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Mines in Big Stone County, Minnesota

Big Stone County, Minnesota has 12 mines on MSHA's register: 6 intermittent, 5 abandoned. 35 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2021. Inspectors have issued 135 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Big Stone 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 Big Stone County →

Mines on register
12
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
135
0 underground · 12 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 12 metal and non-metal 6 intermittent 5 abandoned 35 reported accidents, 1983–2021
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.
Big Stone County, Minnesota · Population 5,152
1.4%
Mining share of county employment
$65,475
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
CT Sibson Gravel & Crushing INC 4 0 0
Fridgen Excavating & Tiling, LLC 2 0 0
Cold Spring Granite Company 1 0 0
Field Granite International Ltd 1 0 0
L G Everist Inc 1 0 0
Macey Construction Company 1 0 0
Ronglien Excavating Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Big Stone County12 on register
  1. Ortonville Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · L G Everist Inc · MSHA ID 2101448
    Intermittent
  2. Agate Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cold Spring Granite Company · MSHA ID 2100013
    Intermittent
  3. Plant 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · CT Sibson Gravel & Crushing Inc · MSHA ID 2103929
    Intermittent
  4. Plant 3
    Surface metal/non-metal · CT Sibson Gravel & Crushing INC · MSHA ID 2103976
    Intermittent
  5. Fridgen Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fridgen Excavating & Tiling, LLC · MSHA ID 2103786
    Temporarily Idled
  6. Odessa Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Field Granite International Ltd · MSHA ID 2100028
    Abandoned
  7. Plant 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · CT Sibson Gravel & Crushing Inc · MSHA ID 2103928
    Intermittent
  8. Sibson Gravel LLC - 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sibson Gravel LLC · MSHA ID 2103764
    Abandoned
  9. Odessa Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ronglien Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 2103487
    Abandoned
  10. Plant 4
    Surface metal/non-metal · CT Sibson Gravel & Crushing Inc · MSHA ID 2104084
    Intermittent
  11. Rental Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fridgen Ex & Tiling · MSHA ID 2103752
    Abandoned
  12. Hillman Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Macey Construction Company · MSHA ID 2101465
    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.