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Stone mines in Georgia: 112 open mines and MSHA citations
MSHA lists 112 open stone mines in Georgia, run by 42 operators and employing 2,315 people. Since January 1, 2022 its inspectors issued 1,595 citations and orders there with $836,892 in proposed penalties, and operators reported 254 injury or illness cases, 4 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
- 112
- Operators
- 42
- Employees
- 2,315
- Active
- 109
- Intermittent
- 3
- Mines run by individuals, counted and not listed
- 2
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 1,595
- Significant and substantial
- 256 (16.1%)
- Closure orders
- 42
- High negligence or reckless
- 73
- Proposed penalties
- $836,892
- Amount paid so far
- $786,203
- Inspections
- 1,436
- Inspector hours on site
- 17,262
- Citations per inspection
- 1.11 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 268
- Injury and illness cases
- 254
- Fatalities
- 4
- 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 |
| 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 |
| Imerys Chatsworth Operations | Imerys Carbonates USA, Inc. | Murray County, GA | Crushed, broken marble | 25 | 63 |
| Miss Linda Mine | Huber Carbonates LLC. | Pickens County, GA | Crushed, broken marble | 92 | 51 |
| Heath Quarry | Junction City Mining Company, L.L.C. | Talbot County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 80 | 41 |
| 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 |
| Forsyth Quarry | Midsouth Aggregates | Forsyth County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 19 | 31 |
| Cleveland Quarry | SRM Materials, LLC | White County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 22 | 29 |
| Lithonia/Pine Mountain Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | De Kalb County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 23 | 27 |
| North Georgia Stone | CBS Quarries LLC | Pickens County, GA | Crushed, broken sandstone | 4 | 25 |
| Granite City Quarry | Granite City Quarries, LLC | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension stone | 14 | 24 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Gainesville Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Hall County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 23 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Blue Hole Quarry | Rockmart Slate Corp | Polk County, GA | Crushed, broken slate | 5 | 11 |
| Friendship Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Hall County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 37 | 10 |
| Morgan County Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Morgan County, GA | Crushed, broken quartzite | 11 | 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 |
| Newton County Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Newton County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 3 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pyramid Quarry | Savannah Valley Quarries, LLC | Elbert County, GA | Dimension stone | 12 | 7 |
| Savannah Gray Quarry | Savannah Gray Quarry, LLC | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension granite | 4 | 7 |
| Tri-State Lime, LLC | Tri-State Lime, LLC | Early County, GA | Lime | 3 | 7 |
| Auburn Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Barrow County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 13 | 6 |
| Georgia Blue Stone | Century Granite Company Inc | Elbert County, GA | Dimension stone | 2 | 6 |
| Toccoa Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Stephens County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 13 | 5 |
| Appling Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Columbia County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 13 | 5 |
| Jackson Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Jackson County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 13 | 5 |
| Six Mile Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Floyd County, GA | Crushed, broken limestone | 8 | 5 |
| Eagles Danburg Quarry, Inc., Site 2 | Polycor Georgia Granite Quarries Inc. | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension stone | 3 | 5 |
| Sparta Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Hancock County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 30 | 4 |
| Augusta Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Columbia County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 28 | 4 |
| Douglasville Mine Site | Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC | Douglas County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 25 | 4 |
| Ballground Mine Site | Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC | Cherokee County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 25 | 4 |
| Beaverdam Quarry | Eagle Granite Co Inc DBA Beaverdam Qrry | Elbert County, GA | Dimension stone | 7 | 4 |
| Blue Ribbon Quarries, Inc | Blue Ribbon Quarries Inc | Oglethorpe County, GA | Dimension granite | 4 | 4 |
| Quarries Pink II | Quarries Inc | Wilkes County, GA | Dimension stone | 4 | 4 |
| Stockbridge Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Henry County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 48 | 3 |
| Lithonia Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | De Kalb County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 23 | 3 |
