Mines in Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan has 34 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 23 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 6 sites.

Mine	Operator	Commodity	Type	Status
St. Marys Cement-Detroit	St. Marys Cement	Cement	Facility	Active
Detroit Salt Mine	Detroit Salt Co LLC	Salt	Underground	Active
River Rouge Facility	Carmeuse Lime and Stone, Inc	Lime	Facility	Active
Rockwood Plant	U S Silica Company	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Active
Cadillac Sands Pit and Mill	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Cummings-Moore Graphite	—	Graphite	Processing Plant	Producer
Detroit Lime Co Calcining Plant	—	Calcium	Processing Plant	Producer
Detroit Mine	—	Salt	Underground	Producer
Detroit Salt Mine	—	Halite	Underground	Producer
Ford Clay Pit	—	Clay	Surface	Producer
McLouth Steel Gibralter Roll'g Mill	—	Iron	Processing Plant	Producer
McLouth Steel Trenton Rolling Mill	—	Iron	Processing Plant	Producer
Mijal Pit	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Ottawa Silica Quarry & Mill	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer
Redman Pit and Mill	—	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer