Mines in Lucas County, Iowa

13Total
1Active

Lucas County, Iowa has 13 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 1 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 4 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Lucas County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Williamson QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfaceProducerMRDS
Big D Mining IncCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Chariton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Little White Breast Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
OccurrenceZincPast ProducerMRDS
Powers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Superior 2aCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
Superior 2bCoal (Bituminous)UndergroundAbandoned and SealedMSHA
UnknownFlagstoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
UnknownFlagstoneSurfacePast ProducerMRDS