Mines in Butte County, South Dakota

Butte County, South Dakota has 16 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 7 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is construction sand and gravel, with 6 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Butte County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Belle Fourche Mill	Bentonite	Facility	Active	MSHA
Vanderboom Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Banato Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Belle Fourche Bentonite Products	Bentonite		Producer	MRDS
Belle Fourche Clay Pit	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Hayy Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Kinsfather Pit #1	Clay	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Barber Pit No 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Crusher	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Temporarily Idled	MSHA
Crusher #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Fisher Industries Plant #34	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
J & H Crushing	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Roughrider Ranch	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
State Highway Dept Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
State Highway Dept. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS