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Mines in Benton County, Iowa

Benton County, Iowa has 18 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 16 abandoned. 15 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2023. Inspectors have issued 167 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Benton 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 Benton County →

Mines on register
18
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
167
0 underground · 17 surface · 1 facilities 0 coal · 18 metal and non-metal 16 abandoned 15 reported accidents, 1983–2023
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.
Benton County, Iowa · Population 25,698
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$84,742
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
B L Anderson Inc 9 0 0
Coots Materials Company Inc 5 0 0
Wendling Quarries, Inc. 2 2 0
Karr Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Martin Marietta Aggregates 1 0 0
Mines in Benton County18 on register
  1. PORTABLE CRUSHING DEPT 437
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wendling Quarries, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302070
    Active
  2. Stripping Crew #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wendling Quarries, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302335
    Active
  3. Vinton Shop
    Facility metal/non-metal · Coots Materials Company Inc · MSHA ID 1302348
    Abandoned
  4. Garrison Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301395
    Abandoned
  5. Ballheim Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301386
    Abandoned
  6. Coots Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Coots Materials Company Inc · MSHA ID 1302011
    Abandoned
  7. Demmel Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Coots Materials Company Inc · MSHA ID 1300016
    Abandoned
  8. Goosie Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Coots Materials Company Inc · MSHA ID 1301965
    Abandoned
  9. Jabens Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Coots Materials Company Inc · MSHA ID 1301997
    Abandoned
  10. Karr Sand And Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Karr Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1301906
    Abandoned
  11. Long Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301385
    Abandoned
  12. Miller Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301384
    Abandoned
  13. Pork Chop Hill Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301405
    Abandoned
  14. Pork Chop Hill Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301872
    Abandoned
  15. Pork Chop Hill West Qry
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301844
    Abandoned
  16. Smith Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1301419
    Abandoned
  17. Vinton Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301399
    Abandoned
  18. Vinton Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · B L Anderson Inc · MSHA ID 1301407
    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.