Abandoned Mines in South Dakota

1,616Abandoned & Historical

Abandoned Mining in South Dakota

Federal databases record 1,616 abandoned, sealed, and historically closed mine locations in South Dakota. 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
Custer County	373
Lawrence County	314
Pennington County	245
Fall River County	123
Bon Homme County	59
Minnehaha County	42
Codington County	39
Yankton County	39
Harding County	31
Brookings County	27
Grant County	19
Perkins County	19
Jerauld County	18
Mellette County	17
Todd County	17
Hamlin County	16
Meade County	13
Hanson County	11
Stanley County	11
Tripp County	11

Abandoned Mine Sites

Mine	County	Commodity	Status	Source
341 Sandvik	Custer	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
751	Hanson	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Aggregate Wp-5	Moody	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Aurora	Aurora	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Accidental No. 1	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Accidental No. 10	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Addie Lode	Pennington	Tin	Past Producer	MRDS
Adelphi Mine	Lawrence	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Adelphia	Lawrence		Past Producer	MRDS
Adolph Sestak Gravel Pit	Bon Homme	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Agnew Pegmatite	Custer	Feldspar	Past Producer	MRDS
Ajax Claim	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Ajax Claim	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Aladdin Mine	Custer	Feldspar, Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Aladdin Mine	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Alameda	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Alameda Mine	Lawrence	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Albert Anderson Sand Pit	Minnehaha	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Alder Creek Gold Mining Company	Lawrence	Gold, Silver, Tungsten	Past Producer	MRDS
Alexander Mine	Lawrence	Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Alice	Lawrence		Past Producer	MRDS
Alice Mine	Lawrence	Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Alpha - Platus	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Alpha-Platus Mine	Lawrence	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Alpine - Strawberry Mining Co.	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Alta Lodi Mining Company Mine	Pennington	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Ama Queen	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Aman Lode	Custer	Feldspar, Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Aman Lode	Custer	Feldspar	Past Producer	MRDS
Amber Lode	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
American Eagle	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
American Eagle Mine	Lawrence	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
American Express	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
American Express Mine	Lawrence	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
American Mining Company	Lawrence	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
American Tungsten Mining Co Mine	Pennington	Tungsten	Past Producer	MRDS
Amy No. 1	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Anaconda	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Anaconda Mine	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Anchor Mine	Lawrence	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Anchor Mountain	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson Sand and Gravel Llc	Meade	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Ann Mica Mine	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Ann Mine	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Anna Marie	Custer	Feldspar	Past Producer	MRDS
Anna Marie	Custer	Feldspar	Past Producer	MRDS
Annie No. 1 Lode	Pennington	Tungsten, Tin	Past Producer	MRDS
Antler - Burlington Mine	Pennington	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Antler Mine	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Antler Mine	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Antler-Burlington	Pennington	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Apex	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Apex Claim	Custer	Mica, Beryllium	Past Producer	MRDS
Apex Claim	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Apex Mine	Lawrence	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Apple Pie	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Apple Springs (Mobile)	Meade	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Arcade Nos 1 & 2 Lodes	Custer	Feldspar	Past Producer	MRDS
Arcade Nos. 1 and 2 Lodes	Custer	Mica, Feldspar	Past Producer	MRDS
Argyle Fuller's Earth Deposit	Custer	Fullers Earth	Past Producer	MRDS
Argyle Fuller's Earth Deposit	Custer	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
Asco Pit	Minnehaha	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Astoria Shaft	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
August Berka Gravel Pit	Bon Homme	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
August Wiederich Gravel Pit	Bon Homme	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
B F Coggins Granite Co Pit	Grant	Granite	Past Producer	MRDS
B and H Nos. 1-6	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Bitterman Sand Pit	Douglas	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
Baker's Gravel Pit	Minnehaha	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Bald Mountain Mining Company	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Ballard Mine	Custer	Feldspar, Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Ballard Mine	Custer	Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Baltimore & Deadwood	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Baltimore Mine	Lawrence	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Baltimore Mine Ms 1648	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Baltzer Pit	Hutchinson	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Barber	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Barber Pit No 1	Butte	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Barker and Howell	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Barker-Ferguson Beryl Mine	Pennington	Beryllium	Past Producer	MRDS
Barnes Group	Pennington	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	MRDS
Baxter	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Beadle County Highway Pit	Beadle	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Beadle Group	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Bear Lodge	Fall River	Uranium	Past Producer	MRDS
Beaver Creek Mining Company	Lawrence	Tin	Past Producer	MRDS
Beck Lode	Custer	Feldspar	Past Producer	MRDS
Beck Lode	Custer	Feldspar	Past Producer	MRDS
Beckman,gen.custer,gold Coin Group	Pennington	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Bedashosha Pit	Buffalo	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Bee Mine	Pennington	Copper	Past Producer	MRDS
Beecher Lode	Custer	Lithium, Beryllium, Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Beecher Lode Bond Claim	Custer	Tantalum	Past Producer	MRDS
Beecher No. 2	Custer	Lithium	Past Producer	MRDS
Bell Pit	Fall River	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Belle Eldridge Gold Mine Inc.	Lawrence		Past Producer	MRDS
Belle Eldridge Gold Mines	Lawrence	Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	MRDS
Bellmare No. 1 and No. 4 and Wildwood Claims	Custer	Feldspar, Mica	Past Producer	MRDS
Ben Hur Mine	Lawrence	Silver, Gold	Past Producer	MRDS
Ben Hur Mine	Lawrence	Gold	Past Producer	MRDS

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