Mines in Meade County, South Dakota

20Total
4Active

Meade County, South Dakota has 20 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 4 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is gypsum-anhydrite, with 6 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Meade County

MineCommodityTypeStatusSource
63 Mobile 1Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceActiveMSHA
Alverson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
Bruch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfaceProducerMRDS
S Dak Cement Comm Gyp QuarryGypsum-AnhydriteUndergroundProducerMRDS
Anderson Sand and Gravel LlcConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Apple Springs (Mobile)Crushed, Broken Stone NECSurfaceAbandonedMSHA
Chuck QuarryConstruction Sand and GravelSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Dakota Plaster Co PitGypsum-AnhydriteSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
Doyle Lime Plant and QuarryCalciumSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Homestake Limestone Quarry MineLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerMRDS
Homestake Min Co Limestone QuarryCalciumSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Konechne MineGypsumSurfaceIntermittentMSHA
Stripping & BlastingSand, CommonSurfaceTemporarily IdledMSHA
Sturgis Sandstone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerMRDS
Tilford MineGypsum-AnhydritePast ProducerMRDS
U S Gypsum Co Piedmont OperationGypsum-AnhydriteSurface-UndergroundPast ProducerMRDS
U.s. GypsumGypsum-AnhydritePast ProducerMRDS
Ugsgypsum Tilford OperationGypsum-AnhydriteSurfacePast ProducerMRDS
Whitewood CreekGoldSurfacePast ProducerMRDS