Mines in Ellsworth County, Kansas
Ellsworth County, Kansas has 13 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 12 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 211 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2025. Inspectors have issued 713 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth County →
- Mines on register
- 13
- Active
- 1
- Fatalities on record
- 1
- Citations issued
- 713
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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.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.
| Operator | Mines | Active | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acme Brick Company | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Acme Building Brands | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Salt Company | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hi-Plains Sand, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanopolis Crushed Rock Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny'S Construction | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Truhlars Ready Mix Concrete | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| White Construction Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| White's Construction Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Independent Salt CompanyActive 1 fatal 693 citationsUnderground metal/non-metal · Independent Salt Company · MSHA ID 1400411
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Kanopolis Crushed Rock IncorporatedAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Kanopolis Crushed Rock Inc · MSHA ID 1401534
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QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 15 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Hi-Plains Sand, Inc. · MSHA ID 1401740
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North PitAbandoned 0 fatal 4 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · White's Construction Company LLC · MSHA ID 1401790
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VONDRA CLAY PITAbandoned 0 fatal 1 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Acme Brick Company · MSHA ID 1400211
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Acme PlantAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsFacility metal/non-metal · Acme Brick Company · MSHA ID 1401018
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BATES SAND PITAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · White Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 1401028
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Boggs Clay PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Acme Brick Company · MSHA ID 1400685
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Holmoka PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Truhlars Ready Mix Concrete · MSHA ID 1400548
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Mc Eroy PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Kenny'S Construction · MSHA ID 1401158
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Portable #1Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · White's Construction Company, LLC · MSHA ID 1401791
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Remely Clay PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Acme Building Brands · MSHA ID 1400686
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Sparks Clay PitAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Acme Brick Company · MSHA ID 1400687
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.
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.