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Mines in South Carolina
Mines reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Mines listed
- 107
- Active
- 93
- Employees
- 2,498
- Accidents reported in 2025
- 56
Mines are listed from MSHA's mine data, excluding mines recorded as abandoned. Accident counts are reports filed with MSHA for the calendar year, including injuries and illnesses at the mine, and are counts only. Operator names are shown only when they are companies or agencies.
Largest mines by employees
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| Mine | Type | Status | Employees | Accidents 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haile Gold Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Underground | Active | 926 | 23 |
| HM Southeast Cement | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 183 | 8 |
| Amrize Holly Hill Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 176 | 4 |
| Harleyville Mine & Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 130 | 0 |
| Columbia Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 55 | 0 |
| Active Minerals Kaolin Divison | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 38 | 0 |
| Columbia Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 34 | 0 |
| Georgia Stone, Buckhorn Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 32 | 0 |
| Lyman Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 31 | 0 |
| Lugoff Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 29 | 0 |
| Marlboro Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 28 | 0 |
| Cayce Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 27 | 2 |
| Dixie Clay (VM Buyer LLC) | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 27 | 0 |
| K-T Clay Company | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 24 | 2 |
| National Kaolin Products | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 24 | 1 |
| Berkeley Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 23 | 0 |
| Oconee Rock Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 23 | 0 |
| Pacolet Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 23 | 0 |
| Jefferson Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 22 | 0 |
| Osprey Minerals Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 22 | 0 |
| Piedmont Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 21 | 0 |
| Enoree Operations | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 20 | 0 |
| Liberty Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 19 | 0 |
| Lakeside Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 19 | 0 |
| Anderson Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 18 | 1 |
| Greenwood Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 18 | 1 |
| North Columbia Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 18 | 1 |
| Blacksburg Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 17 | 0 |
| Sandy Flat Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 17 | 1 |
| Gray Court Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 16 | 0 |
| Georgetown II Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 15 | 0 |
| Brewer Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Cross Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 0 |
| Palmetto Sand Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 1 |
| Rock Hill Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 14 | 1 |
| Loamy Sand and Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| Marlboro Sand & Gravel | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 Rubble Master Impact Crusher | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Temporarily Idled | 12 | 0 |
| Dreyfus Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 1 |
| Goretown Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 0 |
| Lexington Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 12 | 1 |
| 1080 Summers Drive South | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Blacksburg Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Lowrys Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 1 |
| Richardson Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 11 | 0 |
| Edgefield Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 1 |
| North Myrtle Beach Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 10 | 0 |
| Anderson Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 9 | 0 |
| Sumter Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 9 | 1 |
| Clinton Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Dixiana Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Enoree Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Inman Stone Company | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 0 |
| Lanier Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 8 | 1 |
| Lopke Quarries : Clinton, SC Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Shade Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 7 | 0 |
| Blair Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Barefoot Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 1 |
| Columbia Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Fairfield Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Sandworks | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 6 | 0 |
| Atomic Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Deerfield Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Edisto Sand Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| I-95 Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| Pageland Sand Co Inc | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 5 | 0 |
| G & G Mining Co LLC | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Kershaw Plant | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Old Charleston Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 1 |
| Pelham Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Southeastern Sand Mine #1 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 0 |
| Turkey Creek | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 4 | 0 |
| USB Columbia (Mobley-Koon/Dry Branch)) | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 4 | 1 |
| Askew | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Black Creek Sand Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Chapman Sand Plant #9 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Temporarily Idled | 3 | 0 |
| Chesterfield Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Calhoun Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Charleston Ship Yard | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Diam Mine #3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Temporarily Idled | 3 | 0 |
| Dravo Road Mine at Squaw Valley | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Even Par | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Full Circle Aggregates LLC | Metal/nonmetal, Facility | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Irby Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Mellott-Luck Stone Enoree | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Neal Shoals | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Simpson Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 3 | 0 |
| Blacksburg Plt | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| C120-004 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Diamond Mine #3 | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Frick Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Hutto Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| I-20 Sand Mine LLC | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Johnsonville Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Temporarily Idled | 2 | 0 |
| Kershaw Pink | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Longview Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Newberry Sand Incorporated | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 2 | 0 |
| Pacolet River Pit | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Sericite Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 0 |
| Yeargin Sand | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 2 | 1 |
| Andrews Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 1 | 0 |
| Coral Gray Quarry | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Kershaw County Mines | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Lexington County Mines | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
| Richland County Mines | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Active | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Mine | Metal/nonmetal, Surface | Intermittent | 1 | 0 |
Other mines
No employees reported
- Squaw Valley Road Sand Mine ยท New Mine
Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Open Government Data