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Abandoned mines in Louisiana

Find the public record behind a former mining site. Explore reported locations, mined materials and operating history as a starting point for acquisition, reuse or reclamation research.

772 matching recordsMSHA snapshot · 2026-10-31

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History means records exist in the imported sources, including older periods. Missing history is not evidence of a clean safety record. Operator and controller names are the last relationships reported in the Mines snapshot; they are not verified current property owners.

Mine / reported locationMaterial / typeReported statusReported relationshipsAvailable history
Fornea & Sons Pit #2Washington, LAMSHA 1600974Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 02/07/1991Fornea & Sons TruckingReported operatorCarl Fornea JrReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Fornea & Sons Pit No 1Washington, LANear AngieMSHA 1600814Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 02/06/2008Fornea & Sons Trucking IncReported operatorCarl Fornea JrReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
FRANCIS PITLa Salle, LANear JenaMSHA 1601355Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/20/2002Francis Gravel Company IncReported operatorJoe Francis; Morris FrancisReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Frank HornsbyEast Feliciana, LAMSHA 1601216Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/21/1992A-1 Group IncReported operatorHeck Enterprises IncReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Frazier Gravel PitWashington, LANear fRANKLINTONMSHA 1601463Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/23/2009Barriere Construction Co LLCReported operatorCRH PLCReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
FRONT RIDGE PITCameron, LAMSHA 1601368Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/12/2002Roy Bailey Construction IncReported operatorShadd Savoie; Charles PerryReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Fussell PitWashington, LAMSHA 1600924Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/06/1980Crow Gravel Company IncReported operatorCrow Clyde RReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
G And F Gravel CompanyRapides, LAMSHA 1601002Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 02/15/1984G & F Gravel CompanyReported operatorFontenot Sidney & Darrell GillespieReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Garrett #1West Feliciana, LAMSHA 1600330Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/16/1981Lambert Gravel Company IncReported operatorPaul A Lambert SrReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
GARRETT NO. 2West Feliciana, LANear St. FrancisvilleMSHA 1600859Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/09/2007Lambert Gravel Company IncReported operatorPaul A Lambert SrReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Garrett PitSt Tammany, LAMSHA 1600945Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/04/1979L L Humphrey & SonReported operatorHumphrey L L & DuaneReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Garyville PitSt John The Baptist, LANear GaryvilleMSHA 1601348Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/16/2026Fill Materials, LLCReported operatorGlen D Smith; Gary L Smith SrReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Gause PitEast Feliciana, LAMSHA 1600803Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/02/1994Em Jay Materials IncReported operatorJohnson Max LReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
G. C. O. #1La Salle, LANear JenaMSHA 1601307Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/16/2002Amberg Trucking IncReported operatorJames C AmbergReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Gee Gee RanchTangipahoa, LAMSHA 1600792Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/01/1980Gee Gee RanchReported operatorGenovese C RReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Gen6De Soto, LANear MansfieldMSHA 1601610Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/20/2023Operator not reportedReported operatorController not reportedReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Gifford-Hill Pit & Plant #27Webster, LAMSHA 1600321Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 11/17/1988Gifford-Hill & CompanyReported operatorHanson PLCReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Gillman Plant 40Tangipahoa, LANear IndependenceMSHA 1601416Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/09/2026Gillman Enterprises, LLCReported operatorRose Marie GillmanReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Gillman Plant 40Tangipahoa, LANear IndependenceMSHA 1601448Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/21/2006Operator not reportedReported operatorController not reportedReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
G.Kendrick LLCWashington, LANear FranklintonMSHA 1601558Sand, CommonSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/18/2016G.Kendrick, LLCReported operatorJoan Lusk; Glenn S Kendrick lReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Glass PitSt Tammany, LAMSHA 1601171Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/17/1991Doyle Glass IncReported operatorGlass DavidReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Glen Mora PitRapides, LAMSHA 1600308Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 02/01/1988Industrial Gravel Company IncReported operatorBobby G JohnsonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Golden Oak IiDe Soto, LAMSHA 1616091Coal (Bituminous)SurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/18/1987Golden R Coal Company IncReported operatorGolden R Coal Company IncReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
GOOBER PITLivingston, LAMSHA 1601224Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 01/19/1999Goober PitReported operatorHolland VerlReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
GOOBER PIT #2St Helena, LAMSHA 1601316Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/30/1997Goober PitReported operatorHolland VerlReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Grand Ecore Brick IncorporatedNatchitoches, LAMSHA 1600034Fire ClaySurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/22/1989Grand Ecore Brick IncReported operatorArchibald Donald KReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Grand Ecore Pit District No 8Natchitoches, LAMSHA 1600838Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/21/1982State Of Louisiana Dept Of Trans DevReported operatorState Of LouisianaReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
GRAND ISLE PLANTJefferson, LAMSHA 1601268Barite Barium OreFacilityAbandonedStatus date: 03/25/1997Old Soldier LtdReported operatorJFB IncReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Grant Parish Hardwater Lake Pit #2Grant, LANear PollockMSHA 1601465Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 11/14/2008McDonald Construction IncReported operatorJay McDonaldReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
GRAVEL PITEast Baton Rouge, LANear Greenwell SpringsMSHA 1601278Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 03/29/2004Southern Filter Media, Inc.Reported operatorM D Bryant JrReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →

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Acquisition & reuse

Use the mine name and reported location to investigate county parcel and title records, mineral rights, access and planning constraints. MSHA mailing addresses are addresses of record and may not locate the mine. Confirm the parcel and current ownership separately.

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Reclamation projects

Check official reclamation inventories and state or tribal programmes for documented hazards, project status and programme criteria. A matching name or an MSHA abandoned status alone does not confirm a programme match.

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Source: MSHA public datasets. Production history checks quarterly and annual mine production/employment records. Safety history checks violations, inspections and accident reports; other source coverage is available on each mine profile.