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Mines in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Lawrence County, South Dakota has 47 mines on MSHA's register: 1 active, 5 intermittent, 41 abandoned. 11 miners have died and 2,866 accidents have been reported at these mines between 1983 and 2026. Inspectors have issued 1,185 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County →

Mines on register
47
Active
1
Fatalities on record
11
Citations issued
1,185
3 underground · 44 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 47 metal and non-metal 5 intermittent 41 abandoned 2,866 reported accidents, 1983–2026
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.
Lawrence County, South Dakota · Population 26,574
2.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,766
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
Hills Materials Company 4 0 0
Homestake Mining Company Of California 3 0 11
Anaconda Minerals Company 2 0 0
Johner Gravel, Inc. 2 0 0
Lawrence County Highway Department 2 0 0
Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. 2 0 0
Rogers Construction, Inc. 2 0 0
American Aurum Corp 1 0 0
Brohm Mining Corp 1 0 0
Centennial Quarry 1 0 0
Mines in Lawrence County47 on register
  1. Coeur Wharf
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wharf Resources (USA) Inc · MSHA ID 3901282
    Active
  2. Homestake Mine Lead
    Surface metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company of California · MSHA ID 3900055
    Abandoned
  3. OPEN CUT - LEAD
    Surface metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company Of California · MSHA ID 3901284
    Abandoned
  4. GOLDEN REWARD MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Golden Reward Mining Company Lp · MSHA ID 3901362
    Abandoned
  5. GILT EDGE MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Brohm Mining Corp · MSHA ID 3901361
    Abandoned
  6. RICHMOND HILL MINE
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lac Minerals (Usa) Inc · MSHA ID 3901363
    Abandoned
  7. Centennial Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Simon Contractors Inc. · MSHA ID 3901246
    Intermittent
  8. Portable Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien and Sons, Inc. · MSHA ID 0503223
    Abandoned
  9. Portable Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rogers Construction, Inc · MSHA ID 3901599
    Intermittent
  10. PQ 2508
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3901408
    Abandoned
  11. Plant 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Johner Gravel, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901534
    Intermittent
  12. H & S Sand and Gravel Inc
    Surface metal/non-metal · H & S Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 3901511
    Abandoned
  13. Plant #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · North Star Construction · MSHA ID 3901663
    Intermittent
  14. Plant 2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Johner Gravel, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901582
    Intermittent
  15. K L M Exco
    Surface metal/non-metal · K L M Exco · MSHA ID 3901499
    Abandoned
  16. Nemo Iron Ore
    Surface metal/non-metal · Pete Lien & Sons Inc · MSHA ID 3900774
    Abandoned
  17. Ross J Beatty Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tinton Enterprises, LTD · MSHA ID 3901410
    Abandoned
  18. Portable Screen Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Rogers Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901638
    Abandoned
  19. Iron Creek Placer
    Surface metal/non-metal · McCubbin Mining LLC · MSHA ID 3901592
    Abandoned
  20. Airport Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3901199
    Abandoned
  21. Bench Mark Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3901301
    Abandoned
  22. Black Hills Crushing
    Surface metal/non-metal · Black Hills Crushing · MSHA ID 3901587
    Abandoned
  23. Boscobel Double Standard
    Underground metal/non-metal · Anaconda Minerals Company · MSHA ID 3901279
    Abandoned
  24. Centennial Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Centennial Quarry · MSHA ID 3901209
    Abandoned
  25. Centennial Quarry #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tom Lien Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3901352
    Abandoned
  26. Clayton Pit #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3901297
    Abandoned
  27. Clover Leaf Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Clover Leaf · MSHA ID 3901657
    Abandoned
  28. Custer Peak Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lawrence County Highway Department · MSHA ID 3900873
    Abandoned
  29. Delzer Quarry
    Surface metal/non-metal · Delzer Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 3901175
    Abandoned
  30. Fisher Sand And Gravel Company
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hansen Pit No 1 · MSHA ID 3900662
    Abandoned
  31. Gilt Edge Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Cyprus Exploration Company · MSHA ID 3900902
    Abandoned
  32. Golden Reward Mine
    Underground metal/non-metal · Anaconda Minerals Company · MSHA ID 3901281
    Abandoned
  33. Iron Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lawrence County Highway Department · MSHA ID 3901019
    Abandoned
  34. Meink Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Lundin Construction Company Inc · MSHA ID 3900918
    Abandoned
  35. Ragged Top Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Homestake Mining Company Of California · MSHA ID 3901308
    Abandoned
  36. Redex Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Dakota Placers Inc · MSHA ID 3901389
    Abandoned
  37. Scherr Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Zacharias Construction Inc · MSHA ID 3901390
    Abandoned
  38. Schultz Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · F R Schultz Construction Company · MSHA ID 3901149
    Abandoned
  39. Spargur Crusher
    Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Inc · MSHA ID 3901225
    Abandoned
  40. Strawberry Hill Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · Strawberry Hill Mining Company Inc · MSHA ID 3900381
    Abandoned
  41. Sundstrom Quarry And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Sundstrom Inc · MSHA ID 3900018
    Abandoned
  42. Thompson Pit No 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Whitewood Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 3900663
    Abandoned
  43. Tinton Mine
    Surface metal/non-metal · American Aurum Corp · MSHA ID 3901292
    Abandoned
  44. UNIT #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Spearfish Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 3901407
    Abandoned
  45. Valley Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Valley Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 3901222
    Abandoned
  46. Whitewood Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Summit Materials Inc · MSHA ID 3901300
    Abandoned
  47. Whitewood Sand & Gravel
    Surface metal/non-metal · Hills Materials Company · MSHA ID 3901295
    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.