Mines in Fayette County, Iowa

76Total
22Active

Fayette County, Iowa has 76 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 22 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 38 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Fayette County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Portable #1Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Portable Crushing Plant #202Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Stripping CrewCrushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceActiveMSHA
Clermont Pit & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Crider Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Drewes QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Fairbank QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Fayette County QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Fayette Sand and Gravel CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Gernand QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Hanson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Houg QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Jacobsen QuarryFlagstoneSurfaceProducerMRDS
Maynard QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Mc Donough QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Miller QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Pape QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Quinn QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Vogts PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Waucoma QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Yearous QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Zupke Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Alpha PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Ashby QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Bassett PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Brockway QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Carmichael QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Durscher PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
Fayette-Templeton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Landas QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Larson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Maryville QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceUnknownMRDS
Miller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Northrup QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Nuttins QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Olsen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Portable Crushing Plant #204Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Patterson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Portable #2Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Portable Crushing Plant #203Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Portable Rock Washing Plant #404 / 405Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Reisner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Schwemman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Scott QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
St. Lucas QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Strawberry Point PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Thoma QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Turner Creek OccurrenceBarium-BaritePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Voshell QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Washcrew #1Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Wadena PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Williams QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Zupke Dredge & PlantConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA