Mines in Labette County, Kansas
Labette County, Kansas has 14 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 1 intermittent, 12 abandoned. 3 are coal mines and 11 metal or non-metal. 1 miner has died and 48 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 297 citations.
Every mine MSHA has registered in Labette 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.
- Mines on register
- 14
- Active
- 1
- Fatalities on record
- 1
- Citations issued
- 297
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Minerals Inc | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Labette County Public Works | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bills Coal Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carder Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornejo & Sons LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Byers & Sons Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Keith & Sons Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oswego Coal Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ranchers Coal Company Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T & M Stone Quarry LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Labette County PlantActive 0 fatal 78 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Labette County Public Works · MSHA ID 1401572
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Chetopa #40Abandoned 1 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Midwest Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1400139
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Harry Byers & Sons IncAbandoned 0 fatal 153 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Harry Byers & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 1400062
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Screening Oper/Dredge OperationAbandoned 0 fatal 59 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Carder Inc · MSHA ID 0504581
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Keith Quarry & MillAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Harry Keith & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 1400103
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AlphaAbandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Ranchers Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1401496
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T & M Stone Quarry LLCAbandoned 0 fatal 5 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · T & M Stone Quarry LLC · MSHA ID 1401731
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Coffeyville QuarryIntermittent 0 fatal 2 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Cornejo & Sons LLC · MSHA ID 1401855
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ChetopaAbandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Bills Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1401270
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Chetopa No 20Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Midwest Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1400861
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Curnutte QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Labette County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1401067
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Parsons No 3Abandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Midwest Minerals Inc · MSHA ID 1400609
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Ruttgen QuarryAbandoned 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface metal/non-metal · Labette County Highway Department · MSHA ID 1401366
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The Alpha MineAbandoned and Sealed 0 fatal 0 citationsSurface coal · Oswego Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 1401415
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.