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Mines in Valley County, Nebraska

Valley County, Nebraska has 6 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 5 abandoned. 1 miner has died and 2 accidents have been reported at these mines between 2009 and 2015. Inspectors have issued 98 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Valley 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 Valley County →

Mines on register
6
Active
1
Fatalities on record
1
Citations issued
98
0 underground · 6 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 6 metal and non-metal 5 abandoned 2 reported accidents, 2009–2015
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.
Valley County, Nebraska · Population 4,094
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$58,902
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
Ulrich Gravel Inc 4 1 1
Nelson Sand & Gravel Company 1 0 0
Olson Gravel Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Valley County6 on register
  1. Ulrich Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ulrich Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2500888
    Active
  2. Elyria Pit And Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Olson Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2500648
    Abandoned
  3. FIALA PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ulrich Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2501143
    Abandoned
  4. Nelson Pit #3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Nelson Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 2501157
    Abandoned
  5. Ulrich Gravel Pits No 1 And 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ulrich Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2500329
    Abandoned
  6. Ulrich Pit And Plant No 3
    Surface metal/non-metal · Ulrich Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 2500330
    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.