Mines in Des Moines County, Iowa

Des Moines County, Iowa has 35 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 13 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Des Moines County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Sperry Mine	Gypsum	Underground	Active	MSHA
Heinold Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mediapolis Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Nelson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sperry Mine and Mill	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Spring Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Us Gypsum Mine & Plant	Gypsum-Anhydrite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
A-Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Beach Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bietsch Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Burlington Quarries	Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Burlington Shop	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Concrete Mt	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
County Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
County Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Four Seasons Crushing	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Four Seasons Crushing	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Geode Wash Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Granite Brick Co. Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kahoka Portable Wash Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Kemper Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mc Kenzie Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Miller-Ervin Quarries	Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Track Crusher #2	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Lime Screen	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Prospect Hill Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Renner Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Spring Sand Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Stripping Crew #3	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Sullivan Slough Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ward Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS