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Mines in Plymouth County, Iowa

Plymouth County, Iowa has 13 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 11 abandoned. 6 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1989 and 2020. Inspectors have issued 358 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County →

Mines on register
13
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
358
0 underground · 13 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 13 metal and non-metal 11 abandoned 6 reported accidents, 1989–2020
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.
Plymouth County, Iowa · Population 25,699
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$81,600
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
Higman Sand & Gravel Inc 5 0 0
L.G. EVERIST, INC. 4 2 0
L & M Sand & Gravel Inc 1 0 0
NU Aggregates, LLC 1 0 0
Peters Construction Company 1 0 0
Plymouth County Highway Department-Ia 1 0 0
Mines in Plymouth County13 on register
  1. LGEX-Perm-Akron
    Surface metal/non-metal · L.G. EVERIST, INC. · MSHA ID 1300691
    Active
  2. LGEX-Perm-Washta
    Surface metal/non-metal · L.G. Everist, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302346
    Active
  3. #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · L & M Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1301883
    Abandoned
  4. Portable #364
    Surface metal/non-metal · Higman Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1302344
    Abandoned
  5. Akron Shop
    Surface metal/non-metal · L.G. Everist, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302449
    Abandoned
  6. Portable #390
    Surface metal/non-metal · Higman Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1302401
    Abandoned
  7. Portable #386
    Surface metal/non-metal · Higman Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1302402
    Abandoned
  8. Akron Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Plymouth County Highway Department-Ia · MSHA ID 1301851
    Abandoned
  9. L G Everist Incorporated (Akron Plant)
    Surface metal/non-metal · L G Everist Inc · MSHA ID 1301356
    Abandoned
  10. Leeds Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Peters Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301140
    Abandoned
  11. Portable #363
    Surface metal/non-metal · Higman Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1302404
    Abandoned
  12. Portable #383
    Surface metal/non-metal · Higman Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1302403
    Abandoned
  13. Westfield Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · NU Aggregates, LLC · MSHA ID 1302282
    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.