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Mines in DeSoto County, Florida

DeSoto County, Florida has 10 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 9 abandoned. 8 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1985 and 1988. Inspectors have issued 121 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in DeSoto County, working or not, with the accident, fatality and citation record each one carries on this site. Active mines are listed first, then the rest by the weight of their record.

Abandoned and historical mine features in DeSoto County →

Mines on register
10
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
121
0 underground · 10 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 10 metal and non-metal 9 abandoned 8 reported accidents, 1985–1988
Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
DeSoto County, Florida · Population 34,719
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$50,868
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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MSHA-registered mine, any status

Mines plot only where MSHA holds a surveyed coordinate for the site; mines the agency locates to a town, county or state centroid are in the counts and the list above but not drawn. Click a point for the mine's status and record.

Operators with the most mines herecurrent operator of record
Operator Mines Active Fatalities
L I Davis Excavation 2 0 0
4M Materials, Inc. 1 1 0
D L's Land Clearing & Shell Inc 1 0 0
De Soto County Public Works 1 0 0
GHC Construction Inc 1 0 0
John Oldham & Son Inc 1 0 0
Patco Contractors 1 0 0
S & R Excavating Of Desoto 1 0 0
WASHINGTON LOOP LLC 1 0 0
Mines in DeSoto County10 on register
  1. 4M-31 Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · 4M Materials, Inc. · MSHA ID 0801457
    Active
  2. County Shell Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · De Soto County Public Works · MSHA ID 0801022
    Abandoned
  3. De Soto Sand and Shell
    Surface metal/non-metal · Patco Contractors · MSHA ID 0801332
    Abandoned
  4. GHC Construction Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · GHC Construction Inc · MSHA ID 0801019
    Abandoned
  5. D L's Land Clearing & Shell Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · D L's Land Clearing & Shell Inc · MSHA ID 0801195
    Abandoned
  6. DAVIS PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · WASHINGTON LOOP LLC · MSHA ID 0801382
    Abandoned
  7. TRIPLE DDD MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · L I Davis Excavating · MSHA ID 0801099
    Abandoned
  8. 2 X 4 Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · L I Davis Excavation · MSHA ID 0801075
    Abandoned
  9. 2 X 4 RANCH PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · John Oldham & Son Inc · MSHA ID 0801011
    Abandoned
  10. S & R SHELL PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · S & R Excavating Of Desoto · MSHA ID 0801098
    Abandoned

Status, type and operator are as reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts are MSHA's reportable accident records for the mine; citations are inspector-issued violations on record. Each mine's own page carries the full detail.

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How to read these numbers

The register is MSHA's Mine Data Retrieval System: every operation ever assigned a mine ID, including ones abandoned decades ago, so the count is a history of mining in the county, not a count of working mines. A mine's county is the one its operator reported to MSHA. Fatality and accident counts start with MSHA's reportable-accident records (1983 onward); citation counts are inspector-issued violations on record. We are an independent research tool, not MSHA.