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Look Out Below! A Listing of Underground Stone and Industrial Mineral Operations. |
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Tuesday, 02 August 2011 16:18 |
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By Mark S. Kuhar
Every year, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) prepares a list of underground mining operations in the United States. The below list represents crushed stone, sand and gravel, dimensional stone, gypsum and potash mines, by state and county.
– Ed.
KEY:
CS – Crushed Stone
SG – Sand and Gravel
DS – Dimensional Stone
PO – Potash
GY – Gypsum
| Name |
Mine |
Mineral |
County |
| Arkansas |
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| Unimin Corp. |
Guion Mine |
SG |
Izard |
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| Colorado |
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| Polycor Inc. |
Colorado MineStone |
DS |
Arapahoe |
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| Georgia |
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| Carmeuse |
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| Lime & Stone Cisco |
Mine Stone |
CS |
Murray |
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Marble Hill Mine |
CS |
Gilmer |
| Huber Engineered |
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| Materials |
Miss Linda Mine |
CS |
Pickens |
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| Imerys |
Mine #4 |
CS |
Pickens |
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New York Mine |
CS |
Pickens |
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| Illinois |
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| Fred Weber, Inc. |
Bluff City Mine |
CS |
Madison |
| J.M. Huber Corp. |
Quincy Mine |
CS |
Adams |
| Lafarge North |
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| America Inc. |
Conco Mine |
CS |
Kane |
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JS&G Underground |
CS |
Will |
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RS&D Mine |
CS |
Kane |
| Martin Marietta |
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| Aggregates |
Kaskaskia Quarry |
CS |
Randolph |
| Mining |
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| International, LLC |
POWC Mine |
CS |
Will |
| Vulcan Materials Co. |
Bartlett Mine |
CS |
Cook |
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Bolingbrook MW 361 |
CS |
Will |
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Lemont Quarry 360 |
CS |
Will |
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| Indiana |
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| Martin Marietta |
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| Aggregates |
Kentucky Avenue Mine |
CS |
Marion |
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Kokomo Mine |
CS |
Howard |
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Noblesville Stone |
CS |
Hamilton |
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North Indianapolis |
CS |
Marion |
| Mulzer CS, Inc. |
Cape Sandy Mine |
CS |
Crawford |
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Cape Sandy 2 Mine |
CS |
Crawford |
| National Gypsum Co. |
Shoals Mine |
GY |
Martin |
| USG Corp. |
Shoals Mine |
GY |
Martin |
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| Iowa |
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| Bruening Rock |
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| Products, Inc. |
S&S Quarry |
CS |
Marion |
| Douds Stone, Inc. |
Douds Mine |
CS |
Keokuk |
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Lyle Mine |
CS |
Van Buren |
| Martin Marietta |
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| Aggregates |
Ames Mine |
CS |
Story |
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Durham Mine |
CS |
Marion |
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Fort Dodge Mine |
CS |
Webster |
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Malcom Mine |
CS |
Poweshiek |
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Sully Mine |
CS |
Jasper |
| McCarthy-Bush Corp. |
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| (Linwood Mining |
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| & Minerals Corp. |
Linwood Mine |
CS |
Scott |
| River Products |
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| Co., Inc. |
Columbus Junction |
CS |
Louisa |
| USG Corp. |
Sperry Mine |
GY |
Des Moines |
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| Kansas |
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| Bromley Quarry |
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| & Asphalt Inc. |
Bromley Mine |
CS |
Atchison |
| Georgia-Pacific LLC |
Blue Rapids Mine |
GY |
Marshall |
| Harshman |
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| Construction Co. |
Reading Quarry |
CS |
Lyon |
| Servaes Quarry |
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| Co., Inc. |
Servaes Quarry |
CS |
Atchison |
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| Kentucky |
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| The Allen Co., Inc. |
Boonesboro Quarry |
CS |
Madison |
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Cloverbottom Quarry |
CS |
Jackson |
| Bourbon |
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| Limestone Co. |
Bourbon Limestone |
CS |
Bourbon |
| Carmeuse |
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| Lime & Stone |
Black River Mine |
CS |
Mason |
| Dix River Stone Co. |
Dix River Mine |
CS |
Garrard |
| Harrod Concrete |
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| & Stone Co. |
Glenns Creek Mine |
CS |
Franklin |
| Houchens |
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| Industries, Inc. |
Grayson County |
CS |
Grayson |
| Lehigh Hanson, Inc. |
Tyrone Quarry |
CS |
Anderson |
| Lexington |
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| Quarry Co. |
Catnip Hill Quarry |
CS |
Jessamine |
| Liters Quarry |
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| of Indiana Inc. |
Lockport Mine |
CS |
Henry |
| Nally & Gibson |
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| Georgetown, LLC |
Georgetown Quarry |
CS |
Scott |
| Rogers Group, Inc. |
Jefferson Quarry |
CS |
Jefferson |
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Marion Mine |
