Mines in Abbeville County, South Carolina

25Total
5Active

Abbeville County, South Carolina has 25 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 5 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 9 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Abbeville County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Richard B. Russell Dam Project QuarStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Scott QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Ware Shoals PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Wilson Bros. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Wilson Brothers Sand Co., IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerMRDS
Brown ProspectsMicaSurface-UndergroundProspectMRDS
Calais and Douglas MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Calais and Douglas MineGoldUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Calhoun FallsTitanium, IronUnknownMRDS
Candy BranchGold OreSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Civil War MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Clenkscales ProspectMicaUnknownMRDS
Cook ProspectGoldUnknownMRDS
Cook ProspectGoldSurfaceProspectMRDS
Jones MineGoldUnknownMRDS
Jones MineGoldUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Lyon ProspectGoldProspectMRDS
Lyons MineGoldUnknownMRDS
Parsons Mountain Pyrophyllite ProspectPyrophylliteUnknownMRDS
Rocky River MineMicaUnknownMRDS
Saluda MineCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Saluda MineCopper, IronUndergroundProspectMRDS
UnknownCopperPast ProducerMRDS
Vandiver & Cooke Scott ProspectsMicaUndergroundProspectMRDS
Ware Shoals PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA