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Abandoned mines in Michigan

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.

1,311 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
Butterfield Yard ServiceDickinson, MINear Iron MountainMSHA 2003327Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/22/2006Butterfield Yard ServiceReported operatorJack D Butterfield; William K ButterfieldReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
Butterworth PitKent, MIMSHA 2001082Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/20/1984Riverside Sand & Gravel Company IncReported operatorAcken E NReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Butterworth PitKent, MIMSHA 2002266Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/25/1984Jack De Vries Excavating IncReported operatorDe Vries JackReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Byrne PitKalamazoo, MIMSHA 2002379Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 10/11/1978Cole Brothers Contractors IncReported operatorGary MolineReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Byron PitShiawassee, MINear ByronMSHA 2003558Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/27/2023Fuoss Gravel CoReported operatorJames D FuossReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
BYRON SANDKent, MIMSHA 2002988Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/01/2001Prdl LlcReported operatorPaul Land; Dan HibmaReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
CalcitePresque Isle, MIMSHA 2002377Crushed, Broken Limestone NECFacilityAbandonedStatus date: 08/15/1986Glawe IncReported operatorRoger R GlaweReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
CaledoniaOntonagon, MINear Mass CityMSHA 2002731Copper Ore NECUndergroundAbandonedStatus date: 04/24/2006Red Metal Explorations, Inc.Reported operatorRichard C WhitemanReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Calhoun County PitCalhoun, MIMSHA 2002423Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 02/21/1979Bill Smith Sand & Gravel IncReported operatorBill W SmithReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Campbell QuarryCheboygan, MIMSHA 2000015Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/22/1979Limestone ProductsReported operatorKarslake DonaldReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Campbell QuarryCheboygan, MIMSHA 2002555Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/19/1986Limestone ProductsReported operatorKarslake DonaldReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Capital Stone 1Huron, MINear Bay PortMSHA 2003468Dimension Stone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/05/2017Capital StoneworksReported operatorBrandon HornungReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
CAPITOL 41-42Ingham, MIMSHA 2002818Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/25/2000Capitol Excavating & Paving Company IncReported operatorRichard G HayhoeReported controllerProduction / employmentView source coverage →
CAPITOL PITIngham, MIMSHA 2002453Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/30/1997Capitol Excavating & Paving Company IncReported operatorRichard G HayhoeReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Capitol PitIngham, MIMSHA 2002707Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/09/1983Capitol Excavating & Paving Company IncReported operatorRichard G HayhoeReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Cappered PitMenominee, MIMSHA 2002637Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/21/1983Cappered CompanyReported operatorCappered SteveReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Carmeuse Lime IncWayne, MINear DetroitMSHA 2000365LimeFacilityAbandonedStatus date: 08/18/2003Carmeuse Lime IncReported operatorCarmeuse Holding SAReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Carmeuse, Port Inland - Corinne PitMackinac, MINear Gould City, MIMSHA 2003638Crushed, Broken Limestone NECSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 04/30/2024O-N Minerals (Michigan) CompanyReported operatorCarmeuse Holding SAReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Caro Limekiln MillTuscola, MIMSHA 2002275Crushed, Broken Limestone NECFacilityAbandonedStatus date: 05/21/1982Michigan Sugar CompanyReported operatorFlegenheimer ErnestReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Caro Sand And GravelTuscola, MIMSHA 2002339Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 09/30/1982Del Nichols TruckingReported operatorDel Nichols TruckingReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
CARPENTER EXCAVATINGManistee, MINear CopenishMSHA 2003196Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 06/04/2023Carpenter ExcavatingReported operatorRobert K CarpenterReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Carpenter PitCalhoun, MIMSHA 2002635Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/06/1985Ed Carpenter CompanyReported operatorCarpenter EdReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Carrollton Limekiln MillSaginaw, MIMSHA 2002274Crushed, Broken Limestone NECFacilityAbandonedStatus date: 05/21/1982Michigan Sugar CompanyReported operatorFlegenheimer ErnestReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Carrollton MillSaginaw, MIMSHA 2002299Crushed, Broken Limestone NECFacilityAbandonedStatus date: 12/06/1985Saginaw Rock Products CompanyReported operatorFrancesanna SargentReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Cass County PitCass, MIMSHA 2002342Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/14/1978Kalin Construction Company IncReported operatorGerald KalinReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Cass County PitCass, MIMSHA 2002392Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 08/08/1978Yerington Construction CompanyReported operatorJohn G YeringtonReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Cass County PitCass, MIMSHA 2002652Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/06/1985Steve SzymonskiReported operatorSteve SzymonskiReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Cass County PitCass, MIMSHA 2002668Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 12/20/1983Tracy Sand & GravelReported operatorHarding HaroldReported controllerNeither history importedView source coverage →
Castle Road ScrewLapeer, MINear FostoriaMSHA 2002870Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 05/21/2026Weber Sand & Gravel IncReported operatorGeraldine A WeberReported controllerProduction / employmentSafety recordsView source coverage →
Cat Lake Road PitTuscola, MIMSHA 2002742Construction Sand and GravelSurfaceAbandonedStatus date: 07/17/1991Chuck Vaughan Sand & GravelReported operatorChuck Vaughan Sand & GravelReported controllerNeither history importedView 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.