Mines in Linn County, Iowa

85Total

18Active

Linn County, Iowa has 85 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 18 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 40 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Linn County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Blairsferry Dredge Dept. 487	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Cedar Rapids Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Lee Crawford Qy Co	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Linn County Sand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Stationary Crushing Dept 405	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Aggregates Inc. Site No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bettenbender Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bowser Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cedar Rapids Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cedar Rapids Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cedar Rapids Sand Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ivanhoe Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lee Crawford Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lisbon Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Morgan Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Plower Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Robins Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sweeting Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Alice Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Baird Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Boddicker-Murray Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cedar Rapids Sand	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Central City Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Coggon Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cook Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Decious Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
East Marion Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Edgerly Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Emmonds Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Equitable Life Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Finn Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Foy Estate	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Francik Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Freese Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hampton Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hartl Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Knickerbacher Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Martin Marietta Quarry	Zinc, Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Modsley Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Oliphant Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Otis Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Owens Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Track Crusher #6	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Palo Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Paralta Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Park Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pearson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
River Road Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Robins Shop	Misc. Metal Ore NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Schultz Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shaefer Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Site #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Specialty Products Dept. 482	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Stationary Wash Dept 473	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
The Power Plant Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Thompson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Troy Mills Quarry and Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
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	Stone, Crushed/Broken	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	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
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	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Stone, Crushed/Broken	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
Zinger Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS