Mines in York County, South Carolina
162Total
14Active
York County, South Carolina has 162 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 14 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gold, with 88 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.
All Mines in York County
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowrys Quarry | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Rock Hill Quarry | Crushed, Broken Granite | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Catawba River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Lowrys Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | MRDS | |
| Lowrys Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Rea Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Rea Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Rea Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| York County Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| York County Mines | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| York Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Allison Prospect | Gold, Copper | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Allison Prospect | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Almathea Mine | Gold, Copper | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Arrowwood Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Arrowwood Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ashe Mine | Clay | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Ashe Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barnett Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Barnett Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Barnett Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Beaver Dam Creek Brook Corundum Prospect | Corundum | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Boheler Prospect | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Boheler Prospect | Gold | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Bolin Prospect | Gold | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Bradley Place Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Brown Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Brown Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cal Parker Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Campbell Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Carroll and Ross Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Carroll and Ross Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cassady Mine | Copper, Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Cassady Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Castles Prospect | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Castles Prospect | Gold | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Catawba River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Clawson Mine Or Sutton Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Clover Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Clover Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Darwin Mine | Copper, Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Dewitt Blanton Property | Prospect | MRDS | ||
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Dickerson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Dickey Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dorothy Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ellis Mine | Gold, Copper | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Faulkner Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Faulkner Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ferguson Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Ferguson Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Fewell Island Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Ford Biotite Granite Quarry | Stone | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Hardin Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Hardin Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hatley Mine | Gold | Surface | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Henry Knob Mine | Kyanite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Henry Knob Mines | Kyanite | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Horn Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Horn Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Hull Prospect | Gold | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Hull Prospect and Placer | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Imc Custom Grinding/ York, S.c. | Barium-Barite | Processing Plant | Unknown | MRDS |
| Jingles Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Jingles Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| John Barnette Mine | Clay | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Kings Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | MRDS | |
| La Peire Prospect | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| La Peire Prospect | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Leach Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Little Wilson Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Little Wilson Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Little Wison Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Logan Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Logan Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Love Mine-#1 | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Love Mine-#2 | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Love No. 1 Prospect | Gold | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Love No. 2 Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Magnolia Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Martin Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Martin Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mary Mine | Copper | Unknown | MRDS | |
| McKnight Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| McCarter Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| McCarter Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| McCaw Iron Mine | Iron | Unknown | MRDS | |
| McCaw Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| McCaw Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| McCaw Prospect | Iron | Prospect | MRDS | |
| McGill Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| McGill Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Mercer Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Nanny Mountain Mine | Iron | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Parker No. 2 Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Patterson Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Patterson Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Piedmont Springs Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Piedmont Springs Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Pineville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Project 317 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Quinn Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Quinn Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ramsay Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Rea Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Rea Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Rea Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Rickard Mine | Corundum | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Rock Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Ross Prospect | Iron, Sulfur | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Ryan-Purcley Sillimanite Property | Kyanite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sand Pit 101 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sand Pit 102 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Sand Pit 24 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Schlegelmilch Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Scoggins Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Scoggins Prospect | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Smith Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Smith Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Smyrna-Broad River Occurrence | Kyanite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Tate Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Thunderhead Prospect | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unknown Au Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Barite Mine Fl-114 | Barium-Barite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Barite Prospect Fl-027 | Barium-Barite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Mine Fl-025 | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Prospect | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Prospect Fl-021 | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gold Prospect Fl-022 | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Granite Quarry Fl-039 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Wallace Mine | Gold | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wallace Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wallace Prospect | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Wheat Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Wheat Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Occurrence | MRDS |
| Whisenant Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Wilson Au-Cu/little Wilson Mines | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Wilson Mine | Gold | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wilson Mine Or Big Wilson Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Worth Mountain Kyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Worth Mtn Occurrence | Kyanite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Wright Mine | Gold | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Wright Mine | Gold | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wyatt Mine | Barium-Barite | Unknown | MRDS | |
| Wyatt Mine | Barium-Barite | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wylie Mine | Gold | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| York County Mines | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |