Abandoned Mines in Louisiana
Abandoned Mining in Louisiana
Federal databases record 493 abandoned, sealed, and historically closed mine locations in Louisiana. These include mines officially abandoned under MSHA oversight and past producers documented in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Abandoned mines are a legacy of centuries of mineral extraction and can pose ongoing environmental and safety concerns for nearby communities.
Safety Warning: Abandoned mines are extremely dangerous. Hazards include cave-ins, toxic gases, flooded shafts, unstable ground, and hidden vertical drops. Never enter an abandoned mine. Many are on private property. If you discover an unsecured abandoned mine, report it to your state mining agency.
Top Counties
Abandoned Mine Sites
| Mine | County | Commodity | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # 2 Pit | Catahoula | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 1 | Winn | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| 2 Brothers Sand and Gravel | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| A Magee Pit | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Asphalt Plant #5 Rock Crusher | East Baton Rouge | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Avery Island | Iberia | Salt | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Accardo Mining Llc | Washington | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Amite Gravel, Llc | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Amite Gravel, Llc #2 | Tangipahoa | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Amite Pit | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Andrews Trucking Inc. | La Salle | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Anse La Butte Mine | Lafayette, St. Martin | Halite | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Arrowhead Sand & Gravel | Washington | Quartz, Ground | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Arrowhead Sand & Gravel Pit | Vernon | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Arrowhead Sand & Gravel Ii | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Aubrey Chisum Pit | Catahoula | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| B & J Green Pit | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Baywood Asphalt Plant | East Baton Rouge | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bms Gravel | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Bolivar Pit | Tangipahoa | Common Clays NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Box #9 | St. Tammany | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Btd-2 C/o Chuck Granger | Jefferson Davis | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Barry's Haven Constr & Excavation, Llc | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Baton Rouge Plant | East Baton Rouge | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Baton Rouge Works-Metals Division | East Baton Rouge | Aluminum | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bay Sainte Elaine Dome | Terrebonne | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bay Sainte Elaine Dome | Terrebonne | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bay Sainte Elaine Dome | Terrebonne | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bay Sainte Elaine Mine | Terrebonne | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bayou Choctaw Mine | Bienville | Halite | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bayou Sand & Gravel Llc | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Beach Co Llc | St. Helena | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Beverly Sandpit #4 | St. Bernard | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Big Track S & G Oper | West Feliciana | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Bully Camp Dome Mine | Lafourche | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Candies Excavation, Inc. | St. Tammany | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Cz-30(zona) | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Caddo Plant & Pits | Caddo | Common Clays NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Caillou Island Mine | Terrebonne | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Caillou Isle Mine | Terrebonne, Lafourche | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Caminada Mine | Jefferson | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Century Pit | Ouachita | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Chacahoula Mine | Lafourche | Sulfur, Halite | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Chacahoula Salt Dome | Lafourche | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Clifton Gravel Pit | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Construction Aggregate Supply | Jefferson | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Construction Site Specialties | Lafayette | Sand, Industrial NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Covington | Bossier | Crushed, Broken Stone NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Cowan Dirt Pit # 4 | East Baton Rouge | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Crain Plant | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Crawford Mine | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Crown-Zellerbach Operation | West Feliciana | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Crown-Zellerbach Operation | West Feliciana | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Cucullu | East Feliciana | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Custom Abrasives Llc | Terrebonne | Sand, Industrial NEC | Abandoned | MSHA |
| D & J Aimwell Sand Pit | La Salle | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| D&j West Monroe Sand Pit | Ouachita | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| D-Ville Pit | Ascension | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Diamond B Roseland Pitt | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Darlington Division | St. Helena | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Darrow Mine | Ascension | Halite | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Davis Sand & Gravel Inc | Vernon | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Diamond B Drude Pit | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Diamond B Tangipahoa Pit | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Dolet Hills Lignite Company | De Soto | Coal (Lignite) | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Dolphin Construction Co | Grant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Drakes Salt Dome | Natchitoches | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Duplessis Sand Pit | Plaquemines | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Dupont Sand Pit Llc | Lafayette | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Easterly Plant | Livingston | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Equipment Shop | Jefferson | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Francis Pit | La Salle | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Falcon Frac | St. Helena | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Fluker Farms Mine | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Fluker Mine-A | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Forest Hill | Rapides | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Fornea & Sons Pit #2 | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Fornea & Sons Pit No 1 | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Frazier Gravel Pit | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| G W Creel Plant #1 | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| G.kendrick Llc | Washington | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gravel Pit | East Baton Rouge | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gravel Pit Ponder | Tangipahoa | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Garden Island Bay Mine | Plaquemines | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Garyville Pit | St. John the Baptist | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Gillman Plant 40 | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Grand Ecaille Sulfur Mine | Plaquemines | Past Producer | MRDS | |
| Grand Isle Mine | Jefferson | Sulfur | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Grant Parish Hardwater Lake Pit #2 | Grant | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Green Lakes | Washington | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Green Lakes Plant 31 | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Honey Island Sand Plant | St. Tammany | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hackberry West Mine | Cameron | Halite | Past Producer | MRDS |
| Halliburton | Orleans | Barite Barium Ore | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hampton Fill Material L.l.c. | Tangipahoa | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hard Rock Sand & Gravel | Washington | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hard Rock Sand & Gravel - J & J | Washington | Sand, Common | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hard Rock Sand & Gravel Iv | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Hard Rock Sand & Gravel Site Iii | Washington | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
| Harvell, Hartner, Dunnise | St. Helena | Construction Sand and Gravel | Abandoned | MSHA |
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