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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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E.P. Pitts Sand Pit (Unknown)Black Creek Mine + 1 more nearby (Unknown)G and C Quarry + 1 more nearby (Producer)Socastee Pit (Unknown)Pit No. 3 Route 90 (Unknown)Myrtle Beach (Unknown)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
6 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

6
Unknown

Status not recorded.

2
Producer

Was producing when the record was made.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Minerals recorded here

Sand 1

Commodities

Sand 5Titanium 1Iron 1Silica 1Calcium 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
E.P. Pitts Sand PitSilicaSandUnknown34.194, -79.150
Myrtle BeachTitanium, Iron—Unknown33.783, -78.750
G and C QuarryCalcium—Producer33.837, -79.163
Buck MineSand—Producer33.841, -79.161
Black Creek MineSand—Unknown34.147, -79.156
Black Creek MineSand—Unknown34.147, -79.156
Pit No. 3 Route 90Sand—Unknown33.850, -78.883
Socastee PitSand—Unknown33.704, -79.023

Fossil collections

The Paleobiology Database lists 39 fossil collection records in Horry County. These are research records, not public dig sites.

Nearby counties

Marion County · Florence County · Georgetown County · Williamsburg County · Darlington County

South Carolina mineral guides

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Related articles

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 USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date.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.

Updated