Mines in Aiken County, South Carolina

Aiken County, South Carolina has 151 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 38 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is clay, with 97 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Aiken County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Active Minerals Kaolin Divison	Clay, Ceramic, Refractory Mnls.	Facility	Active	MSHA
Atomic Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Full Circle Aggregates Llc	Sand, Common	Facility	Active	MSHA
K-T Clay Company	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
National Kaolin Products	Kaolin and Ball Clay	Surface	Active	MSHA
Shade Mine	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Vanderbilt Minerals, Llc-Dixie Clay Div.	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Aiken County Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Aiken County Mine & Mill	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Aiken Kaolin District	Kaolin	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Aiken Mine	Kaolin	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bell Kaolin Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Bell Kaolin Mine	Kaolin	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Chicora Kaolin Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Clearwater Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Edisto Mine	Kaolin	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Eureka Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Finley Sand and Clay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gene Williams Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Graniteville Mine	Kaolin	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Graniteville Plant	Clay	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Ideal Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Janet Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Langley Mine	Kaolin	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Laughlin Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Laughlin West Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Mc Namee & Randall Clay Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
McKie Sand Pit Number 3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mine Number 47	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mine Number 47 South	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pepper Branch Kaolin Pit	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Scott Kaolin Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Shade Kaolin Pit	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Southeastern Kaolin Mine	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Aiken County Deposit	REE	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Aiken County Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Aiken County Mine Number 1	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Aiken County Mine Number 1	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Aiken County Mine Number 2	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Aiken County Mine Number 2	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Aiken County Mine Number 3	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Aiken County Mine Number 3	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Aiken County Pit East	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Aiken County Pit West	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Aiken Mine	Sand		Unknown	MRDS
Augusta Sand and Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Barden Kaolin Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Barden Mine	Kaolin	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Brodie Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Chaingang Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Chicora Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
China Springs Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Clearwater Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Culbreath Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Dixie Clay Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Dixie Clay Mine North	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Dixie Clay Mine South	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Dixie Clay Mine West	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Enterprise Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Finley Sand and Clay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
G. L. Williams Landscaping, Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
G.l.williams Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Giant Portland Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Giant Portland Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hillside Spring Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hollow Creek	Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium		Unknown	MRDS
Hollow Creek	REE		Occurrence	MRDS
Horse Creek	Titanium, Zirconium		Unknown	MRDS
Horse Creek		Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Ideal Kaolin Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Johnson Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Johnson Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
McKie Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
McKie Sand Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
McKie Sand Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
McKie Sand Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
McKie Sand Pit Number 3	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
McNamee Kaolin Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Mine Number 47	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Mine Number 47 North	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Mine Number 47 South	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Morris Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Murray Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
North Augusta Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Old Harrigal Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Toole Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Paragon Kaolin Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Payne Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Permenter Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Permenter Mine North	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Permenter Mine South	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Piper Kaolin Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Prothro Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Randall Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Richardson Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Richardson Mine North	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Richardson Mine South	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rodgers Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Rodgers-Younce Mine	Kaolin	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Sand and Clay Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Satterfield Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Satterfield Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Seigler Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Seigler Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shade Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Shade Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Silver Bluff		Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Smith Kaolin Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Southeastern Clay Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Southeastern Clay Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Southeastern Kaolin Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Town Creek	Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium		Unknown	MRDS
Town Creek	REE		Occurrence	MRDS
Uas - North Augusta	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Stone, Dimension		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine(horse Creek Mine)	Zirconium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Titanium		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Prospects	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Granite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Kaolin Pit	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Kaolin Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Kaolin Pit	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Kaolin Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Williams Landscaping Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS