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Mines in Fall River County, South Dakota

Fall River County, South Dakota has 23 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 3 intermittent, 18 abandoned. 14 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1984 and 2014. Inspectors have issued 187 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Fall River 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 Fall River County →

Mines on register
23
Active
1
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
187
0 underground · 23 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 23 metal and non-metal 3 intermittent 18 abandoned 14 reported accidents, 1984–2014
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.
Fall River County, South Dakota · Population 7,179
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$61,056
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
R A & S Contracting Company 4 0 0
Susquehanna-Western Inc 3 0 0
Simon Contractors 2 0 0
City Of Hot Springs 1 0 0
Croell, Inc. 1 0 0
Dave Gustafson & Company Inc 1 0 0
Fall River County Highway Department 1 0 0
Fall River Gas Inc 1 0 0
Fall River Sand & Gravel Company 1 0 0
Forward Drilling Inc 1 0 0
Mines in Fall River County23 on register
  1. ORAL SAND PLANT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc/Sand & Gravel Division · MSHA ID 3900513
    Active
  2. Wash Plant 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Croell, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901494
    Intermittent
  3. P.Q. 3144 (Fast Pack)
    Surface metal/non-metal · Simon Contractors · MSHA ID 3901554
    Abandoned
  4. Portable Wash Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Simon Contractors · MSHA ID 2402078
    Intermittent
  5. Portable 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · KD Contractors Inc · MSHA ID 3901544
    Intermittent
  6. Kleemann
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wagner Reclamation Services · MSHA ID 3901671
    Temporarily Idled
  7. City Landfill
    Surface metal/non-metal · City Of Hot Springs · MSHA ID 3901054
    Abandoned
  8. Darrow Lease
    Surface metal/non-metal · Silver King Mines Inc · MSHA ID 3900968
    Abandoned
  9. Darrow No 3 Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Susquehanna-Western Inc · MSHA ID 3900674
    Abandoned
  10. Darrow No 4 Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Susquehanna-Western Inc · MSHA ID 3900675
    Abandoned
  11. Effie M Gow Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dave Gustafson & Company Inc · MSHA ID 3901140
    Abandoned
  12. Fall River County Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fall River County Highway Department · MSHA ID 3900867
    Abandoned
  13. Fall River Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fall River Sand & Gravel Company · MSHA ID 3900234
    Abandoned
  14. Lion No 2 Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Susquehanna-Western Inc · MSHA ID 3900673
    Abandoned
  15. Miller Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Fall River Gas Inc · MSHA ID 3901177
    Abandoned
  16. Peterson Lease
    Surface metal/non-metal · Forward Drilling Inc · MSHA ID 3900969
    Abandoned
  17. Portable Screen #4
    Surface metal/non-metal · R A & S Contracting Company · MSHA ID 3901376
    Abandoned
  18. Romey Sand And Gravel Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Inc · MSHA ID 3900772
    Abandoned
  19. Sheps Canyon Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wilder Aggregate · MSHA ID 3901370
    Abandoned
  20. The Washout Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Star Cattle Co. · MSHA ID 3901620
    Abandoned
  21. Unit #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · R A & S Contracting Company · MSHA ID 3901339
    Abandoned
  22. Unit No 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · R A & S Contracting Company · MSHA ID 3901340
    Abandoned
  23. Unit No 3
    Surface metal/non-metal · R A & S Contracting Company · MSHA ID 3901366
    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.