Mines in Georgia: 197 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 197 open mines in Georgia, run by 91 operators and employing 5,319 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 2,733 citations and orders there with $1,227,367 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 448 injury or illness cases, 7 of them fatal. The operators with the most open mines are Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC; Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.; Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC. Data from MSHA, November 6, 2026.
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- Open mines
- 197
- Operators
- 91
- Employees
- 5,319
- Active
- 180
- Intermittent
- 9
- Temporarily Idled
- 4
- New Mine
- 4
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 5
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 2,733
- Significant and substantial
- 413 (15.1%)
- Closure orders
- 55
- High negligence or reckless
- 123
- Proposed penalties
- $1,227,367
- Amount paid so far
- $1,163,580
- Inspections
- 2,451
- Inspector hours on site
- 27,304
- Citations per inspection
- 1.12 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 471
- Injury and illness cases
- 448
- Fatalities
- 7
- Latest MSHA record
- November 5, 2026
Operators with the most open mines in Georgia
Ranked by open mines, then by citations. Sole proprietors and individuals are not listed.
Operators with the most citations in Georgia
Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.
Mines with the most citations
Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinchfield Plant | Cemex Southeast, LLC | Houston County, GA | Cement | 133 | 225 |
| New York Mine | Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc. | Pickens County, GA | Crushed, broken marble | 103 | 159 |
| Wrens Plant | KaMin LLC. | Jefferson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 147 | 71 |
| Whitestone Mine #4 | Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc. | Pickens County, GA | Crushed, broken marble | 55 | 71 |
| Ideal Aggregate | Ideal Aggregate, LLC | Elbert County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 2 | 70 |
| Deepstep Road Plant | Thiele Kaolin Company | Washington County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 202 | 68 |
| Imerys Chatsworth Operations | Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc. | Murray County, GA | Crushed, broken marble | 25 | 63 |
| Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company | Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company | Washington County, GA | Common clays | 56 | 60 |
| Mulcoa Plant No 2 | Imerys Refractory Minerals USA Inc. | Sumter County, GA | Common clays | 106 | 58 |
| McIntyre Plant | KaMin LLC. | Wilkinson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 79 | 55 |
| Miss Linda Mine | Huber Carbonates LLC. | Pickens County, GA | Crushed, broken marble | 92 | 51 |
| Main Processing Plant | Thiele Kaolin Company | Washington County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 347 | 41 |
| Heath Quarry | Junction City Mining Company, L.L.C. | Talbot County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 80 | 41 |
| Ivey Sand Plant | Standard Sand & Silica Company | Baldwin County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 5 | 41 |
| Sandersville Calcine Plant | Imerys Clays Inc | Washington County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 57 | 39 |
| Junction City Sand | SRM Materials, LLC | Talbot County, GA | Sand, industrial | 15 | 37 |
| Simpson | Oil-Dri Georgia LLC | Thomas County, GA | Fullers earth | 230 | 36 |
| Columbus Quarry LLC | Columbus Quarry LLC | Muscogee County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 20 | 36 |
| Monroe County Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Monroe County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 22 | 35 |
| Everlasting Blue Quarry | Quarries Inc | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension stone | 19 | 35 |
| McIntyre Plant | Carbo Ceramics Inc | Wilkinson County, GA | Common clays | 62 | 34 |
| Gordon Plant | KaMin LLC. | Wilkinson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 93 | 32 |
| Forsyth Quarry | Midsouth Aggregates | Forsyth County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 19 | 31 |
| McIntyre Plant | Old Hickory Clay Company | Wilkinson County, GA | Common clays | 7 | 31 |
| Cleveland Quarry | SRM Materials, LLC | White County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 22 | 29 |
| Chatsworth Plant | Cimbar Resources | Murray County, GA | Shell | 83 | 28 |
| Lithonia/Pine Mountain Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | De Kalb County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 23 | 27 |
| McIntyre Plant | Covia Clay LLC | Wilkinson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 26 | 26 |
| North Georgia Stone | CBS Quarries LLC | Pickens County, GA | Crushed, broken sandstone | 4 | 25 |
| Jesup Mine | The Chemours Company FC LLC | Wayne County, GA | Sand, industrial | 0 | 25 |
| Active Minerals Kaolin Division | Active Minerals International LLC | Wilkinson County, GA | Common clays | 68 | 24 |
| Granite City Quarry | Granite City Quarries, LLC | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension stone | 14 | 24 |
| Blankinship Sand Co LLC | Blankinship Sand Company LLC | Jackson County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 1 | 24 |
| Edgar Plant | Basf Corporation | Wilkinson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 150 | 22 |
| Avant Mine | Southeastern Performance Minerals, LLC | Washington County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 38 | 22 |
| Mission Mine | The Chemours Company FC LLC | Brantley County, GA | Misc. metal ore | 37 | 21 |
| Echols Mill Quarry 1 and 2 | Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension stone | 11 | 21 |
| Creative Stone and Steelworks | Creative Stone and Steelworks Inc | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension granite | 5 | 21 |
| Macon Plant | KaMin LLC. | Twiggs County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 206 | 20 |
| Meldrim Mine | Meldrim Materials | Effingham County, GA | Sand, common | 3 | 20 |
