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Mines in Koochiching County, Minnesota

Koochiching County, Minnesota has 22 mines on MSHA's register: 2 intermittent, 20 abandoned. 2 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1990 and 1999. Inspectors have issued 125 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Koochiching 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 Koochiching County →

Mines on register
22
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
125
0 underground · 22 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 22 metal and non-metal 2 intermittent 20 abandoned 2 reported accidents, 1990–1999
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.
Koochiching County, Minnesota · Population 11,950
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$69,115
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
Bowman Construction Company Inc. 5 0 0
Thorson Inc 5 0 0
Clifford & Dennis Wagner Construction 2 0 0
Mark Sand & Gravel Co. 2 0 0
Bennett Ready Mix Inc 1 0 0
Edward Hams Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Falls Ready Mix Concrete Inc 1 0 0
Joseph Kocinski 1 0 0
Koochiching County Highway Department 1 0 0
Sullivan Construction Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Mines in Koochiching County22 on register
  1. Cedar Rapids Jaw Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bowman Const. Co., Inc. · MSHA ID 2102393
    Abandoned
  2. 50VE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bowman Construction Company Inc. · MSHA ID 2103156
    Abandoned
  3. HAPPYLAND PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Falls Ready Mix Concrete Inc · MSHA ID 2100446
    Abandoned
  4. Plant 11
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mark Rock Products · MSHA ID 2102550
    Intermittent
  5. PLANT 14
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mark Sand & Gravel Co. · MSHA ID 2103286
    Intermittent
  6. Birchdale Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ulland Brothers Inc · MSHA ID 2102790
    Abandoned
  7. Boise Cascade Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bowman Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2102405
    Abandoned
  8. Brown Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Clifford & Dennis Wagner Construction · MSHA ID 2102442
    Abandoned
  9. D N R Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Thorson Inc · MSHA ID 2102769
    Abandoned
  10. Gemmell Ridge Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Thorson Inc · MSHA ID 2102395
    Abandoned
  11. Hams Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Edward Hams Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2102778
    Abandoned
  12. Kocinski Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Joseph Kocinski · MSHA ID 2102417
    Abandoned
  13. Koochiching County Happyland Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bowman Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2102700
    Abandoned
  14. Koochiching County Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Thorson Inc · MSHA ID 2102903
    Abandoned
  15. Rainy Lake Gravel Company
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vernon Oveson · MSHA ID 2102407
    Abandoned
  16. Ranier Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bowman Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2101732
    Abandoned
  17. Ranier Pit And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Koochiching County Highway Department · MSHA ID 2102394
    Abandoned
  18. Sullivan Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sullivan Construction Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2102768
    Abandoned
  19. Thurson Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Thorson Inc · MSHA ID 2102819
    Abandoned
  20. Tom Smart Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bennett Ready Mix Inc · MSHA ID 2102925
    Abandoned
  21. Wagner Sand And Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Clifford & Dennis Wagner Construction · MSHA ID 2102403
    Abandoned
  22. Wurley Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Thorson Inc · MSHA ID 2102818
    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.