Mines in Story County, Iowa

Story County, Iowa has 20 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 12 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Story County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Ames Mine	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Active	MSHA
Ames Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Ames Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Ames Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Ames Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Iowa State Univ. Coal Prep. Plant	Bituminous	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Boyd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Central Iowa Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Cook Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
E. Aarthun Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Inroads Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Old Roberson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Onion Creek Quarries	Limestone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Peterson 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