Mines in Howard County, Iowa

52Total
16Active

Howard County, Iowa has 52 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 16 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 29 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Howard County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
AlbertsonStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
BalkStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Daley QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Dotzler QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
E RobertsStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Eastman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Frederick PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Kruse PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Maple Leaf QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Mauer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Nelson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Odonnell QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Reicks QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Schley Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Stinger QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Tank Lime QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Bauer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Burger QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Cannon Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Cecelia QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Chester Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Davis Corners QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Eckerman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Eckerman QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
GansenStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Jed Rock and SandConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Le Roy QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Lourdes PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Souhrada QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast 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
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceUnknownMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Winekoff QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS