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Mines in Grant County, North Dakota

Grant County, North Dakota has 7 mines on MSHA's register: 5 abandoned. 2 are coal mines and 5 metal or non-metal. 17 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1988 and 2012. Inspectors have issued 86 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Grant 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 Grant County →

Mines on register
7
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
86
0 underground · 5 surface · 1 facilities 2 coal · 5 metal and non-metal 5 abandoned 17 reported accidents, 1988–2012
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.
Grant County, North Dakota · Population 2,276
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$56,750
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
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company 2 0 0
Abrasives Inc 1 0 0
Dakota Rock & Sand 1 0 0
Davenport Coal Company 1 0 0
Vernon Sprecher 1 0 0
Mines in Grant County7 on register
  1. Fisher Industries Plant 5
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3200543
    Abandoned
  2. Fisher Industries Plant 24
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 4801488
    Temporarily Idled
  3. Abrasives Inc
    Facility metal/non-metal · Abrasives Inc · MSHA ID 3200685
    Abandoned
  4. Dakota Rock Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dakota Rock & Sand · MSHA ID 3200686
    Abandoned
  5. Davenport Strip
    Surface coal · Davenport Coal Company · MSHA ID 3200023
    Abandoned
  6. Gypsy
    metal/non-metal · Liberty Dirtwork · MSHA ID 3201102
    New Mine
  7. Sprecher Strip Mine
    Surface coal · Vernon Sprecher · MSHA ID 3200025
    Abandoned and Sealed

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.