Abandoned Mines in Michigan

1,484Abandoned & Historical

Abandoned Mining in Michigan

Federal databases record 1,484 abandoned, sealed, and historically closed mine locations in Michigan. 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

County	Abandoned/Historical
Marquette County	213
Iron County	186
Keweenaw County	106
Houghton County	105
Ontonagon County	80
Gogebic County	58
Dickinson County	46
Baraga County	32
Allegan County	24
Kent County	21
Jackson County	20
Sanilac County	20
Eaton County	19
Berrien County	18
Calhoun County	18
Tuscola County	18
Washtenaw County	18
Huron County	16
Lapeer County	16
Oakland County	16

Abandoned Mine Sites

Mine	County	Commodity	Status	Source
#1	Tuscola	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
23rd St. Lodenstein Pit	Allegan	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
29 Mile Road Pit	Jackson	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
30 Mile Plant	Macomb	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
54-Cedar Rapids -953	Grand Traverse	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
7916 Portable Wash Plant	Charlevoix	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
945 Cone Plant	Roscommon	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
A & J Quality Excavation Crusher 1	Hillsdale	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
A.c. Plant #1 Portable	Newaygo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Ac #2 Portable Crushing Plant	Allegan	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Ac Portable Crushing Plant	Kent	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Alba Pit	Antrim	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Allis-Chalmers Plant #3	Kalamazoo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Ambrose Road	Tuscola	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Acolliney Clay Pit	Van Buren	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Past Producer	MRDS
Adams Mine	Marquette	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Adams Mine	Marquette		Past Producer	MRDS
Adventure Consolidated Mine	Ontonagon	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Aetna Copper Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Aetna Exploration Copper Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Afton Quarry & Mill	Cheboygan	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Agate Harbor Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Ahmeek Copper Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Ahmeek Copper Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Albion Mine	Marquette		Past Producer	MRDS
Alger Co Pits	Alger	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Algomah Mine	Ontonagon	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Algonquin Delta Clay Pit	Delta	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Past Producer	MRDS
Algonquin Mine	Ontonagon	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Allegan Brick Co Clay Pit	Allegan	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
Allegan Pit	Allegan	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Alliance Brick Co Clay Pit	Macomb	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Past Producer	MRDS
Allis Chalmers Plant 2	Newaygo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Allouez	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Allouez Conglomerate Lode	Keweenaw, Houghton	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Allouez Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Allouez Conglomerate No 1 & 2	Houghton	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Alpha Mine	Iron	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Alpha Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Alpha Prtlnd Cmnt Co Clay Pit	Calhoun	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
Am Vitr Prod Co Clay Shale Quarry	Jackson	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
Am Vitrified Prod Co Clay Shale Pit	Jackson	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
Am.brick and Tile Co Clay Pit	Lenawee	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
American Concrete Products	Livingston	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
American Mine	Marquette	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
American Mine	Marquette		Past Producer	MRDS
American Sewer Pipe Co Shale Pit	Eaton	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
Amygdaloid Cu Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Andersen Sand and Gravel Co. Pit	Tuscola	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Antoine Mine	Dickinson	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Anvil-Palms-Keeweenaw Group	Gogebic		Past Producer	MRDS
Anvil-Palms-Keweenaw Group	Gogebic	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Appleton Iron Mine	Dickinson	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Aragon Mine	Dickinson	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Arcadian Mine	Houghton	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Arcadian Copper Mine	Houghton	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Arcadian Copper Mine South	Houghton	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Arcadian Cu Mine North	Houghton		Past Producer	MRDS
Archibald Mine	Marquette	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Archibald Mine	Marquette		Past Producer	MRDS
Arenac Pit-Bessinger Co Rd Comm	Arenac	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Arend Pit	Ingham	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Armania Mine	Iron	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Armenia Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Arnold Copper Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Arnold Cu Mine	Keweenaw	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Arnold Pit and Mill	Tuscola	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Aronson Iron Mine	Iron	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Artic	Ontonagon		Past Producer	MRDS
Arvon Slate Quarry	Marquette	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Arvon Slate Quarry	Baraga	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Ashland Mine	Gogebic	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Ashland Mine	Gogebic		Past Producer	MRDS
Ashley Tile Co Clay Pit	Gratiot	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
Athens Iron Mine	Marquette	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Athens Mine	Marquette	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Athens Mine	Marquette		Past Producer	MRDS
Atkin's Clay Pit	Lenawee	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Past Producer	MRDS
Atlantic	Houghton		Past Producer	MRDS
Atlantic Amygdaloid	Houghton	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Atlantic Mine	Houghton	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Austin Mine	Marquette	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Austin Mines Numbers 1 and 2	Marquette		Past Producer	MRDS
Austin Sand & Gravel	Kalamazoo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Austin Site	Van Buren	Silica	Past Producer	MRDS
Aztec	Ontonagon		Past Producer	MRDS
B & B Transit Mix, Inc.	Antrim	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
B & M Mine Llc	Branch	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Barber Creek Screener I	Kent	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Barber Creek Screener Ii	Kent	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Blue Road Pit	Missaukee	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Blumke Pit & Mill	Emmet	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Boben Pit	Emmet	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Boledin Allis Cone Ii	Kent	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Baggley Pit	Branch	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Bails Pit	Oscoda	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Baker Mine	Iron	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Baker Mine	Iron	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS
Baker Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Balkan-Judson Mine	Iron	Iron	Past Producer	MRDS

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