Mines in Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Cottonwood County, Minnesota has 11 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 6 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Cottonwood County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Portable #1 (red Rock Quarry)	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
L C Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Windom Caldwell Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Windom-Windom Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bloch Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Crusher #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Caldwell Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Christenson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cottonwood County Clay Deposit	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Screen 01	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Windom & Buhlers	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA