Mines in Pope County, Minnesota

16Total
3Active

Pope County, Minnesota has 16 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 3 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is construction sand and gravel, with 13 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Pope County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
North PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Schmidgall Starbuck PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Starbuck Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
CrusherConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Brown Cone CrusherConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Brown Cone Crusher #2Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Brown Cone Crusher #3Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Brown Cone Crusher #4Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Crusher/screenerConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Glenwood PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Glenwood Wash PlantConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Kevin Anderson PitConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Plant #1Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Screening PlantConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Starbuck CementConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Tracked ScreenerConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA