Mines in Black Hawk County, Iowa
Black Hawk County, Iowa has 31 mines on MSHA's register: 6 active, 2 intermittent, 23 abandoned. 118 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1985 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 688 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County →
- Mines on register
- 31
- Active
- 6
- Fatalities on record
- 0
- Citations issued
- 688
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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.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.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMC Aggregates LC | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| Basic Materials Corp | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Welp & Mc Carten Inc | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hartford Sand & Gravel Company | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aspro Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Assink Brothers Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Benton's Sand and Gravel INC. | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| H J Bagenstos Sand & Gravel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Niemann Construction Company | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond Davis Owner | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Waterloo South QuarryActive 0 fatal 138 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302173
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Portable Crushing Plant #201Active 0 fatal 91 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1301415
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Gilbertville SandActive 0 fatal 65 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1300686
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Raymond Shop & Wash PlantActive 0 fatal 64 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302337
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Waterloo SandActive 0 fatal 39 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1300725
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Site 1Active 0 fatal 43 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Benton's Sand and Gravel INC. · MSHA ID 1302516
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Portable Crushing Plant #205Intermittent 0 fatal 89 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302076
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Portable Rock Drill #317Abandoned 0 fatal 84 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1301109
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Portable Wash/Crushing PlantIntermittent 0 fatal 37 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302077
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Portable #1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Hartford Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1302154
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Portable Rock Drill #316Abandoned 0 fatal 20 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302170
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Portable Rock Drill #315Abandoned 0 fatal 18 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302198
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Portable Quarry #1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Basic Materials Corp · MSHA ID 1302175
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Ahles QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Weaver Construction Company · MSHA ID 1302005
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Assink Sand And Gravel Pit And PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Assink Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 1300646
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Craft SandAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Basic Materials Corp · MSHA ID 1302053
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Davis Sand And Gravel PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Raymond Davis Owner · MSHA ID 1300744
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Fox QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Welp & Mc Carten Inc · MSHA ID 1300448
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Franta QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Welp & Mc Carten Inc · MSHA ID 1301911
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GloryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301995
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H J Bagenstos Sand And Gravel PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · H J Bagenstos Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1300690
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La Porte City SandAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility metal/non-metal · Basic Materials Corp · MSHA ID 1302041
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Morgan QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Basic Materials Corp · MSHA ID 1301231
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Peske QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Welp & Mc Carten Inc · MSHA ID 1302009
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Portable #2Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Hartford Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1302155
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Raymond MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Welp & Mc Carten Inc · MSHA ID 1301760
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Raymond QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Welp & Mc Carten Inc · MSHA ID 1300445
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Tom Zeien Sand & GravelAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Tom Zeien Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1300703
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Waterloo Pit And PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Aspro Inc · MSHA ID 1300774
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Waterloo South MineAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Basic Materials Corp · MSHA ID 1301926
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Yokom QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Basic Materials Corp · MSHA ID 1300115
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.
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.