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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.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC30859169$61,44480
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.15258128$22,87418
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC9163120$31,17230
KaMin LLC.7676189$87,56632
Thiele Kaolin Company6734133$39,93049
Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc.53823$11,16310
Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc.4193311$167,18818
SRM Materials, LLC44372$16,5115
Midsouth Aggregates46455$12,75411
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC48035$5,0675
Georgia Stone Products LLC45613$2,6363
Imerys Refractory Minerals USA Inc.322470$24,7973
The Chemours Company FC LLC34749$8,5097
Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC33542$15,4936
Quarries Inc32339$8,0844
Blankinship Sand Company LLC3837$14,0170
Atlanta Sand and Supply Co Inc35710$1,2613
The Scruggs Company3146$9022
Carbo Ceramics Inc27250$18,06214
Covia Clay LLC210041$7,1259
Imerys Clays Inc26741$6,4114
Star Granite Co.21232$7,9163
Active Minerals International LLC28129$5,79215
Crystal Blue Quarries Inc21324$4,0630
Southeastern Performance Minerals, LLC24223$3,4891
Rogers Group Inc23421$3,1895
General Shale Brick, Inc.264$5860
South Georgia Sand, LLC272$3101
Cemex Southeast, LLC1133225$416,97010
Ideal Aggregate, LLC1270$5,5650
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company15660$47,6903
Huber Carbonates LLC.19251$8,20016
Junction City Mining Company, L.L.C.18041$10,0719
Standard Sand & Silica Company1541$33,9822
Columbus Quarry LLC12036$6,1109
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC123036$9,66315
Old Hickory Clay Company1731$11,6120
Cimbar Resources18328$9,3727
CBS Quarries LLC1425$5,8260
Granite City Quarries, LLC11424$4,1321
Basf Corporation115022$5,5641
Creative Stone and Steelworks Inc1521$3,2211
Meldrim Materials1320$8,5730
Deepstep Mineral Products LLC1414$2,0020
Quikrete Construction Materials, LLC14614$2,9506
Broad River Quarries LLC1613$9,8832
Stephens Industries, LLC12113$1,7627
Georgia Stone Quarries Inc.12312$2,1423
Covia Solutions LLC14111$1,7414
New Riverside Ochre Company Incorporated12911$7,7211
Rockmart Slate Corp1511$1,7080
Imerys Minerals USA, Inc.11010$1,4372
Southeastern Primary Minerals LLC1410$1,4280
Turner Concrete Inc1210$1,6840
Rountree Construction Company1109$1,1560
Chester Holdings USA, Inc.168$1,1690
Clariant Corporation118$1,2080
Cherokee Brick & Tile Company1137$1,5351
Savannah Gray Quarry, LLC147$1,0252
Tri-State Lime, LLC137$1,0550
C B Sand136$8600
Century Granite Company Inc126$1,1060
Gordon County Board of Commissioners135$6790
Savannah Sand Company, Inc.155$1,0590
Blue Ribbon Quarries Inc144$5780
Eagle Granite Co Inc DBA Beaverdam Qrry174$2,7180
Southeast River Sand, LLC134$7520
Southeast Sand and Aggregates LLC144$8230
Gold Eagle Quarries Inc163$4090
Majestic Mining LLC153$4410
Arcilla Mining & Land Company, LLC1342$1472
Briar Patch Quarries, LLC122$2841
C and H Paving--Mining Division102$2660
Colors & Effects USA LLC1412$2905
Landmark Materials LLC112$00
Cemex Construction Materials Florida, LLC171$1510
South Fulton Sand and Supply, LLC.121$1430
U.S. Silica Company, LLC1281$1930
Blue Ridge Marble & Granite LLC150$00
Fall Line Minerals LLC1120$00
Fall Line Quarry, LLC110$00
LG 13, LLC150$00
Limerock LLC130$00
Majestic Quarries150$00
Martus Stone Georgia LLC100$00
Pine Hall Brick120$00
Walker County Stone, LLC120$00

Operators with the most citations in Georgia

Citations and orders issued since January 1, 2022 at their open mines here.

