Mines in Cowlitz County, Washington

Cowlitz County, Washington has 123 mine and mineral deposit locations documented in federal records from the USGS and MSHA. 6 of these are currently active mining operations. The most commonly recorded commodity is sand and gravel, construction, with 46 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Cowlitz County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Columbia River Carbonates (woodland Mill	Lime	Facility	Active	MSHA
Portable #3	Crushed, Broken Sandstone	Surface	Active	MSHA
Rock Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Active	MSHA
Columbia West Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Longview Concrete Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Spencer Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Producer	MRDS
(Facility) Longview Aluminum Smelter	Aluminum, Contained or Metal	Processing Plant	Plant	MRDS
40th Street Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
502 Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Alder Bluff Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Alec Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ash Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ayers	Iron	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Barnes Drive Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Bob Walker Pit	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Camp Baker Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cms Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Coal Creek Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Coal Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Coal Creek Quarry Co.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Columbia River Sand & Gravel Pt No3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Corman Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Coweeman Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Cowlitz Clay		Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Cowlitz Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cowlitz Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cowlitz River Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Area	Aluminum	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Fleshman Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Fossil Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Gardner Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Good's Quarry @ Kelso	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Gowel 1	Crushed, Broken Basalt	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Grady Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Green Mountain	Gold	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Green River	Mercury	Surface-Underground	Occurrence	MRDS
Harbor Rock-Rip 9405	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Headquarters Rd. Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Hillis Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Horsley Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
J L S Permanent Jaw Crusher	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Jls Crusher #1	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Jls Screen-It	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Janisch Gravel Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kalama Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Kalama Quarry	Crushed, Broken Stone NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Kalama Quarry	Crushed, Broken Basalt	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Kalama Washington Quarry	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Kelley Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lewis River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lewis River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Longview	Aluminum	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lost Quarry	Stone	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Metro Portable #4	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Martin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
McKone Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Memorial Park Road Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mill Creek Area	Aluminum	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Monte Kress Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mount 5640 Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mount Coffin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
N-145 Ext	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ocean Beach Tract	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Open Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ostrander Creek		Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ostrander Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ostrander Rock and Construction Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ostrander Rock and Construction Co.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Peabody Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pleasant Hill Pit	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Portable 1	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable 4	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Portable Crusher	Crushed, Broken Traprock	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Red Star	Mercury	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Rose Valley Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Rose Valley Quarry No. 2	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Section 4	Aluminum	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Silver Lake	Gemstone	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Soda Springs	Geothermal	Geothermal	Occurrence	MRDS
Spirit Lake Road Clay	Clay	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Taylor Bros.	Aluminum	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Toutle Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Tower Rock	Crushed, Broken Granite	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
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	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 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 Ry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Washington Bauxite Dist.	Aluminum		Occurrence	MRDS
Washout Hill Clay	Clay	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Waters Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Wheatley and Coover Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Williamson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Woodland Terminal Blending & Storage	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA