Mining Incidents
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Mines in McPherson County, South Dakota

McPherson County, South Dakota has 8 mines on MSHA's register: 1 intermittent, 7 abandoned. Inspectors have issued 53 citations.

Every mine MSHA has registered in McPherson 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 McPherson County →

Mines on register
8
Active
0
Fatalities on record
0
Citations issued
53
0 underground · 8 surface · 0 facilities 0 coal · 8 metal and non-metal 1 intermittent 7 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.
McPherson County, South Dakota · Population 2,278
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$62,024
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
Beilke Construction, Inc. 2 0 0
Obenauer Sand- Gravel- Const 2 0 0
Eureka Ready Mix 1 0 0
Glaesman Sand & Gravel 1 0 0
Mc Laughlin & Schulz Inc 1 0 0
Mc Pherson County Highway Department 1 0 0
Mines in McPherson County8 on register
  1. Obenauer Sand- Gravel- Const
    Surface metal/non-metal · Obenauer Sand- Gravel- Const · MSHA ID 3900905
    Abandoned
  2. Wash Plant 1
    Surface metal/non-metal · Eureka Ready Mix · MSHA ID 3901492
    Abandoned
  3. Beilke Conveyor
    Surface metal/non-metal · Beilke Construction, Inc. · MSHA ID 3901498
    Intermittent
  4. ULMER PIT
    Surface metal/non-metal · Obenauer Sand & Gravel Inc · MSHA ID 3901420
    Abandoned
  5. Beilke Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Beilke Construction · MSHA ID 3901156
    Abandoned
  6. Glaesman Pit And Mill
    Surface metal/non-metal · Glaesman Sand & Gravel · MSHA ID 3900906
    Abandoned
  7. Mc Laughlin And Schulz Pit
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Laughlin & Schulz Inc · MSHA ID 3900951
    Abandoned
  8. Mcpherson County Highway
    Surface metal/non-metal · Mc Pherson County Highway Department · MSHA ID 3900126
    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.