Mines in Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan has 34 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 23 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 6 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Wayne County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Detroit Salt Mine	Salt	Underground	Active	MSHA
River Rouge Facility	Lime	Facility	Active	MSHA
Rockwood Plant	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
St. Marys Cement-Detroit	Cement	Facility	Active	MSHA
Cadillac Sands Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Cummings-Moore Graphite	Graphite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Detroit Lime Co Calcining Plant	Calcium	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Detroit Mine	Salt	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Detroit Salt Mine	Halite	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Ford Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
McLouth Steel Gibralter Roll'g Mill	Iron	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
McLouth Steel Trenton Rolling Mill	Iron	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Mijal Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ottawa Silica Quarry & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Redman Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
River Rouge Limekiln	Calcium	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Rockwood Plant	Silica	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rockwood Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sibley Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sibley Quarry Rockwood Quarry	Limestone, General	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Thomson Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Wr Grace Zonolite Div	Vermiculite	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Wyandotte Cement Plt.	Stone	Processing Plant	Producer	MRDS
Beardsley Bros.clay Pit	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bunte Bros Tile Co.clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Carmeuse Lime Inc	Lime	Facility	Abandoned	MSHA
Clippert Brick and Tile Co. Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ford Clay Pit and Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hayes Washed S & G, Inc. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lightweight Aggregate Corp Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sibley Limestone Llc	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Sibley Quarry and Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sora Limestone, Inc.	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Stroble Primary Aluminum Plant	Aluminum	Processing Plant	Past Producer	MRDS