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Mines in Polk County, Iowa

Polk County, Iowa has 63 mines on MSHA's register: 8 active, 4 intermittent, 51 abandoned. 3 miners have died and 294 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 1,052 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Polk 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 Polk County →

Mines on register
63
Active
8
Fatalities on record
3
Citations issued
1,052
0 underground · 59 surface · 4 facilities 0 coal · 63 metal and non-metal 4 intermittent 51 abandoned 294 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Polk County, Iowa · Population 497,441
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$81,621
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
Hallett Materials Inc 30 3 2
Martin Marietta Aggregates 7 0 0
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 5 4 0
Hallett Materials Inc 3 0 1
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc 3 0 0
Hallett Materials 2 0 0
C. J. Moyna & Sons, LLC. 1 0 0
Can-Tex Industries 1 0 0
Carlisle Sand & Gravel Inc 1 0 0
Goodwin Tile & Brick Company 1 0 0
Mines in Polk County63 on register
  1. North Des Moines Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1301202
    Active
  2. PLANT #854
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1302126
    Active
  3. PWP #6
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1300919
    Active
  4. Saylorville Sand
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302290
    Active
  5. PCP #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302300
    Active
  6. Raccoon River Sand
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302315
    Active
  7. Lounsbury Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lounsbury LSG, LLC · MSHA ID 1302269
    Active
  8. Iowa Grading 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · MSHA ID 1302316
    Active
  9. Stripping #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1301825
    Intermittent
  10. Fostoria Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1302149
    Abandoned
  11. Des Moines Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Monarch Cement Company · MSHA ID 1301722
    Abandoned
  12. Vandalia Rd Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1300921
    Abandoned
  13. PORTABLE PLANT #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · MSHA ID 1302048
    Abandoned
  14. Portable #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1300999
    Abandoned
  15. PWP #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1300645
    Abandoned
  16. PWP #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302145
    Intermittent
  17. COMMERCE PIT AND PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · West Des Moines Sand Co. · MSHA ID 1300780
    Abandoned
  18. PCP #5
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1301050
    Abandoned
  19. KESWICK SHOP
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · MSHA ID 1302049
    Abandoned
  20. ARMY POST ROAD
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1302022
    Abandoned
  21. PWP #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302176
    Abandoned
  22. PLANT 852
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1302121
    Abandoned
  23. PRP #5
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302190
    Intermittent
  24. Saylorcreek Sand Company LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saylorcreek Sand Company LLC · MSHA ID 1302442
    Abandoned
  25. Portable Jaw Plant #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · C. J. Moyna & Sons, LLC. · MSHA ID 1302417
    Intermittent
  26. DES MOINES NORTH SAND
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1302180
    Abandoned
  27. PLANT #845 WASH PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1302032
    Abandoned
  28. OMG Midwest Shop
    Facility metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302342
    Abandoned
  29. Stripping #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302189
    Abandoned
  30. PCP #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1302240
    Abandoned
  31. PWP #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1301053
    Abandoned
  32. Portable Stripping
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302397
    Abandoned
  33. Phoenix Recycling Portable Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Phoenix C & D Recycling Inc · MSHA ID 1302375
    Abandoned
  34. Port. Plant #7 & #2 Stripping Crew
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302177
    Abandoned
  35. STRIPPING #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1302237
    Abandoned
  36. PWP #8
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302336
    Abandoned
  37. Portable Screen #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302293
    Abandoned
  38. Van Meter Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302327
    Abandoned
  39. PSP #8
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302324
    Abandoned
  40. PSP #8
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302331
    Abandoned
  41. STRIPPING #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1302236
    Abandoned
  42. Pleasant Hill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302306
    Abandoned
  43. Portable Screen Plant #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302294
    Abandoned
  44. Portable Stripping # 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302323
    Abandoned
  45. Old Johnston Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302366
    Abandoned
  46. PSP #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302311
    Abandoned
  47. PSP #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302313
    Abandoned
  48. PSP #5
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302321
    Abandoned
  49. PSP #6
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1302322
    Abandoned
  50. RIP RAP #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · MSHA ID 1302247
    Abandoned
  51. Stripping Crew #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1302328
    Abandoned
  52. Atlantic Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1301771
    Abandoned
  53. Avon Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Peters Construction Company · MSHA ID 1301868
    Abandoned
  54. Can-Tex Industries-Grimes Plant-West Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Harris & Sons Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1300338
    Abandoned
  55. Carlisle Sand And Gravel Incorporated Pi
    Surface metal/non-metal · Carlisle Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 1301691
    Abandoned
  56. Des Moines North Sand Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1300740
    Abandoned
  57. Goodwin Clay Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Goodwin Tile & Brick Company · MSHA ID 1300340
    Abandoned
  58. Grimes Plant
    Facility metal/non-metal · Can-Tex Industries · MSHA ID 1301352
    Abandoned
  59. Harlan Portable
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials · MSHA ID 1301692
    Abandoned
  60. Plant #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Aggregates · MSHA ID 1302124
    Abandoned
  61. Portable Plant #6
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kaser Corp · MSHA ID 1302052
    Abandoned
  62. Portable Wash Plant #7
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hallett Materials Inc · MSHA ID 1302329
    Abandoned
  63. West Des Moines Plant #8
    Facility metal/non-metal · Penn-Dixie Industries Inc · MSHA ID 1301657
    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.