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Mines in McCook County, South Dakota

McCook County, South Dakota has 11 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 10 abandoned. Inspectors have issued 20 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in McCook 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 McCook County →

Mines on register
11
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
20
0 underground · 11 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 11 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 10 abandoned
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.
McCook County, South Dakota · Population 5,732
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$80,847
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
Anderson Construction 2 0 0
Matthaei Excavating Inc 2 0 0
Mc Cook County Highway Department 2 0 0
Gessner Welding Inc 1 0 0
Merle Hoiten Company 1 0 0
Tjarden Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Wick Construction Company 1 0 0
Mines in McCook County11 on register
  1. Screen #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Gessner Welding Inc · MSHA ID 3901556
    Intermittent
  2. Portable Screener #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Matthaei Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 3901528
    Abandoned
  3. Portable #1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Anderson Construction · MSHA ID 3901529
    Abandoned
  4. Dexter Mobige Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Cook County Highway Department · MSHA ID 3900125
    Abandoned
  5. Ecklien Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Wick Construction Company · MSHA ID 3900809
    Abandoned
  6. Frehreick Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Anderson Construction · MSHA ID 3901218
    Abandoned
  7. Mc Cook County Highway Department & Plan
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Cook County Highway Department · MSHA ID 3900932
    Abandoned
  8. Portable Screener #2
    Surface metal/non-metal · Matthaei Excavating Inc · MSHA ID 3901591
    Abandoned
  9. Schaffer Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Merle Hoiten Company · MSHA ID 3901053
    Abandoned
  10. Screening Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · M.T.T. · MSHA ID 3901565
    Abandoned
  11. Tjarden Sand & Gravel & Plant
    Surface metal/non-metal · Tjarden Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 3901217
    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.