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Check access before you go. Most sites listed here are old mines, quarries or prospects, and many are on private land or active mining claims. Get the landowner's permission, check the rules of the agency that manages any public land, and never enter mine workings. Locations are approximate.

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Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

By county

Lafayette County (155) · Iowa County (94) · Grant County (67) · Florence County (4) · Jackson County (3) · Ashland County (2) · Douglas County (1) · Forest County (1) · Green County (1) · Dane County (1) · Iron County (1)

Sites (first 60)

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Raisbeck MineZincBariteUnknown42.628, -90.376
Beach Copper MineCopperChalcopyriteUnknown42.850, -90.146
Fon Du LacCopperCopper, MalachiteUnknown46.571, -92.020
Negro Jim MineLead, Barium-BariteGalenaPast Producer42.804, -90.361
Fairplay LevelLeadGalenaUnknown42.527, -90.573
Ohlerking MineLeadGalenaUnknown43.034, -90.413
Demby Weist MineLeadGalenaUnknown43.058, -90.027
Brighams MineLeadGalenaUnknown43.003, -89.825
Fairplay LevelLeadGalenaUnknown42.527, -90.573
Atkinson MineLeadGalenaUnknown42.786, -90.936
Hames Rowe Lead MineLeadGalenaUnknown42.619, -90.178
Ernest and Myers LevelLeadGalenaUnknown42.585, -90.288
Porters Grove MineLeadGalenaUnknown42.984, -90.018
Newkirk MineLeadGalenaUnknown42.716, -89.737
Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead Region, Wisconsin SectorZincGalena, Marcasite, SphaleriteOccurrence42.817, -90.433
Jefferson MineZincGalena, SphaleriteUnknown42.554, -90.428
Larson Exploration ProspectIronGoethite, Hematite, MagnetiteOccurrence45.907, -88.341
Ernst MineIronGoethite, Hematite, MagnetitePast Producer45.909, -88.238
Commonwealth GroupIronGoethite, Hematite, MagnetitePast Producer45.898, -88.230
Florence MineIronGoethite, Hematite, MagnetitePast Producer45.926, -88.263
Black River FallsIronHematite, MagnetitePast Producer44.293, -90.725
Crandon Zn - Cu DepositCopper, ZincPyrite, Sphalerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, GoldProspect45.481, -88.920
Byrnes MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.547, -90.422
Kingeter MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.723, -90.411
St. Rose MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.695, -90.541
Leadmine MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.558, -90.352
Enterprise MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.731, -90.465
Tommy Dodd MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.553, -90.432
Old Slack MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.872, -90.340
Preston Point Level MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.694, -90.670
Grant County MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.740, -90.463
Hazel Green MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.546, -90.426
Clayton MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.871, -90.368
Wilson MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.689, -90.679
New Hoskins MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.556, -90.317
Mithcell Hollow MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.743, -90.434
Farrey MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.565, -90.341
Washburn MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.858, -90.472
Old Cottingham MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.560, -90.314
Whaley MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.558, -90.382
Old Gruno MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.869, -90.363
Yellow Jacket MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.782, -90.854
Lucky Twelve MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.538, -90.318
Curwen MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.550, -90.348
Pengelly MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.955, -90.116
Coker No. 2 MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.877, -90.396
Longhenry MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.533, -90.373
Kodatz MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.819, -90.251
Tippecanoe MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.723, -90.546
Slack MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.878, -90.340
Crawford MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.527, -90.430
Leadmine MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.558, -90.352
Pittsburg-Benton MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.582, -90.332
Liverpool MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.853, -90.201
Tyrer MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.959, -90.110
Old D.H. and S. MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.957, -90.120
Klar-Piquette MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.697, -90.519
Cruson MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.696, -90.465
Fields Upper Run MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.530, -90.312
Birkett MineZincSphaleriteUnknown42.553, -90.423

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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