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Mines in Cherokee County, Iowa

Cherokee County, Iowa has 16 mines on MSHA's register: 16 abandoned. 9 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2003. Inspectors have issued 84 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County →

Mines on register
16
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
84
0 underground · 16 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 16 metal and non-metal 16 abandoned 9 reported accidents, 1984–2003
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.
Cherokee County, Iowa · Population 11,587
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,478
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
Cherokee County Highway Department 4 0 0
Weaver Construction Company 4 0 0
Higman Sand & Gravel Inc 2 0 0
Cherokee County 1 0 0
Hallett Materials 1 0 0
Hallett Materials 1 0 0
S & N Service 1 0 0
Schmillen Construction Inc 1 0 0
Walker Sand & Gravel Company 1 0 0
Mines in Cherokee County16 on register
  1. Cherokee Plant & Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1300912
    Abandoned
  2. CHEROKEE NORTH
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1301880
    Abandoned
  3. Portable #361
    Surface metal/non-metal · Higman Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1302325
    Abandoned
  4. Portable #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County · MSHA ID 1302183
    Abandoned
  5. Portable #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Schmillen Construction Inc · MSHA ID 1302292
    Abandoned
  6. Portable #360
    Surface metal/non-metal · Higman Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1301885
    Abandoned
  7. Backhaus
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weaver Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301891
    Abandoned
  8. Bainbridge Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301881
    Abandoned
  9. Boothby Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301878
    Abandoned
  10. Bugh Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301877
    Abandoned
  11. Clark Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weaver Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301160
    Abandoned
  12. Killam Or Bainbridge Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301879
    Abandoned
  13. Montgomery Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weaver Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301159
    Abandoned
  14. Nelson Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weaver Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301349
    Abandoned
  15. S & N Service Pit & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · S & N Service · MSHA ID 1300757
    Abandoned
  16. Walker Sand & Gravel Co-Miller Pit & Pla
    Surface metal/non-metal · Walker Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 1301304
    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.