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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

By county

Cherokee County (20) · Sumter County (3) · Aiken County (3) · Richland County (2) · Kershaw County (2) · Anderson County (2) · Laurens County (2) · Beaufort County (2) · Spartanburg County (1) · Oconee County (1)

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Unnamed Garnet Occurrence Gl-102GarnetGarnetUnknown35.112, -81.587
Unnamed Graphite Prospect Gl - 044GraphiteGraphiteUnknown35.166, -81.509
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 099IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.082, -81.711
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 100IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.082, -81.706
Unnamed Iron Ore OccurrenceIronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.091, -81.688
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Gl - 097IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.092, -81.691
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Gl - 096IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.096, -81.689
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 095IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.104, -81.680
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Gl - 093IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.122, -81.667
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospect Gl - 092IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.146, -81.665
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 091IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.151, -81.711
Unnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 094IronHematite, LimoniteUnknown35.115, -81.678
Gum SwampTitanium, Thorium, Iron, ZirconiumMagnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.000, -80.617
HoratioIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumMagnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.033, -80.567
Sumters LandingIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumMagnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.050, -80.617
Otter LakeIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumMagnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.000, -80.666
Ancrum FerryIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumMagnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.150, -80.600
Mccaskill CreekIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumMagnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.133, -80.600
Wateree RiverIron, Zirconium, Thorium, TitaniumMagnetite, Monazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown33.933, -80.600
Big Generostee CreekThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.400, -82.767
Hilton Head IslandZirconium, Titanium, ThoriumMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown32.183, -80.717
North Rabon CreekThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.483, -82.767
Tyger RiverThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.867, -82.000
Town CreekThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown33.350, -81.850
Big Mountain CreekThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.400, -82.767
South Rabon CreekThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown34.483, -82.133
Hollow CreekThorium, Titanium, ZirconiumMonazite, Zircon, Rutile, IlmeniteUnknown33.350, -81.850
Thicketty Creek Monazite Placer Eastern TributaryThorium, REEStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, MonaziteUnknown35.076, -81.680
Headwater Irene Creek Monazite PlacerThorium, REEStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, MonaziteUnknown35.094, -81.724
Upper Cole Creek Monazite PlacerThorium, REEStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, MonaziteUnknown35.089, -81.700
Northern Trib Cherokee Creek Monazite PlacerThorium, REEStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, MonaziteUnknown35.126, -81.679
Sarratt Creek Monazite PlacerThorium, REEStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, MonaziteUnknown35.173, -81.699
Northern Trib Ross Creek Monazite PlacerThorium, REEStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, MonaziteUnknown35.157, -81.697
Headwater Cole Creek Monazite PlacerThorium, REEStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, MonaziteUnknown35.100, -81.701
Southern Trib Cherokee Creek Monazite PlacerThorium, REEStaurolite, Tourmaline, Corundum, Kyanite, Cassiterite, Zircon, Ilmenite, Rutile, Magnetite, Garnet, MonaziteUnknown35.111, -81.692
Unnamed Garnet ProspectGarnet—Prospect34.696, -82.883
Aiken County DepositREE—Past Producer33.438, -81.860
Hilton Head Island DepositREE—Past Producer32.206, -80.725

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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