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Mines in Palo Alto County, Iowa

Palo Alto County, Iowa has 10 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 9 abandoned. 7 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 1998. Inspectors have issued 16 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto County →

Mines on register
10
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
16
0 underground · 10 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 10 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 9 abandoned 7 reported accidents, 1984–1998
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.
Palo Alto County, Iowa · Population 8,902
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$68,963
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
Palo Alto County Highway Department 6 0 0
Hallett Materials 1 0 0
Jere J. Kay 1 0 0
Mid-West Construction Materials Company 1 0 0
Midwest Limestone Company Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Palo Alto County10 on register
  1. Emmetsburg Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1300620
    Abandoned
  2. North Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mid-West Construction Materials Company · MSHA ID 1301770
    Abandoned
  3. Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Jere J. Kay · MSHA ID 1302447
    Intermittent
  4. Dorweiler Sand & Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Midwest Limestone Company Inc · MSHA ID 1300704
    Abandoned
  5. Graettinger Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Palo Alto County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301860
    Abandoned
  6. Lenz Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Palo Alto County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301865
    Abandoned
  7. Mankle Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Palo Alto County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301864
    Abandoned
  8. Miller Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Palo Alto County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301863
    Abandoned
  9. Osgood Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Palo Alto County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301861
    Abandoned
  10. Palo Alto County Pits
    Surface metal/non-metal · Palo Alto County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1301862
    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.