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Mines in Monroe County, Iowa

Monroe County, Iowa has 9 mines on MSHA's register: 9 abandoned. 8 are coal mines and 1 metal or non-metal. 1 miner has died and 57 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 1988.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Monroe 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 Monroe County →

Mines on register
9
Active
0
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
0
3 underground · 4 surface · 2 facilities 8 coal · 1 metal and non-metal 9 abandoned 57 reported accidents, 1983–1988
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.
Monroe County, Iowa · Population 7,546
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$72,518
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
Superior Coal Company 2 0 1
Iowa Coal Mining Company 2 0 0
Iowa Fuel & Minerals 1 0 0
Kaser Corp 1 0 0
Lovilia Coal Company 1 0 0
Southern Iowa Resources Inc 1 0 0
University Avenue Coal Company 1 0 0
Mines in Monroe County9 on register
  1. Mine No 1
    Underground coal · Superior Coal Company · MSHA ID 1302008
    Abandoned and Sealed
  2. Mine #1
    Surface coal · Iowa Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 1301839
    Abandoned
  3. Mine No 2
    Underground coal · Superior Coal Company · MSHA ID 1302135
    Abandoned and Sealed
  4. Welsh Mine
    Surface coal · Iowa Fuel & Minerals · MSHA ID 1301834
    Abandoned
  5. Eddyville Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kaser Corp · MSHA ID 1301226
    Abandoned
  6. Iowa Coal Mining Company Coal Prep Plant
    Facility coal · Iowa Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 1301970
    Abandoned
  7. Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Southern Iowa Resources Inc · MSHA ID 1301976
    Abandoned
  8. Mine No4
    Underground coal · Lovilia Coal Company · MSHA ID 1300384
    Abandoned
  9. Prep Plant
    Facility coal · University Avenue Coal Company · MSHA ID 1301096
    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.