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Mines in Des Moines County, Iowa

Des Moines County, Iowa has 16 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 7 intermittent, 7 abandoned. 252 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2025. Inspectors have issued 1,176 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Des Moines 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 Des Moines County →

Mines on register
16
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
1,176
1 underground · 14 surface · 1 facilities 0 coal · 16 metal and non-metal 7 intermittent 7 abandoned 252 reported accidents, 1984–2025
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.
Des Moines County, Iowa · Population 38,597
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,662
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
Cessford Construction Company 6 0 0
Cessford Construction Company 3 0 0
Four Seasons Excavation, Inc. 2 0 0
Viking Aggregates, Inc. 2 0 0
C J Moyna & Sons LLC. 1 0 0
Kaser Corp 1 0 0
United States Gypsum Company 1 1 0
Mines in Des Moines County16 on register
  1. Sperry Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · United States Gypsum Company · MSHA ID 1300434
    Active
  2. J-Plant (Portable)
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Co · MSHA ID 1301514
    Abandoned
  3. Kahoka Crushing Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Viking Aggregates, Inc. · MSHA ID 2301913
    Intermittent
  4. Portable Lime Screen
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Co · MSHA ID 1302050
    Abandoned
  5. Spring Sand Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300766
    Intermittent
  6. Kahoka Portable Wash Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Viking Aggregates, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302343
    Intermittent
  7. Stripping Crew #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction · MSHA ID 1302248
    Intermittent
  8. Geode Wash Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Co · MSHA ID 1302151
    Intermittent
  9. Burlington Shop
    Facility metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Company · MSHA ID 1302360
    Abandoned
  10. Four Seasons Crushing
    Surface metal/non-metal · Four Seasons Excavation, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302492
    Intermittent
  11. Four Seasons Crushing
    Surface metal/non-metal · Four Seasons Excavation · MSHA ID 1302511
    Intermittent
  12. Mediapolis Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kaser Corp · MSHA ID 1300061
    Abandoned
  13. PORTABLE TRACK CRUSHER #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · C J Moyna & Sons LLC. · MSHA ID 1302385
    Temporarily Idled
  14. Heinold Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300183
    Abandoned
  15. Nelson Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300181
    Abandoned
  16. Sullivan Slough
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300185
    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.