Mines in Oconee County, South Carolina
48Total
2Active
Oconee County, South Carolina has 48 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 2 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 17 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in Oconee County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee Rock Quarry | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Oconee Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| (Facility) Unnamed Silver Smelter Site | Silver | Processing Plant | Plant | MRDS |
| Amos L Honeycutt Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bruce Doyle & Reedy Burns Prospects | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Cochran Mine | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cochran Placer | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Coneross River Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cox Prospect | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Cox Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Flagstone Prospect | Stone, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Henckel Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Henckel Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| J B Smith Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Jesse Lay Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Jesse Lay Mine | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| John Dyer Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Keith Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Kuhtman Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Kuhtman Mine | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Leroy Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Marble Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Marble Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Marble Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Marble Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Marble Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Marble Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Marble Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Marble Prospect | Marble, Dimension | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Oconee Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Parker Deposit | Mica | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Pickens Prospect | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Pickens Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Richland Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Richland Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sitton Prospect | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sitton Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Sloan Placer | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sloan Prospect | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Garnet Prospect | Garnet | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Mica Prospect | Mica | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Silver Mine | Silver | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Talc Prospect | Talc-Soapstone | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Walhalla Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Walhalla Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Whitewater-Toxaway Placer | Gold | Unknown | MRDS |