CS |
Crittenden |
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Oldham County Mine |
CS |
Oldham |
| Sterling |
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| Ventures LLC |
Sterling Material Mine |
CS |
Gallatin |
| Vulcan Materials Co. |
Central Quarry |
CS |
Fayette |
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| Maryland |
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| Maryland |
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| Materials, Inc. |
Thayerville Mine |
CS |
Garrett |
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| Michigan |
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| Georgia-Pacific LLC |
Grand Rapids Mine |
GY |
Kent |
| Mosaic Co., |
The Hersey Mine |
PO |
Osceola |
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| Missouri |
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| Fred Weber, Inc. |
New Melle Quarry |
CS |
St. Charles |
| Lafarge North |
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| America Inc. |
Courtney Ridge Plant |
CS |
Jackson |
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Independence Quarry |
CS |
Jackson |
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Sugar Creek Quarry |
CS |
Jackson |
| Martin Marietta |
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| Aggregates |
Parkville Quarry |
CS |
Platte |
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Randolph Quarry |
CS |
Clay |
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Stamper Quarry |
CS |
Clay |
| Mississippi Lime Co. |
Peerless Quarry |
CS |
Ste. |
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Genevieve |
| Springfield Underground, Inc. |
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| (Joplin Stone Co.) |
Springfield Mine |
CS |
Greene |
| Table Rock Asphalt |
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| Construction |
Quarry #1 |
CS |
Taney |
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Quarry #3 |
CS |
Stone |
| Uehlin Quarry Co. |
Uehlin Underground |
CS |
Andrew |
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| Nebraska |
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| Kerford |
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| Limestone Co. |
Kerford Quarry |
CS |
Cass |
| Martin Marietta |
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| Aggregates |
Weeping Water Mine |
CS |
Cass |
| Potash Corp. of |
Potash Corp. of |
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| Saskatchewan Inc. |
Saskatchewan Mine |
CS |
Cass |
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| New Mexico |
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| Intrepid Potash, Inc. |
East Mine |
PO |
Eddy |
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West Mine |
PO |
Eddy |
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| Mosaic Co., |
The Mosaic Mine |
PO |
Eddy |
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| New York |
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| Peckham |
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| Industries, Inc. |
Wingdale Mine |
CS |
Dutchess |
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| Ohio |
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| Subtropolis |
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| Mining Co. |
Subtropolis Mine |
CS |
Mahoning |
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| Oklahoma |
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| United States Lime |
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| & Minerals |
St. Clair Mine |
CS |
Sequoyah |
| (U.S. Lime Co.) |
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| Pennsylvania |
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| Bradys Bend Corp. |
Kaylor #3 Mine |
CS |
Armstrong |
| Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. |
Jim Houk Mine #1 |
CS |
awrence |
| Coolspring Stone |
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| Supply, Inc. |
Coolspring Quarry |
CS |
Fayette |
| Lehigh Hanson, Inc. |
Rich Hill Underground |
CS |
Fayette |
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Springfield Pike |
CS |
Fayette |
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Torrance Underground |
CS |
Westmoreland |
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Whitney Underground |
CS |
Westmoreland |
| M&M Lime Co. Inc. |
Underground Mine |
CS |
Armstrong |
| Winfield Lime |
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| & Stone Co., Inc. |
Winfield Mine |
CS |
Butler |
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| Tennessee |
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| Chemical Lime Co. |
Crab Orchard Mine |
CS |
Cumberland |
| Franklin |
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| Industries, Inc. |
Anderson Mine |
CS |
Franklin |
| Vulcan Materials Co. |
Richard City Mine |
CS |
Marion |
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| Texas |
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| Chemical Lime Co. |
Clifton Mine |
CS |
Bosque |
| J.M. Huber Corp. |
Marble Falls Plant |
CS |
Burnet |
| Texas Architectural |
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| Aggregate, Inc. |
Van Horn Mine |
CS |
Culberson |
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| Vermont |
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| Vermont Quarries |
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| Corp. |
Vermont Quarries Mine |
DS |
Rutland |
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| Virginia |
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| Chemical Lime Co. |
Kimballton Plant 1 |
CS |
Giles |
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| West Virginia |
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| Greer Industries, Inc. |
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| (Greer Limestone) |
Cheat River Limestone |
CS |
Preston |
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Decker Creek Mine |
CS |
Monongalia |
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Greer Mine |
CS |
Monongalia |
| Martin Marietta |
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| Aggregates |
Burning Springs Mine |
CS |
Wood E |
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