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Mines in Cherokee County, Kansas

Cherokee County, Kansas has 20 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 19 abandoned. 4 are coal mines and 16 metal or non-metal. 1 accident has been reported at these mines in 2018. Inspectors have issued 82 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County →

Mines on register
20
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
82
0 underground · 19 surface · 1 facilities 4 coal · 16 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 19 abandoned 1 reported accidents, 2018
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.
Cherokee County, Kansas · Population 19,236
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$58,274
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
Williams Diversified Materials, Inc. 6 0 0
Acme Brick Company 1 0 0
Bennett Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Cherokee County Clay 1 0 0
Donald Zimmerman Construction 1 0 0
Kunshek Limestone Quarry 1 0 0
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 1 0 0
Midwest Minerals Inc 1 0 0
Mulberry Limestone Quarry Company Inc. 1 0 0
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company 1 0 0
Mines in Cherokee County20 on register
  1. Fleming Mine 19
    Facility coal · Ricci Mining LLC · MSHA ID 1401610
    Abandoned and Sealed
  2. Cherokee Limestone Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Preston Construction Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 1401628
    Abandoned
  3. Portable #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Williams Diversified Materials, Inc. · MSHA ID 1401792
    Intermittent
  4. ROBINSON
    Surface metal/non-metal · BINGHAM SAND & GRAVEL CO INC · MSHA ID 1401763
    Abandoned
  5. EARLY BIRD PORTABLE
    Surface metal/non-metal · BINGHAM SAND & GRAVEL CO INC · MSHA ID 1401765
    Abandoned
  6. Eagle Portable Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · MSHA ID 1401816
    Abandoned
  7. Acme Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Acme Brick Company · MSHA ID 1400210
    Abandoned
  8. Ballard
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bingham Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1401031
    Abandoned
  9. Bennett Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bennett Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 1401373
    Abandoned
  10. Bingham Shop
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bingham Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1401029
    Abandoned
  11. Cherokee County Clay Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County Clay · MSHA ID 1400224
    Abandoned
  12. Cherokee Number 21
    Surface metal/non-metal · Midwest Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1400862
    Abandoned
  13. Cherokee Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mulberry Limestone Quarry Company Inc. · MSHA ID 1401778
    Abandoned
  14. G & Z No 1
    Surface coal · Donald Zimmerman Construction · MSHA ID 1401445
    Abandoned and Sealed
  15. Mc Cune Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kunshek Limestone Quarry · MSHA ID 1400608
    Abandoned
  16. No 19 Strip
    Surface coal · Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company · MSHA ID 1400234
    Abandoned
  17. Screener
    Surface metal/non-metal · Crossland Construction Company · MSHA ID 1401755
    Abandoned
  18. Vinegar Hill-Barr
    Surface metal/non-metal · Southwest Rock & Chat Company Inc · MSHA ID 1401235
    Abandoned
  19. Wilber Sand & Gravel Pit & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bingham Sand & Gravel Company Inc · MSHA ID 1401030
    Abandoned
  20. Wilkinsons
    Surface coal · Wilkinson Inc · MSHA ID 1400246
    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.