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Mines in Wells County, Indiana

Wells County, Indiana has 7 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 1 intermittent, 4 abandoned. 24 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 267 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Wells 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 Wells County →

Mines on register
7
Active
2
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
267
0 underground · 7 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 7 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 4 abandoned 24 reported accidents, 1984–2026
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.
Wells County, Indiana · Population 28,261
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$69,741
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
Fort Wayne Rocks, Inc. 2 0 0
IMI Aggregates LLC 1 1 0
Liberty Center Aggregates 1 0 0
Navillus Aggregates, LLC 1 0 0
Rock Creek Stone Quarry 1 1 0
William Ballard Owner Operator 1 0 0
Mines in Wells County7 on register
  1. IMI Bluffton Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · IMI Aggregates LLC · MSHA ID 1200029
    Active
  2. Rock Creek Stone Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rock Creek Stone Quarry · MSHA ID 1202371
    Active
  3. Liberty Center
    Surface metal/non-metal · Navillus Aggregates, LLC · MSHA ID 1201999
    Abandoned
  4. Rock Creek Materials
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fort Wayne Rocks Inc · MSHA ID 1202477
    Intermittent
  5. Liberty Center Aggregates
    Surface metal/non-metal · Liberty Center Aggregates · MSHA ID 1202406
    Abandoned
  6. Bluffton Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fort Wayne Rocks, Inc. · MSHA ID 1202436
    Abandoned
  7. Ballards Peat Moss Pit And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · William Ballard Owner Operator · MSHA ID 1200445
    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.