Mines in Benton County, Washington

Benton County, Washington has 96 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 9 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 42 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Benton County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Hanford Pit	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
D.o.e. Pit No. 1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Farmers Field Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Matheson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Matheson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Sanders and Young Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Acme Concrete Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson Pit & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Artesian Coulee Placer	Gold	Placer	Unknown	MRDS
Barrel Springs	Gemstone	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Benton City	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Benton City Wash Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Benton City Wash Plant #1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Berrian Island Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Berrian Island Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Blalock Island Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Borrow Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Borrow Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
C I Lovell Inc Portable	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Cherry Lane Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Chinaman Bar Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Clodfelter Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Crow Butte Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fallon Bridge Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fallon River Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Finley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gone Busted Placer	Gold		Occurrence	MRDS
Gone Busted Placer	Gold	Placer	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gravel Pit	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hanford	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hibbs Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Highway 221 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hoit Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hospital Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Johnson Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kennewick	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kennewick Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kiona	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Kiona	Diatomite	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Kiona Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Luth Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Marin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
McNary Quarry	Crushed, Broken Basalt	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Nine Canyon	Pumice	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Pf R-76 Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Plymouth Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Prairie Rock Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Prosser	Clay	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Prosser	Pumice	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Prosser	Perlite	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Prosser	Gold	Surface-Underground	Prospect	MRDS
Prosser Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Prosser Quarry	Flagstone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Putnam Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Reils Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Richland Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rider Pit	Pumice	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rothrock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shelby Road Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
South Kiona	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
South Prosser	Pumice	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
State R-50 Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Pit L	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Unnamed Quarry S	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Whitcomb Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA