Mines in Palo Alto County, Iowa

Palo Alto County, Iowa has 43 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 41 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Palo Alto County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Boggess Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hoffert Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Palo Alto County Pits	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unknown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dorweiller Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Emmetsburg Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Fehr	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hankey Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hansen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hurd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lammers Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Plant #1	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Ryan 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	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	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	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	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	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	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
West Bend Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS