Mines in Koochiching County, Minnesota

Koochiching County, Minnesota has 25 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 sand and gravel, construction, with 14 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Koochiching County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Boise Cascade Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
County Pit No 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
County Pit No 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Gemmell Ridge Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Happyland Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Happyland Pit No 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Happyland Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
International Falls Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Kolinski Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Little Fork Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Oveson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Peterson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ranier Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ranier Pit and Mill	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Ranier Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
50ve	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Bushyhead Island Prospect	Gold		Unknown	MRDS
Cedar Rapids Jaw Crusher	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Grassy Island Prospect	Gold		Unknown	MRDS
Indus Prospect	Gold		Unknown	MRDS
Koochiching County Peat Bogs			Occurrence	MRDS
Little America Mine	Gold		Past Producer	MRDS
Lyle Mine	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Plant 14	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Plant 11	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA