Mines in Buena Vista County, Iowa

Buena Vista County, Iowa has 41 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 11 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 39 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Buena Vista County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Angier Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bjorklund Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Buena Vista County Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Clark Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Goldsmith Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Linn Grove	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Linn Grove Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Railroad Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wetherell-Borklund Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wetherell-Oatman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Whitney Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Aurelia Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Francis Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kracht Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Marathon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Molgaard Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Oatman Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Overly Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sturchler Pit	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
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
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
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
Wetherell Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wetherell Sand & Gravel Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA