacklick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Canal Winchester Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Canal Winchester Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Claycraft Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Columbus 210 Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Columbus Limestone Quarry	Limestone, General		Past Producer	MRDS
Columbus Limestone Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Columbus No. 210 Plant and Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Columbus Pit & Mill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Columbus Quarry	Calcium		Past Producer	MRDS
Franklin Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Grove City Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Hart Road Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Hilliard Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
J.p. Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Lockbourne	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Lockbourne No. 213 Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Plant	MRDS
Lockbourne Number 213 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Lockbourne Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Metso Crusher #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Metso Plant #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Masons Plant Number 2 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Masons Sand & Gravel Company	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Olen Corporation Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Skyview Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Skyview Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
South Columbus Aggregate Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA