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Mines in Knox County, Nebraska

Knox County, Nebraska has 23 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 22 abandoned. 1 accident has been reported at these mines in 2010. Inspectors have issued 163 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Knox 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 Knox County →

Mines on register
23
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
163
0 underground · 23 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 23 metal and non-metal 22 abandoned 1 reported accidents, 2010
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.
Knox County, Nebraska · Population 8,362
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$64,821
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
Crosley Sand & Gravel Inc 3 0 0
Coutts & Sons Company 2 0 0
Niobrara Sand & Gravel 2 0 0
Vakoc Construction Company 2 0 0
Willow Creek Sand and Gravel 2 0 0
Backus Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Don Mc Elhose Construction 1 0 0
Don McElhoseTrucking & Construction 1 0 0
George Sage 1 0 0
K & J Construction 1 0 0
Mines in Knox County23 on register
  1. Portable Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vakoc Excavating LLC · MSHA ID 2501081
    Active
  2. CENTER PIT & PLANT NO. 3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Backus Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2501075
    Abandoned
  3. Kolberg Screener
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sinclair Sand and Gravel · MSHA ID 2501210
    Abandoned
  4. Knox County Nickels Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Willow Creek Sand and Gravel · MSHA ID 2501302
    Abandoned
  5. Jessen Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Crosley Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2500985
    Abandoned
  6. Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Don McElhoseTrucking & Construction · MSHA ID 2501294
    Abandoned
  7. Becker Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vakoc Construction Company · MSHA ID 2501029
    Abandoned
  8. Beckman Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vakoc Construction · MSHA ID 2501082
    Abandoned
  9. Crosley Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Crosley Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2500763
    Abandoned
  10. Crosley Shop
    Surface metal/non-metal · Niobrara Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2500764
    Abandoned
  11. Dredge #2 Knox
    Surface metal/non-metal · Willow Creek Sand and Gravel · MSHA ID 2501296
    Abandoned
  12. Jans Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Don Mc Elhose Construction · MSHA ID 2501149
    Abandoned
  13. Jessen Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Crosley Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2501023
    Abandoned
  14. LYLE POSPISIL
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lyle Pospisil · MSHA ID 2500996
    Abandoned
  15. Mc Elhose Construction Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Elhose Trucking & Construction · MSHA ID 2500973
    Abandoned
  16. Moeller Pit/Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Coutts & Sons Company · MSHA ID 2500210
    Abandoned
  17. NICKELS GRAVEL PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nickels Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2500901
    Abandoned
  18. Portable Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Niobrara Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2500762
    Abandoned
  19. Sage Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · George Sage · MSHA ID 2500951
    Abandoned
  20. Selders Pit And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Coutts & Sons Company · MSHA ID 2500211
    Abandoned
  21. Suchy Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · K & J Construction · MSHA ID 2501127
    Abandoned
  22. Vakoc Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Vakoc Construction Company · MSHA ID 2500952
    Abandoned
  23. Verdigre Sand & Gravel Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Verdigre Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 2500331
    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.