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Mines in Jefferson County, Iowa

Jefferson County, Iowa has 5 mines on MSHA's register: 5 abandoned. 2 accidents have been reported at these mines between 2008 and 2016. Inspectors have issued 95 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County →

Mines on register
5
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
95
0 underground · 5 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 5 metal and non-metal 5 abandoned 2 reported accidents, 2008–2016
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.
Jefferson County, Iowa · Population 15,676
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$56,824
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
Jefferson County Quarry Inc. 2 0 0
Cessford Construction Company 1 0 0
Martin Marietta Aggregates 1 0 0
Winn Corp 1 0 0
Mines in Jefferson County5 on register
  1. Jefferson County Quarry Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jefferson County Quarry Inc · MSHA ID 1302232
    Abandoned
  2. Portable Wash Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Winn Corp · MSHA ID 1302421
    Abandoned
  3. Jefferson County Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jefferson County Quarry Inc. · MSHA ID 1302263
    Abandoned
  4. Anderson Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1301421
    Abandoned
  5. Cedar Creek Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cessford Construction Company · MSHA ID 1300395
    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.