Mines in Clayton County, Iowa

Clayton County, Iowa has 130 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 19 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 77 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Clayton County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Pattison Company, Llc	Sand, Industrial NEC	Underground	Active	MSHA
Bente Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bente/elkader Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Blume Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Burrack Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Doerring Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Eldon Kruse Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Fassbinder Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gisleson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Harold Hartman Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Johnson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Larson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
McGregor Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mielke Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pattison Sand Co.	Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand	Surface-Underground	Producer	MRDS
Saint Olaf Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sny Magill Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Thurn Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Watson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Anderegg Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Anderson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Boege Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Brown Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Buena Vista Mines	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Burtletts Diggings	Lead	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Cheeseman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Eberhardt Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Elkader Mine	Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Essman Island Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fairgrounds Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Farmer Brothers	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Giard Land Claim	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Giard Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Guttenberg Mines	Lead	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Holmes Mine	Lead		Unknown	MRDS
Indian Lead Mines	Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Johnson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Joy Springs Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Joy Springs Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kann Mine	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Kann Mine	Lead		Unknown	MRDS
Kickbush Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Langsgaard Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Lunders Diggings	Lead	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Marquette Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Mederville Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Meisgier Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mielke's Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Morarend Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mueller Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Occurrence	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Old Indian Mines	Lead	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Olson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Osborne Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Osterdock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Outcrop	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Grizzly	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Grizzly #2	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Plant #2	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Track Crusher #5	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Panther Hollow Mines	Lead	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Peterson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Sand 2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Wash Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Pust and Thurn	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Quarry	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Recker Rock Products, Llc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Roadcut	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Roadcut	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Roadcut	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Roadcut	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Roadcut	Phosphorus-Phosphates		Past Producer	MRDS
Schmidt Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shrader/twin Rocks	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Smith Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Sny Magill Mines	Lead		Past Producer	MRDS
Spellman Farm	Lead		Occurrence	MRDS
Spook Cave	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Lead	Surface-Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	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	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Flagstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	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	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Volga Occurrence	Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc		Past Producer	MRDS
Wacker Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wellman Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Winger Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Zurcher Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS