Mines in Lexington County, South Carolina

Lexington County, South Carolina has 97 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 sand and gravel, construction, with 41 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Lexington County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Cayce Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Columbia Plant	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Calhoun Sand	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Columbia Sand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Dixiana Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Frick Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
I-20 Sand Mine Llc	Sand, Common	Surface	Active	MSHA
Lanier Sand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Lexington Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Old Charleston Sand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Bowen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cayce Quarry	Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken		Producer	MRDS
Cayce Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Columbia Pit East	Silica	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Columbia Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Columbia Works	Silica	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Corley Mill Rd Pit	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Dixiana Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dixiana Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dixiana Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dixiana Mine #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Edmund Mine & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hites Kaolin Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lanier Asphalt Sand	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lanier Construction Company Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Lanier Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Leesville Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Leesville Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Lexington County Mines	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lexington County Mines	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lexington County Mines	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lexington County Mines	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Shuler #2 Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Shuler Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Silica Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sox Mine	Clay		Producer	MRDS
Summit Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Adolphus Hite Kaolin Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Bledsoe	Sand		Unknown	MRDS
Bledsoe Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Bowers Mine	Sand		Unknown	MRDS
Corley	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Casparis Stone Quarry	Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken		Past Producer	MRDS
Cayce Silica Plant	Silica	Processing Plant	Unknown	MRDS
Clamp Kaolin Pit	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Columbia Pit East	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Columbia Pit West	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Congaree Creek	Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium		Unknown	MRDS
Congaree River	Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Davis Bros.sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dixiana Mine East	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dixiana Mine West	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dixiana Mine and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Edmund	Sand		Unknown	MRDS
Edmund	Sand		Unknown	MRDS
Edmund Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Edmund Sand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Epting Ballanger Roland Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Frick Mine	Sand		Unknown	MRDS
Gilbert Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Guignard Mill	Clay, Kaolin	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS
Harleys Mill Pond	Iron, Titanium, Zirconium		Unknown	MRDS
Hoyt-Hite Kaolin Pit	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Lanier Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Leesville Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Lexington Co. Clay and Shale Mines	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lexington County Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Lexington County Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Lexington County Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Lexington County Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Lexington County Mines	Common Clays NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Lexington Mine	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lexington Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Marlowe Creek	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Rawl-Cotton Branch Road Mine	Sand		Unknown	MRDS
Red Bank Creek	Zirconium, Titanium, Iron, Thorium		Unknown	MRDS
Schuler Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Silica Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
South Congaree Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Summit Sand Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Summit Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Summite Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Tindal Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Toms Creek	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Twelve Mile Creek	Zirconium, Titanium, Iron, Thorium		Unknown	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Unknown	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Clay		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Mine	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unidentified Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Crushed Stone Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken		Unknown	MRDS
Unnamed Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Wilson Bros. Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS
Wise Sand Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Past Producer	MRDS