| Macon Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Monroe County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 37 | 19 |
| Highpoint Quarry | Star Granite Co. | Elbert County, GA | Dimension stone | 7 | 19 |
| Butler Mine | Rogers Group Inc | Taylor County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 33 | 18 |
| Imerys Cisco Mine | Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc. | Murray County, GA | Crushed, broken limestone | 10 | 18 |
| Junction City Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Talbot County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 27 | 17 |
| Ruby Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Jones County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 42 | 16 |
| Toomsboro | Carbo Ceramics Inc | Wilkinson County, GA | Common clays | 10 | 16 |
| Hephzibah Plant | Covia Clay LLC | Richmond County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 74 | 15 |
| Gainesville Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Hall County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 23 | 15 |
| St. Marys Sand | Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC | Charlton County, GA | Sand, common | 8 | 15 |
| Crystal Blue Quarries Inc | Crystal Blue Quarries Inc | Elbert County, GA | Dimension stone | 6 | 15 |
| Norcross Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Gwinnett County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 84 | 14 |
| Atlanta Plant | Quikrete Construction Materials, LLC | Fulton County, GA | Cement | 46 | 14 |
| North Pyramid Stone LLC | Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC | Elbert County, GA | Dimension granite | 12 | 14 |
| Duncan Plant | Deepstep Mineral Products LLC | Washington County, GA | Mica | 4 | 14 |
| Warren County Quarry | Midsouth Aggregates | Warren County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 27 | 13 |
| Luck Stone Atlanta Stephens Plant | Stephens Industries, LLC | Clayton County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 21 | 13 |
| Athens Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Clarke County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 19 | 13 |
| Broad River Quarries LLC | Broad River Quarries LLC | De Kalb County, GA | Dimension granite | 6 | 13 |
| Wilkes County Quarry | Star Granite Co. | Wilkes County, GA | Dimension stone | 5 | 13 |
| Augusta Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Richmond County, GA | Crushed, broken sandstone | 42 | 12 |
| Kennesaw Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Cobb County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 40 | 12 |
| Lithia Springs Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Douglas County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 31 | 12 |
| Tate Quarry | Georgia Stone Quarries Inc. | Pickens County, GA | Dimension marble | 23 | 12 |
| Fayette County Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Fayette County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 23 | 12 |
| Cumming Mine Site | Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC | Forsyth County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 22 | 12 |
| Red Oak Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Fulton County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 17 | 12 |
| Grayson Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Gwinnett County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 16 | 12 |
| Reedy Creek Div. Plant | Thiele Kaolin Company | Jefferson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 113 | 11 |
| Junction City Plant | Covia Solutions LLC | Marion County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 41 | 11 |
| New Riverside Ochre Company Incorporated | New Riverside Ochre Company Incorporated | Bartow County, GA | Barite barium ore | 29 | 11 |
| Blue Hole Quarry | Rockmart Slate Corp | Polk County, GA | Crushed, broken slate | 5 | 11 |
| Blankinship Sand Company LLC | Blankinship Sand Company LLC | Cherokee County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 11 |
| Mulcoa Plant #1 | Imerys Refractory Minerals USA Inc. | Sumter County, GA | Common clays | 103 | 10 |
| Friendship Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Hall County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 37 | 10 |
| Hobbs Clay Mine | Thiele Kaolin Company | Jefferson County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 18 | 10 |
| Morgan County Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Morgan County, GA | Crushed, broken quartzite | 11 | 10 |
| Brunswick Plant | Imerys Minerals USA, Inc. | Glynn County, GA | Bentonite | 10 | 10 |
| Mulberry Quarry | Midsouth Aggregates | Paulding County, GA | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 10 |
| Tyrone Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Fayette County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 4 | 10 |
| Apm Plant and Mine | Southeastern Primary Minerals LLC | Mcduffie County, GA | Kaolin and ball clay | 4 | 10 |
| Newton County Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Newton County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 10 |
| Broad River Sand CO. | Turner Concrete Inc | Elbert County, GA | Construction sand and gravel | 2 | 10 |
| Postell Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Jones County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 80 | 9 |
| Forest Park Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Clayton County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 39 | 9 |
| Madras Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Coweta County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 30 | 9 |
| Keystone Blue Quarry | Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc. | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension stone | 17 | 9 |
| Mayday-Plant 6 | Rountree Construction Company | Echols County, GA | Sand, common | 10 | 9 |
| Crystal Blue Quarries, Inc. Two | Crystal Blue Quarries Inc | Elbert County, GA | Dimension granite | 7 | 9 |
| Eagles Danburg Quarry Inc | Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc. | Wilkes County, GA | Dimension stone | 5 | 9 |
| Barin Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Muscogee County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 32 | 8 |
