Mines in Big Stone County, Minnesota

Big Stone County, Minnesota has 12 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is construction sand and gravel, with 5 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Big Stone County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Agate Quarry	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hillman Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ortonville Quarry & Mill	Granite	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sibson Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Agate Quarry	Dimension Granite	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Fridgen Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Odessa Pit	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Ortonville Quarry	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Plant 1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Plant 2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Plant 3	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Plant 4	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA