Mines in Sarasota County, Florida

22Total
12Active

Sarasota County, Florida has 22 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 12 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 4 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Sarasota County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Apac-Florida - Laurel Shell PitLimestone, GeneralProducerMRDS
Brown Road PitStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Deans Contracting - Section 35 MineLimestone, GeneralProducerMRDS
Everglades Estates PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
General Development Corp. - County MineSandProducerMRDS
Laurel PitStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Laurel Pit Fla. Truck. & Excava.CalciumSurfaceProducerMRDS
Newburn PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Pit Number 007CalciumSurfaceProducerMRDS
Quality Aggregates - Richardson Rd. PitLimestone, GeneralProducerMRDS
Rigby PitCalciumSurfaceProducerMRDS
Stephen T. Deans - Section 21 MineLimestone, GeneralProducerMRDS
Ajax MaterialsShellSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Dot Sarasota - Cow Pen Slough MineSandUnknownMRDS
Everglades PitStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Hanchey MineStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Laurel Shell PitCrushed, Broken SandstoneSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Myakka River Resources - Green MineSandUnknownMRDS
Quarry DriveShellSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Sarasota County Deposit No. 1Phosphorus-PhosphatesSurfaceProspectMRDS
Sarasota County Deposit No. 2Phosphorus-PhosphatesSurfaceOccurrenceMRDS
Sarasota Dolomite QuarryDolomiteOccurrenceMRDS