Extractive use mining is an important industry in the city and contributes directly and indirectly to the economy of the city. Construction sand and gravel are used in concrete, aggregates, concrete products, asphalt, road base, fill, snow and ice control, and other miscellaneous uses. Peat, black dirt, rock, and other soils are used extensively for landscaping. Other extractive uses are or may be used to a lesser degree in the city.
(Ord. passed 4-10-2017)