Abandoned Mines in Wisconsin

3,358Abandoned & Historical

Abandoned Mining in Wisconsin

Federal databases record 3,358 abandoned, sealed, and historically closed mine locations in Wisconsin. These include mines officially abandoned under MSHA oversight and past producers documented in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Abandoned mines are a legacy of centuries of mineral extraction and can pose ongoing environmental and safety concerns for nearby communities.

Safety Warning: Abandoned mines are extremely dangerous. Hazards include cave-ins, toxic gases, flooded shafts, unstable ground, and hidden vertical drops. Never enter an abandoned mine. Many are on private property. If you discover an unsecured abandoned mine, report it to your state mining agency.

Top Counties

County	Abandoned/Historical
Iowa County	359
Lafayette County	195
Trempealeau County	190
Marinette County	139
Marathon County	137
Buffalo County	133
St. Croix County	131
Grant County	122
Barron County	94
Pierce County	89
Shawano County	78
Polk County	75
Oneida County	74
Price County	71
Dunn County	70
Kewaunee County	70
Outagamie County	68
Rusk County	63
Taylor County	63
Bayfield County	61

Abandoned Mine Sites

Mine	County	Commodity	Status	Source
Dovre Dry Plant Site	Barron	Sand, Industrial NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
066 Screen Plant	Door	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
1193 Astec Screening Plant	Jefferson	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
2000 Chief Screener	Waupaca	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
2003 Extec C12 Crusher	Manitowoc	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
2012 Kpi	Waupaca	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
3042/20-6712 Plant 5	Dane	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
3m Pit	Marathon	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
500 Kw	Brown	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
500 Kw Spare	Brown	Construction Sand and Gravel	Abandoned	MSHA
A Ellwood Sandstone Quarry	Trempealeau	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
A F Partridge Dolomite Quarry	St. Croix	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
A Irvine Stone Quarry	Trempealeau	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
A Kelly Sand Pit	Trempealeau	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
A Losinski Shale Quarry	Trempealeau	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
A Loutsch Dolomite Quarry	Trempealeau	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
A Matz Gravel Pit	Outagamie	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
A Rosenvold Limestone Quarry	Trempealeau	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
A Schroeder Stone Quarry	Trempealeau	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
A Sylla Sandstone Quarry	Trempealeau	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
A. H. Meyer Sand Pit	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
A. Mork Gravel Deposit	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
A. Peterson Pit	Waupaca	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
A. T. Guyer Sand and Gravel Pit	Bayfield	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
A.f. Gelhar Sand Pit	Green Lake	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Achenbach Quarry	Crawford	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Acme	Grant		Past Producer	MRDS
Adams Beach Sand Pit	Shawano	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Adams Creek Shale Quarry	Trempealeau	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Adams Road Gravel Pit	Pierce	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Adamski Fisher Limestone Quarry	Door	Limestone, Dimension	Past Producer	MRDS
Adeline Reinolt Sand Pit	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Adolph Madsen Gravel Pit	St. Croix	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Advance Mine	Iowa	Zinc, Lead	Past Producer	MRDS
Agnes Lisker Shale Quarry	Eau Claire	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Airport Pit	Jackson	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Albert Kunesh Gravel Pit	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Albright Brothers Llc	Winnebago	Crushed, Broken Limestone NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Alby Pit Number 2	Racine	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Alfred Boyles Flagstone Quarry	Sauk	Flagstone	Past Producer	MRDS
Alfred J. Schneider Gravel Pit	Bayfield	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Alfred Koser Gravel Pit	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Algoma Gravel Pit #1	Kewaunee	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Algoma Gravel Pit #2	Kewaunee	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Algoma Gravel Pit #3	Kewaunee	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Algoma Gravel Pit #4	Kewaunee	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Allen Dorn Dolomite Quarry	Buffalo	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Allen Quarry	Winnebago	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Allen Rudolph Pit	Dodge	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Allenhofen Gravel Pit #1	Marathon	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Allenhofen Gravel Pit #2	Marathon	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Alma Limestone Quarry	Buffalo	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Almena Gravel Pit #1	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Almena Gravel Pit #2	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Alockhouse Lake Gravel Pit #3	Price	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Alois & Kath Stoeberl Gravel Pit	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Als Trucking Co. Quarry	Lafayette	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Altman Pit	Iron	Sand, Industrial NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Amberg Clay Pit	Marinette	Clay	Past Producer	MRDS
Amberg Gravel Pit #1	Marinette	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Amberg Gravel Pit #2	Marinette	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
American Zinc Thompson Mine	Lafayette		Past Producer	MRDS
Amery Gravel Pit	Polk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Amery Pit	Polk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Amocoy Lake Gravel Pit	Rusk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Amundson Pit	Dunn	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Amundson Sand Pit #1	Burnett	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson & McKay Pits	Douglas	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson Brothers and Johnson Co.	Marathon	Granite	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson Property	Barron	Sand, Industrial NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Anderson Quarry	Lafayette	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson Quarry	La Crosse	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson Quarry	Buffalo	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Anderson Sand Pit	Buffalo	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Andi Hermann Mine	Iowa	Lead	Past Producer	MRDS
Andrews Mine	Lafayette		Past Producer	MRDS
Angel Hill Drive Gravel Pit	Pierce	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Angle Road Gravel Pit	Langlade	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Anna Haseman Gravel Pit	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Anna Olson Gravel Pit	Sawyer	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Annie Walton Mine	Lafayette	Lead	Past Producer	MRDS
Annie Walton Mine	Lafayette		Past Producer	MRDS
Annis Creek Gravel Pit	Dunn	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Another Gravel Pit	Marinette	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Ansley Range Mine	Iowa	Lead	Past Producer	MRDS
Antigo Gravel Pit	Langlade	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Antler Sand Pit	Marinette	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Anton Buss Gravel Pit	Marathon	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Appell Quarry	Lafayette	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer	MRDS
Apple Creek Pit	Iron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Apple River Gravel Pit	Polk	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Apple River Gravel Pit #1	St. Croix	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Apple River Gravel Pit #2	St. Croix	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Apple River Sand Pit	St. Croix	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Apple Road Gravel Pit	Shawano	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Archie Britt Gravel Pit	Trempealeau	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Arkansaw Sand Pit #1	Pepin	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Arkansaw Sand Pit #2	Pepin	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS
Arland Dry Plant	Barron	Sand, Industrial NEC	Abandoned	MSHA
Arland Pit	Barron	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer	MRDS

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