| Jefferson Plant | Georgia Stone Products LLC | Jackson County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 23 | 3 |
| La Grange Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Troup County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 22 | 3 |
| Cherokee Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Cherokee County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 18 | 3 |
| Walton Co. Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Walton County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 15 | 3 |
| Peerless Blue | Gold Eagle Quarries Inc | Elbert County, GA | Dimension stone | 6 | 3 |
| Majestic Mining LLC | Majestic Mining LLC | Elbert County, GA | Dimension stone | 5 | 3 |
| Warrenton Quarry | Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | Warren County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 22 | 2 |
| Ellijay Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Gilmer County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 21 | 2 |
| Broad River | Georgia Stone Products LLC | Elbert County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 14 | 2 |
| Habersham Quarry | Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg., LLC | Habersham County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 11 | 2 |
| Carnesville Quarry | Georgia Stone Products LLC | Franklin County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 9 | 2 |
| Elberton Quarry | SRM Materials, LLC | Elbert County, GA | Crushed, broken stone | 6 | 2 |
| Briar Patch Quarries, LLC | Briar Patch Quarries, LLC | Oglethorpe County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 2 | 2 |
| Lamar- Monroe Quarry | Landmark Materials LLC | Lamar County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 1 | 2 |
| Adairsville Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Bartow County, GA | Crushed, broken limestone | 35 | 1 |
| Rabun Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Rabun County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 16 | 1 |
| Dahlonega Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Lumpkin County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 15 | 1 |
| Siloam Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Greene County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 14 | 1 |
| Blairsville Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Union County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 13 | 1 |
| Ringgold Quarry | Midsouth Aggregates | Catoosa County, GA | Crushed, broken limestone | 9 | 1 |
| Bartow Quarry | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Bartow County, GA | Crushed, broken granite | 24 | 0 |
Main commodities
| Main commodity | Open mines | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Crushed, broken granite | 56 | 50% |
| Dimension stone | 17 | 15.2% |
| Crushed, broken stone | 9 | 8% |
| Dimension granite | 8 | 7.1% |
| Crushed, broken limestone | 7 | 6.2% |
| Crushed, broken marble | 4 | 3.6% |
| Lime | 3 | 2.7% |
| Dimension marble | 2 | 1.8% |
| Cement | 2 | 1.8% |
| Crushed, broken sandstone | 2 | 1.8% |
| Crushed, broken slate | 1 | 0.9% |
| Crushed, broken quartzite | 1 | 0.9% |
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 | 384 | 66 | $330,227 | 56 |
| 2023 | 381 | 63 | $223,645 | 50 |
| 2024 | 281 | 43 | $127,799 | 64 |
| 2025 | 257 | 45 | $82,331 | 45 |
| 2026 | 292 | 39 | $72,890 | 39 |
Standards cited most at stone 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 | 146 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 88 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 80 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 72 |
| 30 CFR 50.30 | Reporting of accidents, injuries and illnesses | 65 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 65 |
| 30 CFR 57.20003 | Underground metal and nonmetal mines | 59 |
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 55 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 53 |
| 30 CFR 56.14132 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 44 |
| 30 CFR 56.16005 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 32 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 32 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 23 |
| 30 CFR 56.14109 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 22 |
| 30 CFR 56.12030 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 22 |
Injury and illness cases at stone mines in Georgia
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Fatality | 4 |
| Permanent disability | 7 |
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 173 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 70 |
What the accident reports at stone mines in Georgia describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 76 |
| Slip or fall of person | 56 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 41 |
| Powered haulage | 35 |
| Machinery | 26 |
| Other | 13 |
| Falling/sliding/rolling materials | 5 |
| Stepping or kneeling on object | 4 |
| Fire | 4 |
| Disorders (physical agents) | 4 |
Equipment named in accident reports at stone mines in Georgia
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hand tools (not powered) | 42 |
| Front-end loader | 21 |
| Ore haulage trucks - off highway trucks | 10 |
| Welding machine | 8 |
| Conveyor | 7 |
| Hand tools (powered) | 7 |
| Trucks | 6 |
| Crusher | 5 |
| Forklift | 4 |
| Shovel | 3 |
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.