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Mines in Vernon County, Missouri

Vernon County, Missouri has 17 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 16 abandoned. 6 are coal mines and 11 metal or non-metal. 14 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 1994. Inspectors have issued 28 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Vernon 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 Vernon County →

Mines on register
17
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
28
0 underground · 17 surface · 0 facilities 6 coal · 11 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 16 abandoned 14 reported accidents, 1983–1994
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.
Vernon County, Missouri · Population 19,713
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$54,519
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
Batesco Quarries 2 0 0
Bills Coal Company Inc 2 0 0
Fort Scott Fertilizers Inc 2 0 0
Amearth Corp 1 0 0
Bandera Stone, Inc. 1 0 0
Continental Coal Inc 1 0 0
Cullor Limestone Company Inc 1 0 0
Ellis Coal Company 1 0 0
Midwest Projects Inc. 1 0 0
Midwestern Mining & Reclamation Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Vernon County17 on register
  1. Bronaugh Mine
    Surface coal · Amearth Corp · MSHA ID 2301687
    Abandoned
  2. Rich Hill #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · Batesco Quarries · MSHA ID 2301321
    Abandoned
  3. Morris Rock Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · Morris Rock Inc · MSHA ID 2300289
    Abandoned
  4. Midwest Projects Inc.
    Surface metal/non-metal · Midwest Projects Inc. · MSHA ID 2302258
    Abandoned
  5. Mary Jane Mine No 1
    Surface coal · Continental Coal Inc · MSHA ID 2301959
    Abandoned
  6. Montevallo #8
    Surface metal/non-metal · Batesco Quarries · MSHA ID 2301530
    Abandoned
  7. Deerfield Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bandera Stone, Inc. · MSHA ID 2302467
    Intermittent
  8. PALMER LIMESTONE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Palmer Limestone · MSHA ID 2302222
    Abandoned
  9. Bills No 2 Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Bills Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 2300405
    Abandoned
  10. Bronaugh Quarry #16
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cullor Limestone Company Inc · MSHA ID 2301825
    Abandoned
  11. Ellis Strip
    Surface coal · Ellis Coal Company · MSHA ID 2300399
    Abandoned
  12. Fort Scott Mine
    Surface coal · Bills Coal Company Inc · MSHA ID 2300400
    Abandoned
  13. Palmer Quarry And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Midwestern Mining & Reclamation Inc · MSHA ID 2300117
    Abandoned
  14. Quarry & Plant No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fort Scott Fertilizers Inc · MSHA ID 2301697
    Abandoned
  15. Reaves Surface Mine
    Surface coal · Reaves Coal Company · MSHA ID 2301693
    Abandoned
  16. White Rock Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fort Scott Fertilizers Inc · MSHA ID 2301539
    Abandoned
  17. Woodcrest #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Woodcrest Materials LLC · MSHA ID 2302574
    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.