OperatorOpen minesEmployeesCitations since 2022Proposed penaltiesInjury cases
Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc.4193311$167,18818
Cemex Southeast, LLC1133225$416,97010
KaMin LLC.7676189$87,56632
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC30859169$61,44480
Thiele Kaolin Company6734133$39,93049
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.15258128$22,87418
Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC9163120$31,17230
SRM Materials, LLC44372$16,5115
Imerys Refractory Minerals USA Inc.322470$24,7973
Ideal Aggregate, LLC1270$5,5650
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company15660$47,6903
Midsouth Aggregates46455$12,75411
Huber Carbonates LLC.19251$8,20016
Carbo Ceramics Inc27250$18,06214
The Chemours Company FC LLC34749$8,5097
Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC33542$15,4936
Covia Clay LLC210041$7,1259
Imerys Clays Inc26741$6,4114
Junction City Mining Company, L.L.C.18041$10,0719
Standard Sand & Silica Company1541$33,9822
Quarries Inc32339$8,0844
Blankinship Sand Company LLC3837$14,0170
Columbus Quarry LLC12036$6,1109
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC123036$9,66315
Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC48035$5,0675
Star Granite Co.21232$7,9163
Old Hickory Clay Company1731$11,6120
Active Minerals International LLC28129$5,79215
Cimbar Resources18328$9,3727
CBS Quarries LLC1425$5,8260

Mines with the most citations

Open mines, ranked by citations and orders since January 1, 2022.

