Mines in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Minnehaha County, South Dakota has 103 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 23 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 62 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Minnehaha County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Corson Sand Plant / Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Dell Rapids East Quarry	Crushed, Broken Sandstone	Surface	Active	MSHA
Dell Rapids West Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
East Sioux Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
First Rate Excavate Portable 1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
First Rate Excavate Portable 2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Knife River Portable Plant Sd-1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Sc 02	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Active	MSHA
Sioux Falls Quarry	Crushed, Broken Quartzite	Surface	Active	MSHA
Beckman Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Brandon Materials	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
City of Sioux Falls Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Concrete Materials Co Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Concrete Materials Company Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Dell Rapids Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Eagle Materials Co Cactus Hills	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Flanagan Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Fodness Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Friessen Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Friessens West Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
L.g.everist Sand Pit.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Reynolds Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sherman Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Albert Anderson Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Arnold Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Asco Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Baker's Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Bill Gage Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Brandie Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Brandon City Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Carey Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Daggett Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Dakota-Cp7	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Duane Bly Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Dubbelde Gravel Pit Nw	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Dubbelde Gravel Pit Se	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Eagle Sand and Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
El Dorado Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
First Rate Portable 4	Sand, Common	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
First Rate Portable 5	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
First Rate Portable 6	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Foster Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Gran Sand and Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Harnack Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction		Unknown	MRDS
Hayes Standard Gravel Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Heller Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Highway Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Highway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Highway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Highway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hillcrest Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Johnson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Johnson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Julson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Limburger Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Maple Street Pit	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Martin Sand and Gravel Pit.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Miller Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Mousee Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Nelson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Nelson Mine	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Nelson Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Old Lake Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pat Kinney Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Plant #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Plant #2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Plant #3	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Plant #4	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Quartzite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quartzite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Quartzite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quartzite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quartzite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Quartzite Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Railroad Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Reynolds	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Rice Street Sandplant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Rovac Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Rupp 1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Screening Unit No 1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Screening Unit No 2	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Scholten Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
School House Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Scott Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Screener	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Shay Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Stone Hill Excavation	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Swanson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Swenson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Swift Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Tolverson Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Twin Mounds Gravel Pit - Ne	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Twin Mounds Gravel Pit - Sw	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Ulvio Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Vandersnick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Victor Hanson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Vincent Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Webster Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
West Sioux	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Wisconsin Granite Co.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Woolridge Railroad Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Zacharias Construction	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA