Mines in Iowa

3,895Total

786Active

0Gold

13Coal

3,646Surface

52Underground

Map

Counties

Clayton County130 mines19 active Sioux County124 mines17 active Winneshiek County108 mines21 active Plymouth County102 mines14 active Dubuque County101 mines13 active O'Brien County98 mines10 active Lyon County95 mines12 active Webster County93 mines26 active Cherokee County90 mines20 active Linn County85 mines18 active Cerro Gordo County84 mines28 active Allamakee County79 mines20 active Delaware County79 mines14 active Fayette County76 mines22 active Clay County73 mines6 active Black Hawk County72 mines20 active Floyd County71 mines8 active Polk County67 mines18 active Jackson County66 mines17 active Kossuth County66 mines6 active Dickinson County65 mines7 active Clinton County64 mines13 active Dallas County58 mines11 active Hardin County56 mines15 active Jones County55 mines15 active Mitchell County55 mines13 active Buchanan County54 mines13 active Howard County52 mines16 active Sac County49 mines5 active Chickasaw County48 mines6 active Hancock County47 mines13 active Butler County46 mines9 active Emmet County44 mines8 active Wright County44 mines9 active Palo Alto County43 mines4 active Osceola County42 mines13 active Woodbury County42 mines6 active Buena Vista County41 mines11 active Worth County41 mines18 active Appanoose County40 mines10 active Marion County40 mines7 active Franklin County39 mines13 active Bremer County38 mines3 active Mahaska County38 mines3 active Wapello County38 mines3 active Boone County36 mines4 active Des Moines County35 mines7 active Greene County35 mines6 active Jasper County34 mines4 active Pocahontas County33 mines9 active Scott County33 mines18 active Carroll County32 mines3 active Lee County30 mines6 active Madison County30 mines14 active Marshall County29 mines7 active Humboldt County28 mines8 active Benton County27 mines12 active Crawford County27 mines Johnson County27 mines8 active Muscatine County26 mines8 active Winnebago County25 mines3 active Pottawattamie County24 mines6 active Adair County23 mines10 active Cedar County23 mines4 active Hamilton County23 mines3 active Van Buren County23 mines7 active Keokuk County22 mines4 active Calhoun County21 mines2 active Story County20 mines6 active Washington County19 mines4 active Decatur County18 mines4 active Guthrie County17 mines3 active Cass County15 mines3 active Montgomery County14 mines2 active Tama County14 mines2 active Grundy County13 mines1 active Louisa County13 mines4 active Lucas County13 mines1 active Jefferson County12 mines Henry County11 mines3 active Iowa County11 mines2 active Harrison County10 mines2 active Ida County10 mines2 active Monroe County10 mines1 active Union County10 mines2 active Davis County9 mines1 active Page County9 mines3 active Monona County8 mines1 active Fremont County7 mines1 active Mills County7 mines2 active Clarke County6 mines2 active Poweshiek County6 mines3 active Audubon County5 mines Warren County5 mines Shelby County3 mines1 active Taylor County3 mines2 active Adams County2 mines2 active Clayton, Jackson, Dubuque County2 mines Jackson, Clayton, Dubuque County2 mines Ringgold County2 mines Wayne County2 mines Clayton, Dubuque, Jackson County1 mines Delaware, Dubuque County1 mines Jackson, Dubuque County1 mines

Notable Mines

Mine	County	Commodity	Type	Status
Mason City Plant	Cerro Gordo	Cement	Facility	Active
Pattison Company, Llc	Clayton	Sand, Industrial NEC	Underground	Active
Davenport Plant	Scott	Cement	Surface	Active
Sperry Mine	Des Moines	Gypsum	Underground	Active
Ames Mine	Story	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active
Fort Dodge Mine	Webster	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active
Linwood Mine	Scott	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active
Linwood Lime Plant	Scott	Lime	Facility	Active
Alden Plant	Hardin	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Durham Mine & Mill	Marion	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active
Moore Quarry	Pocahontas	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Alden Quarry And Shop	Hardin	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Calcium Products Plant	Pocahontas	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Facility	Active
Weber Quarry And Mill	Jones	Dimension Limestone	Surface	Active
Earlham Quarry	Madison	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Lee Crawford Qy Co	Linn	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Fort Dodge Quarry	Webster	Gypsum	Surface	Active
G-p Fort Dodge Quarry	Webster	Gypsum	Surface	Active
Sully Mine	Jasper	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active
Portable Crusher #1	Appanoose	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Plant #2	Adair	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Conklin Quarry And Mill	Johnson	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Northern Filter Media Plant & Dredge	Muscatine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active
Cedar Rapids Quarry	Linn	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active
Grebner-oleson Pit	Webster	Gypsum	Surface	Active