Mines in Buchanan County, Iowa

Buchanan County, Iowa has 54 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 13 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 29 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Buchanan County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Aurora Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Aurora Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bloom Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Brooks Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Greenley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hazleton Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hertzberg Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miller Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miller Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mulneaux Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Oelwein Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rasmussen Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wards Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Brandon Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bunker Hill Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Burns Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Chesmore Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cook Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Crain Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hertzberg Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hollerman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Huffman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Jacobsen Farm	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kress Farm	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Levendusky Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mishler Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quality P M Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sells Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sullivan Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ward Farm Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Zupke Crusher #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA