Lead Mines in Iowa

49Total Sites
0Active

Lead Mining in Iowa

Iowa has 49 lead-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. None are currently listed as active, but historical records document past production and geological occurrences. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

By County

CountySites
Clayton County15
Dubuque County13
Jackson County10
Allamakee County5
Jones County2
Clayton, Jackson, Dubuque County1
Clinton County1
Delaware, Dubuque County1
Winneshiek County1

Lead Mines

MineCountyTypeStatus
Baldwin MinesJacksonPast Producer
Beadle MineDubuqueUnknown
Brugh and Amsden MineDubuqueUnknown
Buena Vista MinesClaytonUndergroundPast Producer
Burtletts DiggingsClaytonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Clinton DiggingsClintonOccurrence
Dyersville DiggingsDelaware, DubuquePast Producer
Gillespie Farm DiggingsJacksonPast Producer
Guttenberg MinesClaytonUndergroundPast Producer
Guttenberg SubdistrictClayton, Jackson, DubuquePast Producer
Harpers Ferry DiggingsAllamakeePast Producer
Hatfield and Clayton ProspectsAllamakeeOccurrence
Holmes MineClaytonUnknown
Indian Lead MinesClaytonOccurrence
Indian MinesJacksonPast Producer
James Brown MineJonesSurfacePast Producer
Kann MineClaytonPast Producer
Kann MineClaytonUnknown
Kilbourne MineDubuquePast Producer
Kilbourne MineDubuqueUnknown
Lansing MineAllamakeeUndergroundPast Producer
Level MineDubuquePast Producer
Level MineDubuqueUnknown
Levens MineDubuqueUnknown
Lunders DiggingsClaytonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Lytle Creek DiggingsJacksonOccurrence
Lytle Creek DiggingsJacksonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Main Baldwin DiggingsJacksonPast Producer
Mineral Creek DiggingsJacksonPast Producer
Mineral Creek MinesAllamakeeUndergroundPast Producer
OccurrenceClaytonPast Producer
OccurrenceJonesOccurrence
Old Indian MinesClaytonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Panther Hollow MinesClaytonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
ProspectDubuqueOccurrence
Prospects Near LansingAllamakeeOccurrence
QuarryClaytonPast Producer
Sherrills Mound MinesDubuqueUndergroundPast Producer
Sny Magill MinesClaytonPast Producer
Spellman FarmClaytonOccurrence
Stewart and Bartlett MineDubuquePast Producer
Stewart and Bartlett MineDubuqueUnknown
Stewarts Cave MineDubuqueUnknown
Stewarts Cave MineDubuquePast Producer
Tete Des Morts DiggingsJacksonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
UnknownClaytonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
UnknownJacksonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
UnknownJacksonSurface-UndergroundPast Producer
Unnamed DiggingsWinneshiekOccurrence

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