Mines in Kauai County, Hawaii

20Total
4Active

Kauai County, Hawaii has 20 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is aluminum, with 4 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Kauai County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Bluestone Quarry & MillCrushed, Broken TraprockSurfaceActiveMSHA
Kauai AggregatesCrushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Bluestone Quarry and MillStoneSurfaceProducerMRDS
Mahaulepu Quarry and MillCalciumSurfaceProducerMRDS
45 Hm QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Chang MillStoneProcessing PlantPast ProducerMRDS
Cinder PitPumiceSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
East Central Kauai DepositAluminumSurfaceProspectMRDS
Hawaii BauxiteAluminumOccurrenceMRDS
Kaneha Reservoirs DepositTitanium, MetalOccurrenceMRDS
Kapaia Valley QuarrySurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Kapeku Cinder PitPumiceSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Kauai Bauxite DepositOccurrenceMRDS
Kauai DepositsAluminumSurfaceProspectMRDS
Koloa LandingConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Kukuiula PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Mahaulepu Quarry & MillDimension LimestoneSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Northeast Kauai DepositAluminumSurfaceProspectMRDS
Portable Crushing UnitCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Unnamed SaltSaltSurfaceUnknownMRDS