Iron Mines in South Carolina

56Total Sites

1Active

Iron Mining in South Carolina

South Carolina has 56 iron-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 1 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

County	Sites
Cherokee County	42
Sumter County	5
York County	3
Spartanburg County	2
Charleston County	1
Chester County	1
Georgetown County	1
Greenville County	1

Iron Mines

Mine	County	Type	Status
Edgcomb Steel--Greenville, S.c.	Greenville	Processing Plant	Producer
Airco Alloys	Charleston	Processing Plant	Unknown
C G Rowland Prospect	Sumter		Prospect
Cowpens Area	Cherokee		Unknown
Cowpens Battlefield Bog-Iron Mine	Cherokee		Unknown
Decker-Holway Steel--Richburg, Sc	Chester	Processing Plant	Unknown
Francis Moise Prospect	Sumter		Prospect
G L Poole Prospect	Cherokee	Underground	Prospect
Georgetown Steel/ Georgetown, S.c.	Georgetown	Processing Plant	Unknown
H M McLaurin Prospect	Sumter		Prospect
I L Tigert Prospect	Spartanburg		Occurrence
McCaw Iron Mine	York		Unknown
McCaw Prospect	York		Prospect
Nanny Mountain Mine	York		Unknown
Silver Mine Ridge Iron Mine	Cherokee		Unknown
Silver Mine Ridge Mines	Cherokee	Surface-Underground	Past Producer
Stanley Adkins Prospect	Spartanburg		Occurrence
Unnamed Hematite Mine Gl-110	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Hematite Mine Gl-111	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Hematite Mine Gl-112	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 067	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 068	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 069	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 070	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 071	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 072	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 074	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 078	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 080	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 082	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 085	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 090	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Occurrence	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Occurrence Gl - 075	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Occurrence Gl - 088	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Gl - 092	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Gl - 093	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Gl - 096	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Gl - 097	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Fl - 154	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Fl - 155	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 066	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 079	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 081	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 083	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 084	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 086	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 087	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 089	Cherokee		Unknown
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 091	Cherokee		Unknown

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