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Mines in Benton County, Minnesota

Benton County, Minnesota has 52 mines on MSHA's register: 20 intermittent, 30 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 81 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1990 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 508 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Benton 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 Benton County →

Mines on register
52
Active
0
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
508
0 underground · 52 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 52 metal and non-metal 20 intermittent 30 abandoned 81 reported accidents, 1990–2026
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.
Benton County, Minnesota · Population 41,458
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,480
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
Knife River North Central 37 0 1
Saldana Excavating And Aggregates 3 0 0
Burski Aggregates, Inc 2 0 0
Helmin Construction, Inc. 2 0 0
Cemstone Products Co. 1 0 0
Hardrives Inc. 1 0 0
J. R. Ferche Inc. 1 0 0
Landwehr Construction 1 0 0
Larsen Dirtworks LLC 1 0 0
Lentner Gravel Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Benton County52 on register
  1. 43491
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2100462
    Abandoned
  2. 513479
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2102614
    Intermittent
  3. 503421
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103219
    Intermittent
  4. 43495
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103106
    Abandoned
  5. St. Cloud East Pit 054 Kitcher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cemstone Products Co. · MSHA ID 2103522
    Intermittent
  6. 513497
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103112
    Intermittent
  7. 513476
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103348
    Intermittent
  8. Jaw Plant and Cone Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Helmin Construction · MSHA ID 2103508
    Abandoned
  9. 43490
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103140
    Abandoned
  10. 510367
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103812
    Intermittent
  11. 43498
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103280
    Abandoned
  12. 510374
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103560
    Intermittent
  13. 513500
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103872
    Intermittent
  14. 45415
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103253
    Abandoned
  15. 45400
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bauerly Bros Inc · MSHA ID 2100503
    Abandoned
  16. 44483
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2101619
    Abandoned
  17. 516512
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103215
    Intermittent
  18. Stripping crew
    Surface metal/non-metal · J. R. Ferche Inc. · MSHA ID 2103493
    Intermittent
  19. 503403
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103133
    Intermittent
  20. Lentner Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lentner Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2103230
    Intermittent
  21. 43487
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2102427
    Abandoned
  22. 44990
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103356
    Abandoned
  23. 45900/45951
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103093
    Abandoned
  24. 45960
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103092
    Abandoned
  25. Rip Rap
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2100519
    Temporarily Idled
  26. 526712
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103732
    Intermittent
  27. Wash Plant and Screws
    Surface metal/non-metal · Helmin Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 2103930
    Abandoned
  28. 45417
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103134
    Abandoned
  29. 513322
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103416
    Intermittent
  30. Stripping Crew
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River Corporation North Central · MSHA ID 2103790
    Intermittent
  31. 45930
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bauerly Bros., Inc. · MSHA ID 2103136
    Abandoned
  32. 43485
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103485
    Abandoned
  33. Stationary Wash Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saldana Excavating & Aggregates Inc. · MSHA ID 2103431
    Intermittent
  34. 45992
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103347
    Abandoned
  35. Scenic Drive Pit 3290
    Surface metal/non-metal · Landwehr Construction · MSHA ID 2103848
    Abandoned
  36. Saldana Portable Screen Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saldana Excavating And Aggregates · MSHA ID 2103490
    Intermittent
  37. 510365
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103867
    Temporarily Idled
  38. 44482
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103402
    Abandoned
  39. 45930
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103588
    Abandoned
  40. 44387
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bauerly Bros., Inc. · MSHA ID 2103330
    Abandoned
  41. Evoquip 230R
    Surface metal/non-metal · Larsen Dirtworks LLC · MSHA ID 2103960
    Abandoned
  42. Pioneer 2500 Impactor
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hardrives Inc. · MSHA ID 2103695
    Abandoned
  43. Screener A001
    Surface metal/non-metal · Burski Aggregates, Inc · MSHA ID 2104106
    Intermittent
  44. 560215
    Surface metal/non-metal · Knife River North Central · MSHA ID 2103784
    Abandoned
  45. Busse Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bauerly Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 2102676
    Abandoned
  46. El-Jay
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bauerly Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 2103062
    Abandoned
  47. Evoquip Impact Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saldana Excavating & Aggregates · MSHA ID 2104055
    Intermittent
  48. Evoquip Impact Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Saldana Excavating · MSHA ID 2104100
    Abandoned
  49. Herbst Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bauerly Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 2102506
    Abandoned
  50. Killinger Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bauerly Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 2102426
    Abandoned
  51. Thompson Screen
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ray thompson and Company Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 2104089
    Abandoned
  52. Wash Plant A007
    Surface metal/non-metal · Burski Aggregates, Inc · MSHA ID 2104117
    Intermittent

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.