Mines in Iron County, Wisconsin

Iron County, Wisconsin has 104 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 sand and gravel, construction, with 65 sites. The table below lists all recorded mines in the county with links to individual site details.

All Mines in Iron County

Mine	Commodity	Type	Status	Source
Iron County Operations	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Montreal Mine	Iron		Producer	MRDS
T-Bird Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Tomak Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Producer	MRDS
Altman Pit	Sand, Industrial NEC	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Apple Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Atlantic Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Atlantic Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Barr Creek Pit	Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Beaver Creek Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Beaver Creek Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Boot Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Cary Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Cary Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Casey Sag Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Cecil Lovell Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Cecil Lovell Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Cedar Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Crusher #1 24-36 Jaw	Sand, Common	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Crusher #2 40-42 Jaw	Sand, Common	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Dump Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Erickson Cr Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Ferry Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Flood Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Fred Losby Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Germania Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Germania Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Gogebic Deposit	Iron		Occurrence	MRDS
Gogebic Deposit	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Hennepin-Snyder		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Hennepin-Snyder Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Hurley Quarry #1	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Hurley Quarry #2	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Hurley Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Iron Belt Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Iron Belt Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Iron County Operations	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
John Malone Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Kamke Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Kamke Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Katie Saari Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Koehmstedt Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lahti Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lawrence Creek Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lawrence Creek Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Layman's Creek Gravel Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Layman's Creek Gravel Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lillian Sorvari Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Little Muskie Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Lower Rd Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lower Road Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lower Springstead Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Lyon Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Manitowish Range Kyn Occurrence			Occurrence	MRDS
Manitowish River Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Manitowish River Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Mercer District	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Mercer Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Mercer Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Mercer Pit #3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Mercer Wash Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Mirror Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Montreal Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Montreal River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Montreal Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Moose Lake	Iron		Unknown	MRDS
Mosinee Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Muskie Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
O'Brian Lake Rd Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
O'Brian Lake Rd Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Paul Witkin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Pence Mine	Iron, Nickel		Past Producer	MRDS
Pence Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Peterson Sand & Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Unknown	MRDS
Pine Lake Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Pine Lake Taconite Deposit	Iron		Prospect	MRDS
Pine Lake Taconite Deposit	Iron	Surface	Prospect	MRDS
Plumer Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Plumer Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Potato River Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Potato River Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Potato River Pit #3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Potato River Pit #4	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Powell Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Powell Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Richards Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Rip Rap Plant #3	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Abandoned	MSHA
Sandy Beach Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Screening Plant	Construction Sand and Gravel	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Sherman Lake Pit #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Sherman Lake Pit #2	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Shores Mine	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Shores Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Sorting Machine	Crushed, Broken Basalt	Surface	Intermittent	MSHA
Springstead Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Stone Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Tyler's Fork Prospect	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Tylers Fork Mine		Underground	Past Producer	MRDS
Upper Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Upson Lake Rd Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Past Producer	MRDS
Upson Prospect	Iron		Past Producer	MRDS
Valley Rd Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
Vaughn Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS
William Vittone Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Surface	Occurrence	MRDS