MineOperatorCountyMain commodityEmployeesCitations since 2022
Clinchfield PlantCemex Southeast, LLCHouston County, GACement133225
New York MineImerys Carbonates USA, Inc.Pickens County, GACrushed, broken marble103159
Wrens PlantKaMin LLC.Jefferson County, GAKaolin and ball clay14771
Whitestone Mine #4Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc.Pickens County, GACrushed, broken marble5571
Ideal AggregateIdeal Aggregate, LLCElbert County, GACrushed, broken granite270
Deepstep Road PlantThiele Kaolin CompanyWashington County, GAKaolin and ball clay20268
Imerys Chatsworth OperationsImerys Carbonates USA, Inc.Murray County, GACrushed, broken marble2563
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay CompanyKentucky Tennessee Clay CompanyWashington County, GACommon clays5660
Mulcoa Plant No 2Imerys Refractory Minerals USA Inc.Sumter County, GACommon clays10658
McIntyre PlantKaMin LLC.Wilkinson County, GAKaolin and ball clay7955
Miss Linda MineHuber Carbonates LLC.Pickens County, GACrushed, broken marble9251
Main Processing PlantThiele Kaolin CompanyWashington County, GAKaolin and ball clay34741
Heath QuarryJunction City Mining Company, L.L.C.Talbot County, GACrushed, broken granite8041
Ivey Sand PlantStandard Sand & Silica CompanyBaldwin County, GAConstruction sand and gravel541
Sandersville Calcine PlantImerys Clays IncWashington County, GAKaolin and ball clay5739
Junction City SandSRM Materials, LLCTalbot County, GASand, industrial1537
SimpsonOil-Dri Georgia LLCThomas County, GAFullers earth23036
Columbus Quarry LLCColumbus Quarry LLCMuscogee County, GACrushed, broken granite2036
Monroe County QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLCMonroe County, GACrushed, broken granite2235
Everlasting Blue QuarryQuarries IncOglethorpe County, GADimension stone1935
McIntyre PlantCarbo Ceramics IncWilkinson County, GACommon clays6234
Gordon PlantKaMin LLC.Wilkinson County, GAKaolin and ball clay9332
Forsyth QuarryMidsouth AggregatesForsyth County, GACrushed, broken granite1931
McIntyre PlantOld Hickory Clay CompanyWilkinson County, GACommon clays731
Cleveland QuarrySRM Materials, LLCWhite County, GACrushed, broken granite2229
Chatsworth PlantCimbar ResourcesMurray County, GAShell8328
Lithonia/Pine Mountain QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLCDe Kalb County, GACrushed, broken granite2327
McIntyre PlantCovia Clay LLCWilkinson County, GAKaolin and ball clay2626
North Georgia StoneCBS Quarries LLCPickens County, GACrushed, broken sandstone425
Jesup MineThe Chemours Company FC LLCWayne County, GASand, industrial025
Active Minerals Kaolin DivisionActive Minerals International LLCWilkinson County, GACommon clays6824
Granite City QuarryGranite City Quarries, LLCOglethorpe County, GADimension stone1424
Blankinship Sand Co LLCBlankinship Sand Company LLCJackson County, GAConstruction sand and gravel124
Edgar PlantBasf CorporationWilkinson County, GAKaolin and ball clay15022
Avant MineSoutheastern Performance Minerals, LLCWashington County, GAConstruction sand and gravel3822
Mission MineThe Chemours Company FC LLCBrantley County, GAMisc. metal ore3721
Echols Mill Quarry 1 and 2Savannah Valley Quarries, LLCOglethorpe County, GADimension stone1121
Creative Stone and SteelworksCreative Stone and Steelworks IncOglethorpe County, GADimension granite521
Macon PlantKaMin LLC.Twiggs County, GAKaolin and ball clay20620
Meldrim MineMeldrim MaterialsEffingham County, GASand, common320
Macon QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCMonroe County, GACrushed, broken granite3719
Highpoint QuarryStar Granite Co.Elbert County, GADimension stone719
Butler MineRogers Group IncTaylor County, GAConstruction sand and gravel3318
Imerys Cisco MineImerys Carbonates USA, Inc.Murray County, GACrushed, broken limestone1018
Junction City QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Talbot County, GACrushed, broken granite2717
Ruby QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Jones County, GACrushed, broken granite4216
ToomsboroCarbo Ceramics IncWilkinson County, GACommon clays1016
Hephzibah PlantCovia Clay LLCRichmond County, GAKaolin and ball clay7415
Gainesville QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLCHall County, GACrushed, broken granite2315
St. Marys SandBluegrass Materials Company, LLCCharlton County, GASand, common815
Crystal Blue Quarries IncCrystal Blue Quarries IncElbert County, GADimension stone615
Norcross QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCGwinnett County, GACrushed, broken granite8414
Atlanta PlantQuikrete Construction Materials, LLCFulton County, GACement4614
North Pyramid Stone LLCSavannah Valley Quarries, LLCElbert County, GADimension granite1214
Duncan PlantDeepstep Mineral Products LLCWashington County, GAMica414
Warren County QuarryMidsouth AggregatesWarren County, GACrushed, broken granite2713
Luck Stone Atlanta Stephens PlantStephens Industries, LLCClayton County, GACrushed, broken stone2113
Athens QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLCClarke County, GACrushed, broken granite1913
Broad River Quarries LLCBroad River Quarries LLCDe Kalb County, GADimension granite613
Wilkes County QuarryStar Granite Co.Wilkes County, GADimension stone513
Augusta QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Richmond County, GACrushed, broken sandstone4212
Kennesaw QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCCobb County, GACrushed, broken granite4012
Lithia Springs QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCDouglas County, GACrushed, broken granite3112
Tate QuarryGeorgia Stone Quarries Inc.Pickens County, GADimension marble2312
Fayette County QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLCFayette County, GACrushed, broken granite2312
Cumming Mine SiteBluegrass Materials Company, LLCForsyth County, GACrushed, broken stone2212
Red Oak QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Fulton County, GACrushed, broken granite1712
Grayson QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCGwinnett County, GACrushed, broken granite1612
Reedy Creek Div. PlantThiele Kaolin CompanyJefferson County, GAKaolin and ball clay11311
Junction City PlantCovia Solutions LLCMarion County, GAConstruction sand and gravel4111
New Riverside Ochre Company IncorporatedNew Riverside Ochre Company IncorporatedBartow County, GABarite barium ore2911
Blue Hole QuarryRockmart Slate CorpPolk County, GACrushed, broken slate511
Blankinship Sand Company LLCBlankinship Sand Company LLCCherokee County, GAConstruction sand and gravel211
Mulcoa Plant #1Imerys Refractory Minerals USA Inc.Sumter County, GACommon clays10310
Friendship QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCHall County, GACrushed, broken stone3710
Hobbs Clay MineThiele Kaolin CompanyJefferson County, GAKaolin and ball clay1810
Morgan County QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Morgan County, GACrushed, broken quartzite1110
Brunswick PlantImerys Minerals USA, Inc.Glynn County, GABentonite1010
Mulberry QuarryMidsouth AggregatesPaulding County, GACrushed, broken limestone910
Tyrone QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Fayette County, GACrushed, broken granite410
Apm Plant and MineSoutheastern Primary Minerals LLCMcduffie County, GAKaolin and ball clay410
Newton County QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Newton County, GACrushed, broken stone310
Broad River Sand CO.Turner Concrete IncElbert County, GAConstruction sand and gravel210
Postell QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCJones County, GACrushed, broken granite809
Forest Park QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCClayton County, GACrushed, broken granite399
Madras QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCCoweta County, GACrushed, broken granite309
Keystone Blue QuarryPolycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc.Oglethorpe County, GADimension stone179
Mayday-Plant 6Rountree Construction CompanyEchols County, GASand, common109
Crystal Blue Quarries, Inc. TwoCrystal Blue Quarries IncElbert County, GADimension granite79
Eagles Danburg Quarry IncPolycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc.Wilkes County, GADimension stone59
Barin QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCMuscogee County, GACrushed, broken granite328
Villa Rica QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCCarroll County, GACrushed, broken granite318
Dalton QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCWhitfield County, GACrushed, broken limestone228
Lithonia QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.De Kalb County, GACrushed, broken stone148
Sparta QuarryHeidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLCHancock County, GACrushed, broken granite148
Homer QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Banks County, GACrushed, broken granite98
Royal Vindicator MineChester Holdings USA, Inc.Haralson County, GAGold ore68
Clariant Corporation Georgia MinesClariant CorporationDecatur County, GACommon clays18
Griffin QuarryVulcan Construction Materials, LLCSpalding County, GACrushed, broken granite337
Paulding QuarryMartin Marietta Materials, Inc.Paulding County, GACrushed, broken granite227