| Villa Rica Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Carroll County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 31 | 8 |
| Dalton Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Whitfield County, GA | Crushed, broken limestone | 22 | 8 |
| Lithonia Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | De Kalb County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 14 | 8 |
| Sparta Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Hancock County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 14 | 8 |
| Homer Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Banks County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 9 | 8 |
| Royal Vindicator Mine | Chester Holdings USA, Inc. | Haralson County, GA | Gold ore | 6 | 8 |
| Clariant Corporation Georgia Mines | Clariant Corporation | Decatur County, GA | Common clays | 1 | 8 |
| Griffin Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Spalding County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 33 | 7 |
| Paulding Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Paulding County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 22 | 7 |
Counties
| County | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Oglethorpe County | 14 |
| Elbert County | 13 |
| Washington County | 11 |
| Wilkinson County | 10 |
| Pickens County | 6 |
| De Kalb County | 5 |
| Jefferson County | 5 |
| Richmond County | 4 |
| Bartow County | 4 |
| Cherokee County | 4 |
| Douglas County | 3 |
| Fulton County | 3 |
| Warren County | 3 |
| Talbot County | 3 |
| Decatur County | 3 |
| Forsyth County | 3 |
| Columbia County | 3 |
| Wilkes County | 3 |
| Hancock County | 3 |
| Jackson County | 3 |
| Murray County | 3 |
| Effingham County | 3 |
| Clayton County | 2 |
| Monroe County | 2 |
| Hall County | 2 |
| Jones County | 2 |
| Houston County | 2 |
| Gwinnett County | 2 |
| Muscogee County | 2 |
| Sumter County | 2 |
| Taylor County | 2 |
| Fayette County | 2 |
| Carroll County | 2 |
| Baldwin County | 2 |
| Newton County | 2 |
| Polk County | 2 |
| Paulding County | 2 |
| Floyd County | 2 |
| Gordon County | 2 |
| Lamar County | 2 |
| Whitfield County | 1 |
| Clarke County | 1 |
| Stephens County | 1 |
| Rabun County | 1 |
| Cobb County | 1 |
| Henry County | 1 |
| Thomas County | 1 |
| Bibb County | 1 |
| Twiggs County | 1 |
| Hart County | 1 |
| Crawford County | 1 |
| Dougherty County | 1 |
| Macon County | 1 |
| Barrow County | 1 |
| Union County | 1 |
| Troup County | 1 |
| Spalding County | 1 |
| Coweta County | 1 |
| Habersham County | 1 |
| Marion County | 1 |
| Montgomery County | 1 |
| Long County | 1 |
| Gilmer County | 1 |
| Banks County | 1 |
| Harris County | 1 |
| Berrien County | 1 |
| Catoosa County | 1 |
| White County | 1 |
| Lumpkin County | 1 |
| Greene County | 1 |
| Morgan County | 1 |
| Cook County | 1 |
| Walton County | 1 |
| Chattooga County | 1 |
| Glynn County | 1 |
| Mcduffie County | 1 |
| Liberty County | 1 |
| Charlton County | 1 |
| Peach County | 1 |
| Brantley County | 1 |
| Jenkins County | 1 |
| Early County | 1 |
| Pierce County | 1 |
| Echols County | 1 |
| Wayne County | 1 |
| Haralson County | 1 |
| Franklin County | 1 |
| Rockdale County | 1 |
| Walker County | 1 |
Mines by kind
| Kind | Open mines |
|---|---|
| Stone | 112 |
| Nonmetal | 46 |
| Sand and gravel | 33 |
| Metal | 2 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crushed, broken granite | 56 | 28.4% |
| Dimension stone | 17 | 8.6% |
| Construction sand and gravel | 17 | 8.6% |
| Sand, common | 16 | 8.1% |
| Kaolin and ball clay | 15 | 7.6% |
| Common clays | 15 | 7.6% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 9 | 4.6% |
| Dimension granite | 8 | 4.1% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 3.6% |
| Crushed, broken marble | 4 | 2% |
| Sand, industrial | 3 | 1.5% |
| Clay, ceramic, refractory mnls. | 3 | 1.5% |
| Lime | 3 | 1.5% |
| Dimension marble | 2 | 1% |
| Cement | 2 | 1% |
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 659 | 109 | $413,512 | 94 |
| 2023 | 643 | 98 | $354,664 | 92 |
| 2024 | 490 | 81 | $214,412 | 103 |
| 2025 | 465 | 69 | $129,555 | 89 |
| 2026 | 476 | 56 | $115,224 | 70 |
Standards cited most at mines in Georgia
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 257 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 252 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 171 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 142 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 140 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 118 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 106 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 95 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 66 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 61 |
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 59 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 55 |
| 30 CFR 56.12028 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 45 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 41 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 38 |
Injury and illness cases at mines in Georgia
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 7 |
| Permanent disability | 9 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 297 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 135 |
What the accident reports at mines in Georgia describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 142 |
| Slip or fall of person | 99 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 63 |
| Powered haulage | 56 |
| Machinery | 46 |
| Other | 24 |
| Falling/sliding/rolling materials | 6 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 6 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 5 |
| Fire | 5 |
Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Georgia
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 64 |
| Front-end loader | 26 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 18 |
| Forklift | 17 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 12 |
| Shovel | 10 |
| Conveyor | 9 |
| Welding machine | 9 |
| Trucks | 8 |
| Crusher | 6 |
Updated November 6, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets. US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.