Mines in Cherokee County, Iowa

90Total

20Active

Cherokee County, Iowa has 90 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 20 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 86 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Cherokee County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Backhaus Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cherokee Brewer Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cherokee County Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cherokee Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Clark Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ext Brewer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Galva	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Killam Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Larabee	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Maudlin Const Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Maudlin Const Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Maudlin Const Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Miller Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Nelson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Quimby	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Steele Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Washta	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bainbridge Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Boothby Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bugh Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bugh Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cherokee North	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Cherokee County Hwy Dept	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cherokee Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Corbett Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hyndman and Freeman	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Jones Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Julius Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
King Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lundell Const	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lundsgaard	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Maudlin Const Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mauer	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Meyler Paul Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Montgomery Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Nelson	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
P F Pinkerton	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Peterson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Peterson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable #360	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable #361	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Rogers Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rohlfsen Gravel Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shea Sand and Gravel Co	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		Unknown	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
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
Voltmer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS