Mining Incidents
MSHA mine register by county

Mines in Howard County, Missouri

Howard County, Missouri has 5 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 4 abandoned. 4 are coal mines and 1 metal or non-metal. 11 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 1993. Inspectors have issued 57 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Howard 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 Howard County →

Mines on register
5
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
57
0 underground · 5 surface · 0 facilities 4 coal · 1 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 4 abandoned 11 reported accidents, 1983–1993
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.
Howard County, Missouri · Population 10,141
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$62,628
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
Acorn Systems Inc 1 0 0
Clayton - Hensley Coal Company 1 0 0
Howard County Coal Company 1 0 0
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. 1 0 0
Moniteau Valley Mine Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Howard County5 on register
  1. Glasgow Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. · MSHA ID 2300084
    Intermittent
  2. Boonesboro Mine
    Surface coal · Acorn Systems Inc · MSHA ID 2301717
    Abandoned
  3. Howard County Coal Company Mine #1
    Surface coal · Howard County Coal Company · MSHA ID 2301095
    Abandoned
  4. Hargis Mine (Strip)
    Surface coal · Clayton - Hensley Coal Company · MSHA ID 2300614
    Abandoned
  5. Moniteau Valley Mine Inc
    Surface coal · Moniteau Valley Mine Inc · MSHA ID 2301864
    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.