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Mines in Fayette County, Iowa

Fayette County, Iowa has 35 mines on MSHA's register: 3 active, 5 intermittent, 27 abandoned. 47 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1985 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 595 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Fayette 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 Fayette County →

Mines on register
35
Active
3
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
595
0 underground · 35 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 35 metal and non-metal 5 intermittent 27 abandoned 47 reported accidents, 1985–2026
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.
Fayette County, Iowa · Population 19,393
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$58,764
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
Paul Niemann Construction Company 16 0 0
Fayette County 10 1 0
BMC AGGREGATES LC 5 2 0
Bruening Rock Products Inc 1 0 0
CROELL, INC. 1 0 0
Mc Donough Quarry 1 0 0
Zupke Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Mines in Fayette County35 on register
  1. PORTABLE #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1302203
    Active
  2. PORTABLE CRUSHING PLANT #202
    Surface metal/non-metal · BMC AGGREGATES LC · MSHA ID 1302112
    Active
  3. Stripping Crew
    Surface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302116
    Active
  4. WASHCREW #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · CROELL, INC. · MSHA ID 1300749
    Intermittent
  5. PORTABLE CRUSHING PLANT #204
    Surface metal/non-metal · BMC AGGREGATES LC · MSHA ID 1302113
    Intermittent
  6. Portable Crushing Plant #203
    Surface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302111
    Intermittent
  7. Portable Rock Washing Plant #404 / 405
    Surface metal/non-metal · BMC Aggregates LC · MSHA ID 1302115
    Intermittent
  8. ZUPKE DREDGE & PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Zupke Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1300782
    Abandoned
  9. Portable Rock Plant #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1302114
    Abandoned
  10. Portable #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1302482
    Intermittent
  11. Alpha Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300962
    Abandoned
  12. Ashby Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1300289
    Abandoned
  13. Drewes Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1300291
    Abandoned
  14. Fairbank Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300139
    Abandoned
  15. Falck Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300144
    Abandoned
  16. Fayette Stone Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300031
    Abandoned
  17. Gernand Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1300292
    Abandoned
  18. Graham Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300288
    Abandoned
  19. Hanson Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1300404
    Abandoned
  20. Houg Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300308
    Abandoned
  21. Jacobson Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300141
    Abandoned
  22. Landas Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bruening Rock Products Inc · MSHA ID 1301887
    Abandoned
  23. Maynard Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300885
    Abandoned
  24. Mc Donough Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Donough Quarry · MSHA ID 1300393
    Abandoned
  25. Miller Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300852
    Abandoned
  26. Northrop Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1300294
    Abandoned
  27. Olson Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301199
    Abandoned
  28. Pape Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1300293
    Abandoned
  29. Patterson Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1300295
    Abandoned
  30. Portable #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fayette County · MSHA ID 1300296
    Abandoned
  31. Voshell Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301601
    Abandoned
  32. Vrzak Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300143
    Abandoned
  33. Waucoma Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301353
    Abandoned
  34. Yeardus Sand Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301101
    Abandoned
  35. Yearous Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Paul Niemann Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300140
    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.