Mines in Union County, South Carolina

23Total
3Active

Union County, South Carolina has 23 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 3 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 10 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Union County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
AskewConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Neal ShoalsSand, CommonSurfaceActiveMSHA
Lockhart DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Brown Sand Mine No. 2Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Bogan MineGoldSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Cudd Sand MineSandUnknownMRDS
Gregory QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerMRDS
Hyder Farm QuarryGranite, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Mud MineGoldUnknownMRDS
Mud MineGoldSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Mullis MineSandUnknownMRDS
Nott MineGoldUnknownMRDS
Nott MineGoldUndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Ophir MineGoldSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Ophir MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
Sloan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknownMRDS
Sloan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Unnamed Feldpar MineFeldsparPast ProducerMRDS
VanceVermiculitePast ProducerMRDS
West MineGoldSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
West MineGoldPast ProducerMRDS
West Mine/bogan OphirGoldUnknownMRDS
Yeargin SandSand, CommonSurfaceIntermittentMSHA