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Mines in Hancock County, Iowa

Hancock County, Iowa has 15 mines on MSHA's register: 15 abandoned. 5 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 1989.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Hancock 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 Hancock County →

Mines on register
15
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
0
0 underground · 15 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 15 metal and non-metal 15 abandoned 5 reported accidents, 1983–1989
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.
Hancock County, Iowa · Population 10,718
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$70,212
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
Hancock County Highway Department 4 0 0
La Harv Construction Company Inc 3 0 0
Basic Materials Corp 2 0 0
C-It-Gro 1 0 0
Kanawha Sand & Gravel Inc 1 0 0
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Iowa Inc 1 0 0
Weaver Construction Company 1 0 0
Welp & Mc Carten Inc 1 0 0
Winnebago County Highway Department 1 0 0
Mines in Hancock County15 on register
  1. GIESE SAND & GRAVEL
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Iowa Inc · MSHA ID 1300758
    Abandoned
  2. Stupka Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kanawha Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1301946
    Abandoned
  3. Ambrson-Hadacek-Hanna-Otis & Eight-Mile
    Surface metal/non-metal · Winnebago County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301605
    Abandoned
  4. Andrews Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Basic Materials Corp · MSHA ID 1301843
    Abandoned
  5. B X Peat Bog
    Surface metal/non-metal · C-It-Gro · MSHA ID 1301737
    Abandoned
  6. Bienert Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · La Harv Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1301418
    Abandoned
  7. Garner Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Basic Materials Corp · MSHA ID 1300119
    Abandoned
  8. Garner Reuber Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Welp & Mc Carten Inc · MSHA ID 1300398
    Abandoned
  9. Hancock County Pits
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hancock County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301062
    Abandoned
  10. Harms-Riherd Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · La Harv Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1301945
    Abandoned
  11. Kirchbaum Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Weaver Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301730
    Abandoned
  12. Klemme Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hancock County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301043
    Abandoned
  13. Mezvinsky Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hancock County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301213
    Abandoned
  14. Schimmelpfenning Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · La Harv Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1301209
    Abandoned
  15. Torkelson Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hancock County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301061
    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.