Mines in Orange County, California
135Total
31Active
| Mine | Commodity | Type | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenstone Materials Quarry | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Orange County Operation | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Active | MSHA |
| Asbury El Toro, Ltd. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Baker Ranch Extension | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Califorina Nonmetalics | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Capistrano Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| El Toro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| El Toro Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Gypsum Canyon Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Gypsum Canyon Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Huntington Beach Asphalt And Rock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Irvine Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Irvine Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Irvine Lake Rock Plant # 71 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Liston Clay Pit | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mission Viejo Sand Pit | Silica | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mission Viejo Sand Plant | Silica | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Mission Viejo Sand Plant | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Orange Plant 14 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Orange Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Platz Quarry | Kaolin | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| R.c. 1 Orange Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Rancho Mission Viejo Quarry | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| San Juan Capistrano Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| San Juan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| San Juan Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Santa Ana Plant | Calcium | Processing Plant | Producer | MRDS |
| Silverado-santa Rosa | Silver | Producer | MRDS | |
| Sully-miller Contracting Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Trabuco Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| W A Schoeppe Clay Co | Clay | Surface | Producer | MRDS |
| Acme Mine | Silver | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Aliso Prospect | Diatomite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bell Canyon Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Bixby Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blue Diamond Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Blue Light | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Blue Light Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cal China Pit | Clay | Surface | Unknown | MRDS |
| Capistrano Deposit | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clay Pit | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Claymont Mines | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Claypit | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Consolidated Rock Products Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Crestline Quarry | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Crow Canyon Pit | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cunningham And Son | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Dayton Trucking (portable) | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Intermittent | MSHA |
| Deposit | Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| El Toro Deposit | Limestone, General | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| El Toro Materials Co | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| El Toro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Garber Brickk & Tile Co. | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Garden Grove Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gladdin-mcbean, North Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gladding-mcbean Co, South Mine | Clay | Surface-Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Gypsum Canyon Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Hicks Canyon Prospect | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Huntington Beach Plant Sully-miller | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ike Arnold Mine And Washing Plant | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Irvine Shale Mine | Clay | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Joker And Catherine Prospect | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| L. O. Swartzbaugh | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| La Bolsa Tile Co. | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| La Habra Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ladd Canyon Deposits | Limestone, General | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Lindauer & Sopns | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co. | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Los Pinos | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Lucas Canyon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Marine Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Newport Bay, Shellmaker, Inc. | Salt | Offshore | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Old Dominion Mine | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Old North Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Orange County Brick & Tile Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Orange County Rock Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Orange Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ortega | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Owl Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Portable Screen #1 | Sand, Industrial NEC | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Prospect | Clay | Prospect | MRDS | |
| Quincy Mine | Lead | Prospect | MRDS | |
| R. J. Noble Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| R. P. Mitchell Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Ranch Rock Capo | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Red Hill Mine | Mercury | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Red Hill Mine | Mercury | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Red Rock Prospect | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Salt Ponds | Salt | Brine Operation | Past Producer | MRDS |
| San Juan Canyon Prospect | Uranium | Prospect | MRDS | |
| San Juan Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| San Juan Pit | Feldspar | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sand - Clay Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sand - Clay Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sand - Clay Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sand - Clay Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Santa Ana Mines | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Santa Ana Rock And Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Santa Rosa Lead - Zinc | Lead | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Santiago Aggregate, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Santiago Canyon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sentinal Oak | Gold | Placer | Prospect | MRDS |
| Serrano Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Shirley Mine | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Sierra Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sparks & Mcclelland Plants | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Star | Construction Sand and Gravel | Surface | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Star Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Sully-miller Contracting Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Susquehanna - Western Inc. | Stone, Dimension | Processing Plant | Unknown | MRDS |
| Sycamore Canyon Deposit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Caly Prospect | Clay | Occurrence | MRDS | |
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Stone, Dimension | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Lead | Surface-Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Unnamed Prospect | Clay | Surface | Prospect | MRDS |
| Vitrefax Co Middle Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Vitrefrax Co | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Vitrefrax Co. South Mine | Clay | Surface | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Wilhunt | Lead | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Wilhunt Mines | Lead | Underground | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Williams Mine | Gold | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Yaeger | Occurrence | MRDS | ||
| Yeager Mines | Lead | Underground | Prospect | MRDS |
| Yeager Rock Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Processing Plant | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Yvonne Claims | Gold | Placer | Past Producer | MRDS |