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Mines in Watonwan County, Minnesota

Watonwan County, Minnesota has 10 mines on MSHA's register: 2 intermittent, 8 abandoned. Inspectors have issued 30 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Watonwan 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 Watonwan County →

Mines on register
10
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
30
0 underground · 10 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 10 metal and non-metal 2 intermittent 8 abandoned
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.
Watonwan County, Minnesota · Population 11,169
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$70,593
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
Tom S. Anderson Gravel L.L.C. 2 0 0
Watonwan County Public Works 2 0 0
Barton Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
C & D SERVICES, LLC 1 0 0
Moelter Construction Company Inc 1 0 0
Roadways Construction Inc 1 0 0
W Hodgman & Sons Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Watonwan County10 on register
  1. Holmquist Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tom Anderson Gravel · MSHA ID 2103277
    Abandoned
  2. SUESS & SONS SAND & GRAVEL
    Surface metal/non-metal · C & D SERVICES, LLC · MSHA ID 2103963
    Intermittent
  3. Shelly Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tom S. Anderson Gravel L.L.C. · MSHA ID 2103661
    Intermittent
  4. Helling Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Watonwan County Public Works · MSHA ID 2103729
    Abandoned
  5. Kolstad Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Watonwan County Public Works · MSHA ID 2103730
    Abandoned
  6. 769 Quarry And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Barton Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2101929
    Abandoned
  7. Anderson Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Peterson-Smith Gravel · MSHA ID 2103648
    Abandoned
  8. Flitter Pit And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · W Hodgman & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 2102489
    Abandoned
  9. Moelter Construction Company Incorporate
    Surface metal/non-metal · Moelter Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 2102397
    Abandoned
  10. PORTABLE CRUSHER
    Surface metal/non-metal · Roadways Construction Inc · MSHA ID 2102420
    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.