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Mines in Cherokee County, Oklahoma

Cherokee County, Oklahoma has 11 mines on MSHA's register: 2 active, 9 abandoned. 2 miners have died and 24 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2024. Inspectors have issued 208 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County →

Mines on register
11
Active
2
Fatalities on record
2
Citations issued
208
0 underground · 9 surface · 2 facilities 0 coal · 11 metal and non-metal 9 abandoned 24 reported accidents, 1984–2024
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.
Cherokee County, Oklahoma · Population 47,621
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$53,668
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
Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company 3 1 0
Cherokee County 3 0 0
Muskogee Bridge Company Inc 1 0 2
Bryan Sand & Gravel Company 1 0 0
Caughern Construction Company 1 0 0
H & H Crushing Llc 1 0 0
Kemp Stone, Inc. 1 1 0
Mines in Cherokee County11 on register
  1. Roberts Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · ARKHOLA · MSHA ID 3401130
    Active
  2. Hulbert
    Surface metal/non-metal · Kemp Stone, Inc. · MSHA ID 3402010
    Active
  3. Matthews Borrow Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Muskogee Bridge Company Inc · MSHA ID 3401774
    Abandoned
  4. H & H CRUSHING LLC
    Surface metal/non-metal · H & H Crushing Llc · MSHA ID 3401818
    Abandoned
  5. Arkhola No 1 Mine
    Facility metal/non-metal · Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3400003
    Abandoned
  6. Bryan Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Bryan Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3401743
    Abandoned
  7. Ft Gibson Mill
    Facility metal/non-metal · Arkhola Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3400788
    Abandoned
  8. Portable Plant No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Caughern Construction Company · MSHA ID 3400826
    Abandoned
  9. TAHLEQUAH PITT #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County · MSHA ID 3401652
    Abandoned
  10. TAHLEQUAH PITT #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County · MSHA ID 3401181
    Abandoned
  11. TAHLEQUAH PITTS
    Surface metal/non-metal · Cherokee County · MSHA ID 3401043
    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.