Mines in Hardin County, Iowa

Hardin County, Iowa has 56 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 15 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 31 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Hardin County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Alden Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Alden Portable Plant #2	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Alden Portable Sand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Alden Quarry and Shop	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Alden Plant	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Alden Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gifford Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hardin Aggregates Sand Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Janssen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Riekena Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Riekena Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sargent Calcium Products	Calcium, Phosphorus-Phosphates	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Stinson Excavating Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Van Patter Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Weldon Sand and Gravel Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Alden Portable Plant #1	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Alden Portable Wash	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Alden Shop	Construction Sand and Gravel	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Becker Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bloome Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Butler Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cti Ready Mix, Inc Dba Concrete Inc.	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Crosser Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Eagle City Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Eldora Pipe and Tile Co.	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Frericks Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gehrke Quarries Inc	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Granzow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hackney Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hardin City Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Harms Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hizerbroth Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Iowa Falls Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Iowa Falls Tile Co.	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Jonker Brick and Tile Co.	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Klein Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Last Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lloyd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lyman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
McBride Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
McCormick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Nerhing Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Penfield Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Peterson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Screen #1 McDowell & Sons Lime Company	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Sievert Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Slayton 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	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
Wardman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Welden Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA