Mines in Lake County, Indiana

24Total
10Active

Lake County, Indiana has 24 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 10 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sulfur, with 3 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Lake County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Buffington PlantLimeFacilityActiveMSHA
South Lake StoneDimension LimestoneSurfaceActiveMSHA
Us Aggregates-Lowell QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Buffington Cement PlantStoneProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Buffington Lime PlantLimestone, GeneralProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Harbison-Walker/ Hammond, Ind.ChromiumProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Lake Co. Hwy. Dept.StoneSurfaceProducerMRDS
M & W DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Natl. Briquette Corp. PlantFluorine-FluoriteProcessing PlantProducerMRDS
Yard M Clay PitClaySurfaceProducerMRDS
(Facility) Amoco/ Whiting RefinerySulfurProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
(Facility) Us Steel Lead Smeltr & RefineryAntimony, LeadProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Dean H. Mitchell Generating StationSulfurProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
East Chicago Plant-Energy Coop.SulfurProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS
East Chicago Plant-U.s. Gypsum Co.Gypsum-AnhydriteProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Fast Pack 1 Portable 1Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Gary #1 PlantClayProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Gary #8 PlantClayProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
Indiana Harbor LimekilnLimestone, GeneralProcessing PlantPlantMRDS
J & L Steel/ Indiana Harbor WorksIronProcessing PlantUnknownMRDS
Northern Indiana Stone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Samoki Brothers Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
U.s. Aggregateseagle Creek Sand & GravelConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Us Aggregates Lowell East PlantCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA