Mines in Van Buren County, Iowa

Van Buren County, Iowa has 23 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is stone, crushed/broken, with 16 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Van Buren County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Crew One	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Crew Two	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Camanche Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dawson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Douds Underground Mine	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Farmington Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Van Buren County Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Anderson Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cantera Stripping Crew	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Douds Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Underground	Abandoned	MSHA
Downing Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gardner Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Miller Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Old County Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Portable Wash Plant #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Rip Rap Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Sargent Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Selma-Nedrow Quarry	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	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Winsell-Clayton Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS