Mines in Dakota County, Minnesota

Dakota County, Minnesota has 45 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 15 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is construction sand and gravel, with 18 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Dakota County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Amrize Empire Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Excavating Crew 089	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Fischer Sand & Aggregate	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Kmm Burnsville Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Burnsville Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Fisher Sand & Aggregate Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hasting Quarry & Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Lakeville Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Markham Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Mva Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Northwestern Aggregates Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Pine Bend Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Rosemont Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Standard Pit & Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Standard Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
(Facility) Pine Bend Refinery	Sulfur	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Berg's Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Casperson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
County Line - Larson Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Dakota Aggregates Grubbing & Grading	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Dakota County Clay Deposit	Clay		Occurrence	MRDS
Empire Rock	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Eureka Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Finlay Powerscreener	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Gergen Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Hastings Quarry	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Inver Grove Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Knopik Crushing Inc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Kraemer Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Lippmann	Sand, Common	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Mn Portable #5	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
McNamara Contracting Inc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Nlc # 7	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Nlc #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Northwestern Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Pbp-1	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Screener	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Screener #1	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Screening Plant #4	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Shakopee Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Twin City Brick Co Pit	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Umore Park Mining Operation	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Wash Plant #2(randolph)	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Windmill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA