Mines in Lowndes County, Mississippi

Lowndes County, Mississippi has 48 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 24 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 29 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Lowndes County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Cotton Fields	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Parker Sand and Gravel Llc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Williamson Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Artesia Quarry & Cement Mill	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Bowlin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Buttahatchie River Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Buttahatchie River Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Buttahatchie River Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Buttahatchie River Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Buttahatchie River Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Columbus Area-Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Columbus Area-Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Columbus Area-Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Columbus Area-Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Columbus Area-Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Columbus Area-Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Columbus Area-Sand and Gravel	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Producer	MRDS
Cox Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Underground	Producer	MRDS
Day River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Gerom and Shea Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Lowndes County Limestone Mine	Cement Rock		Producer	MRDS
No. 1 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Puckett Pit	Fire Clay (Refractory)	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Williamson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Producer	MRDS
Afb Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Al-14	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Artesia Quarry	Limestone, General	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Baldwin Sand & Gravel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Bowlin Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Columbus Mine	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Columbus Mine	Sand, Common	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Constractors Gravel Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cox Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Croft Pit Number 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Croft Pit Number 2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Day River Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Ellicot Dredge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Grant Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Holcim Artesia Plant	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lavender Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Lowndes County Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pit No 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
S-3 Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
Sand Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sanders Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Sanders Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Water Station Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Offshore	Past Producer	MRDS
Weyerhaeuser/air Base Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	NonProducing	MSHA