Mine · Des Moines County, Iowa, United States
Sperry Mine
Sperry Mine is a mine in Des Moines County, Iowa, United States, owned by USG Corporation.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Des Moines County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (active) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | gypsum (mainly gypsum) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | USG Corporation (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | United States Gypsum Company | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 70 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Underground | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.9861, -91.1919 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow its owner compares
USG Corporation owns 8 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 39 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| USG Corporation | 40th | 8 | 0.3% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 1 power plant (812 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa | Power plant | 812 MW | Operating | 38 km |
Owner, operator and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.