Counties

CountyOpen mines
Oglethorpe County14
Elbert County13
Washington County11
Wilkinson County10
Pickens County6
De Kalb County5
Jefferson County5
Richmond County4
Bartow County4
Cherokee County4
Douglas County3
Fulton County3
Warren County3
Talbot County3
Decatur County3
Forsyth County3
Columbia County3
Wilkes County3
Hancock County3
Jackson County3
Murray County3
Effingham County3
Clayton County2
Monroe County2
Hall County2
Jones County2
Houston County2
Gwinnett County2
Muscogee County2
Sumter County2
Taylor County2
Fayette County2
Carroll County2
Baldwin County2
Newton County2
Polk County2
Paulding County2
Floyd County2
Gordon County2
Lamar County2
Whitfield County1
Clarke County1
Stephens County1
Rabun County1
Cobb County1
Henry County1
Thomas County1
Bibb County1
Twiggs County1
Hart County1
Crawford County1
Dougherty County1
Macon County1
Barrow County1
Union County1
Troup County1
Spalding County1
Coweta County1
Habersham County1
Marion County1
Montgomery County1
Long County1
Gilmer County1
Banks County1
Harris County1
Berrien County1
Catoosa County1
White County1
Lumpkin County1
Greene County1
Morgan County1
Cook County1
Walton County1
Chattooga County1
Glynn County1
Mcduffie County1
Liberty County1
Charlton County1
Peach County1
Brantley County1
Jenkins County1
Early County1
Pierce County1
Echols County1
Wayne County1
Haralson County1
Franklin County1
Rockdale County1
Walker County1

Mines by kind

KindOpen mines
Stone112
Nonmetal46
Sand and gravel33
Metal2

Main commodities

Citations and injury cases by year

Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.

YearCitations and ordersSignificant and substantialProposed penaltiesInjury and illness cases
2022659109$413,51294
202364398$354,66492
202449081$214,412103
202546569$129,55589
202647656$115,22470

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.

StandardWhat the part coversCitations
30 CFR 56.20003Surface metal and nonmetal mines257
30 CFR 56.12004Surface metal and nonmetal mines252
30 CFR 56.14107Surface metal and nonmetal mines171
30 CFR 56.14112Surface metal and nonmetal mines142
30 CFR 56.12032Surface metal and nonmetal mines140
30 CFR 50.30Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses118
30 CFR 56.14100Surface metal and nonmetal mines106
30 CFR 56.11001Surface metal and nonmetal mines95
30 CFR 56.12018Surface metal and nonmetal mines66
30 CFR 56.14132Surface metal and nonmetal mines61
30 CFR 57.20003Underground metal and nonmetal mines59
30 CFR 56.16005Surface metal and nonmetal mines55
30 CFR 56.12028Surface metal and nonmetal mines45
30 CFR 56.18002Surface metal and nonmetal mines41
30 CFR 47.41Hazard communication38

Injury and illness cases at mines in Georgia

Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.

DegreeCases
Fatality7
Permanent disability9
Days away from work or restricted activity297
No lost time, or an occupational illness135

What the accident reports at mines in Georgia describe

Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.

ClassificationReports
Handling of materials142
Slip or fall of person99
Handtools (nonpowered)63
Powered haulage56
Machinery46
Other24
Falling/sliding/rolling materials6
Disorders (physical agents)6
Stepping or kneeling on object5
Fire5

Equipment named in accident reports at mines in Georgia

EquipmentReports
Hand tools (not powered)64
Front-end loader26
Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks18
Forklift17
Hand tools (powered)12
Shovel10
Conveyor9
Welding machine9
Trucks8
Crusher6

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.