Abandoned Mines in Nebraska

123Abandoned & Historical

Abandoned Mining in Nebraska

Federal databases record 123 abandoned, sealed, and historically closed mine locations in Nebraska. These include mines officially abandoned under MSHA oversight and past producers documented in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Abandoned mines are a legacy of centuries of mineral extraction and can pose ongoing environmental and safety concerns for nearby communities.

Safety Warning: Abandoned mines are extremely dangerous. Hazards include cave-ins, toxic gases, flooded shafts, unstable ground, and hidden vertical drops. Never enter an abandoned mine. Many are on private property. If you discover an unsecured abandoned mine, report it to your state mining agency.

Top Counties

County	Abandoned/Historical
Scotts Bluff County	9
Cass County	6
Douglas County	6
Howard County	6
Knox County	6
Buffalo County	5
Platte County	5
Cedar County	4
Keith County	4
Brown County	3
Custer County	3
Hall County	3
Jefferson County	3
Merrick County	3
Thomas County	3
Antelope County	2
Colfax County	2
Dawson County	2
Deuel County	2
Dodge County	2

Abandoned Mine Sites

Mine	County	Commodity	Status	Source
Abel Spur Mill	Saunders	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Al's Sand & Rock	Garden	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Arnold Pit	Custer	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Asarco (Omaha) Refinery	Douglas	Lead, Smelter	Past Producer	MRDS
Bart's Hole	Furnas	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Beshaler Gravel Company	Custer	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Brad's Sand and Gravel	Dundy	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Burnett Pit	Keith	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Bygland Sand & Gravel	Boone	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Center Pit & Plant No. 3	Knox	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Cr 332	Morrill	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Crusher #1	Sheridan	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Costello Pit and Plant	Brown	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Crosley Pit	Knox	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Crusher #4 Portable	Platte	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Darrel Volker Construction	Nemaha	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Deaver	Perkins	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Dix Pit	Cheyenne	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Dredge #1	Pierce	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Dredge #2 Knox	Knox	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Dredge #5-1 (grigsby Pit)	Merrick	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
East Pit	Colfax	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Eagle Pit	Merrick	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Eaglearth Resources Llc	Sheridan	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Elba Pit	Howard	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Elkhorn Valley Sand & Gravel	Stanton	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Elm Creek Pit	Buffalo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Franklin	Franklin	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Fremont East Pit & Plant	Dodge	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Fort Calhoun Stone East Quarry	Washington	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Garrison Sand & Gravel/blake	Brown	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Greystone Portable	Hall	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Guide Rock, Ne	Webster	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Hancock Gravel & Ready Mix	Red Willow	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Hebron Pit	Thayer	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Hamilton County Highway Dept	Merrick	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Hartington Pit	Cedar	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Iske Dirt Sand & Gravel	Douglas	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Johnson Trucking Sand & Gravel	Platte	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Kearney Pit 2	Dawson	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Kearney County Gravel Operation	Kearney	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Kearney Pit	Buffalo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Kilgore West	Buffalo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Kiolbasa	Perkins	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Knox County Nickels Pit	Knox	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Koch's South	Dawson	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Kolberg 271	Scotts Bluff	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Kolberg Screener	Knox	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
L & L Gravel	Thomas	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Lake Wannabe	Morrill	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Legacy Pit	Howard	Sand, Industrial NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Liberty Sand & Gravel	Howard	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Mallory	Thomas	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Marxsen Sand & Gravel	Colfax	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Maschmann Quarry	Jefferson	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
McGrew	Scotts Bluff	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Meyer Pit & Plant	Jefferson	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Mitchell Pit	Scotts Bluff	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Mitteis Pit	Antelope	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Monahan Pit	Holt	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Nosal Pit	Platte	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Nebraska Sand & Gravel Inc.	Cuming	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Nebraska Sand Company Llc	Howard	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Newark Pit	Buffalo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
North Platte #1 (weco Pit)	Lincoln	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Odessa	Buffalo	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Ogallala Portable Barge	Keith	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pcs Phosphate Company Inc	Cass	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #3	Hall	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #47, Fremont	Dodge	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Palser Pit #3	Scotts Bluff	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Paul Reed Construction Inc	Scotts Bluff	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Peterson Pit	Hitchcock	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Peterson Pit	Hitchcock	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Phelps Pit (baller Pit)	York	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pilger Sand & Gravel	Stanton	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #2	Cedar	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #3 West Cullom	Cass	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #4 East Oreapolis	Cass	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #50	Douglas	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #51	Sarpy	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #7 Valley	Douglas	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #75 Genoa	Nance	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #76 Norfolk	Madison	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #77 Grand Island	Hall	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #8 Oreapolis	Cass	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #89 St. Paul	Howard	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #92, Norfolk	Madison	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Pit #95, North Genoa	Platte	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Plainview Sand and Gravel	Antelope	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Plant #1	Knox	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Plant #2	Polk	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Plant #2	Howard	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Plant 1	Polk	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable #10 Screening	Platte	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable #2	Keith	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable #23 Screening	Douglas	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Crusher and Screen	Deuel	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Dredge #2	Lincoln	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable Screener	Deuel	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA

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