Mines in Day County, South Dakota

14Total
7Active

Day County, South Dakota has 14 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA. 7 are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 9 sites.

By Status

Producer · 7Temporarily Idled · 2Past Producer · 2Intermittent · 2Abandoned · 1

Top Commodities

Sand and Gravel, Construction · 9Construction Sand and Gravel · 5
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Active Mines in Day County

MineOperatorCommodityTypeStatus
Day County Pit—Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Donahue Sand & Gravel Pit—Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Ellington Pit—Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Gaikowski Pit—Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Gronke Pit—Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Lesner Pit—Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer
Opitz Pit #2—Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducer

All Mines in Day County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
Day County PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Donahue Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Ellington PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Gaikowski PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Gronke PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Lesner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Opitz Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Carlson Pit and MillConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceTemporarily IdledMSHA
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Kriech ConstructionConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Opitz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Portable Screen PlantConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Screen PlantConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceTemporarily IdledMSHA
Unit # 1Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA

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