Mines in Owen County, Indiana

14Total
4Active

Owen County, Indiana has 14 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 coal (bituminous), with 5 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Owen County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Owens Co. Hwy. DeptStoneSurfaceProducerMRDS
Spencer 520 QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Spencer DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionOffshoreProducerMRDS
Spencer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Coal City PitCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Dunn Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gosport StoneCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Gosport StoneCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Haviland BrosCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Lick CreekCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Owen Valley QuarryCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Pond Creek MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Pond Creek No 2 MineCoal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Winders & Sons Limestone QuarryLimestone, GeneralSurfacePast ProducerMRDS