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Mines in Hancock County, Mississippi

Hancock County, Mississippi has 12 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 10 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 14 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1996 and 2020. Inspectors have issued 484 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Hancock 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 Hancock County →

Mines on register
12
Active
2
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
484
0 underground · 11 surface · 1 facilities 0 coal · 12 metal and non-metal 10 abandoned 14 reported accidents, 1996–2020
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.
Hancock County, Mississippi · Population 46,057
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$67,728
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
Cousins' Aggregate 1 0 1
Edwin Shaw Sand & Gravel Company 1 0 0
Gulf Coast Sand, LLC 1 1 0
Johnny Hickman Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Necaise Sand & Gravel Company 1 0 0
P M B Enterprise Inc 1 0 0
Phillips Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Pryor Hot Mix Inc 1 0 0
Rock City Sand & Gravel Inc 1 0 0
South Gate Aggregates 1 1 0
Mines in Hancock County12 on register
  1. Gulf Coast Sand, LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gulf Coast Sand, LLC · MSHA ID 2200753
    Active
  2. South Gate Aggregates
    Surface metal/non-metal · South Gate Aggregates · MSHA ID 2200709
    Active
  3. SCOTT PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cousins' Aggregate · MSHA ID 2200679
    Abandoned
  4. ROCK CITY
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rock City Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2200703
    Abandoned
  5. Hickman Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Johnny Hickman Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2200549
    Abandoned
  6. Laura Bond Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · W B Gottrocks · MSHA ID 2200566
    Abandoned
  7. Necaise Dredge
    Surface metal/non-metal · Necaise Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2200383
    Abandoned
  8. Pit A
    Surface metal/non-metal · P M B Enterprise Inc · MSHA ID 2200563
    Abandoned
  9. Pit B
    Surface metal/non-metal · Steve Knight Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2200564
    Abandoned
  10. Pit C
    Surface metal/non-metal · Phillips Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2200565
    Abandoned
  11. Plant #1
    Facility metal/non-metal · Pryor Hot Mix Inc · MSHA ID 2200670
    Abandoned
  12. Shaw Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Edwin Shaw Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2200384
    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.