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Mines in Smith County, Mississippi

Smith County, Mississippi has 7 mines on MSHA's register: 7 abandoned. 2 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1994 and 1995.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Smith 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 Smith County →

Mines on register
7
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
0
0 underground · 7 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 7 metal and non-metal 7 abandoned 2 reported accidents, 1994–1995
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.
Smith County, Mississippi · Population 14,193
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$51,396
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
Bay Springs Mineral Company 1 0 0
Betco Inc 1 0 0
Filtrol Corp 1 0 0
Filtrol Corp 1 0 0
Smith County Lime Plant 1 0 0
Strite'S Mines 1 0 0
Walker Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Mines in Smith County7 on register
  1. POLKVILLE MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Betco Inc · MSHA ID 2200649
    Abandoned
  2. STRITE'S MINES
    Surface metal/non-metal · Strite'S Mines · MSHA ID 2200660
    Abandoned
  3. Benison Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bay Springs Mineral Company · MSHA ID 2200464
    Abandoned
  4. Husband Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Filtrol Corp · MSHA ID 2200025
    Abandoned
  5. MIZE PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Walker Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2200654
    Abandoned
  6. Polkville Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Filtrol Corp · MSHA ID 2200503
    Abandoned
  7. SMITH COUNTY LIME PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Smith County Lime Plant · MSHA ID 2200466
    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.